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Lough Minnaun

Monitored, not designated

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Not an EPA-monitored bathing water. This lake comes from OpenStreetMap. There is no water-quality testing, no bathing notices and no facilities information here; the score is weather and daylight only. Check locally for blue-green algae warnings before you swim.
Dip score now
61
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 54
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
18:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:08
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:03
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:58
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0061 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 27 GrimFri 13:00 · 27 GrimFri 14:00 · 61 FreshFri 15:00 · 81 GrandFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 81 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 81 GrandSun 12:00 · 81 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 83 GrandSun 17:00 · 80 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 91 GrandMon 09:00 · 91 GrandMon 10:00 · 91 GrandMon 11:00 · 94 GrandMon 12:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 94 GrandMon 15:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 91 GrandMon 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 16:00 · 68 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

61 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h WSW · gusts 54
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 1.6 mm rain

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0027 Grim–––32 km/h SSW62–6.7 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
14:0061 Fresh–––26 km/h WSW54–1.6 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
15:0081 Grand–––25 km/h WSW45–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W39–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
19:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W35–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W28–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W26–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W25–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
23:0080 Grand–––14 km/h W24–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0080 Grand–––14 km/h WSW23–dry5°gentle breeze, dry
01:0080 Grand–––15 km/h WSW22–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW20–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
10:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W22–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W26–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW28–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
15:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
16:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW37–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW37–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW36–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW37–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW39–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW41–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW44–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
01:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SSW44–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
02:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
04:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
06:0073 Decent–––24 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SSW41–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0073 Decent–––24 km/h SW40–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
11:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW42–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
12:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

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Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

Sauna Sasta · Dunmoran Strand, Skreen · 9 km · fixed

The Hot Box Sauna (Rosses Point) · Deadman's Point, Rosses Point · 16 km · fixed

West Coast Sauna Co. (Enniscrone) · Enniscrone Pier, Cliff Road · 24 km · mobile

Wood Ya Be Well · Streedagh Beach, Grange · 26 km · mobile

Put Lough Minnaun in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Minnaun dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Minnaun dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Minnaun dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Lake data: © OpenStreetMap contributors.