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Lough Nabrackbautia

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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
76
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 40
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
17:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 60 FreshFri 09:00 · 68 DecentFri 10:00 · 42 BlowyFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 56 FreshFri 15:00 · 62 DecentFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 76 DecentFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 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 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 86 GrandSat 12:00 · 86 GrandSat 13:00 · 76 DecentSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 81 GrandSat 16:00 · 81 GrandSat 17:00 · 81 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 76 DecentSat 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 73 DecentSun 11:00 · 73 DecentSun 12:00 · 73 DecentSun 13:00 · 69 DecentSun 14:00 · 79 DecentSun 15:00 · 69 DecentSun 16:00 · 73 DecentSun 17:00 · 73 DecentSun 18:00 · 73 DecentSun 19:00 · 73 DecentSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 13:00 · 67 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 78 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 78 DecentTue 16:00 · 78 DecentTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 19:00 · 72 DecentThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h S · gusts 40
Tide
–
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0076 Decent–––28 km/h S40–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
07:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h S40–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
08:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h S41–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––28 km/h S43–0.6 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0042 Blowy–––32 km/h S46–1.4 mm9°fresh breeze, rain
11:0030 Blowy–––31 km/h S49–3.5 mm10°fresh breeze, rain
12:0046 Fresh–––28 km/h S51–4.1 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
13:0046 Fresh–––26 km/h SSW53–3.3 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
14:0056 Fresh–––21 km/h SSW46–1.6 mm9°moderate breeze, rain
15:0062 Decent–––25 km/h SW42–0.7 mm9°moderate breeze, rain
16:0068 Decent–––20 km/h SW37–0.1 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0076 Decent–––24 km/h W36–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
18:0076 Decent–––23 km/h W36–dry8°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0076 Decent–––21 km/h W33–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W24–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W22–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
23:0080 Grand–––16 km/h W21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0080 Grand–––16 km/h WSW20–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
01:0080 Grand–––15 km/h WSW19–dry5°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW19–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW19–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
07:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W17–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––12 km/h W17–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
09:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW16–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0086 Grand–––12 km/h SW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SSW24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
12:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SSW27–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
13:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW29–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
14:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW30–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW31–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
19:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW29–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––26 km/h S29–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––26 km/h S30–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––26 km/h S32–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW33–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW36–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
02:0073 Decent–––23 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
03:0069 Decent–––23 km/h SSW42–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
04:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SSW42–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0069 Decent–––22 km/h SSW42–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, rain

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.

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Put Lough Nabrackbautia in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Nabrackbautia dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Nabrackbautia dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Nabrackbautia dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, rain

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