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Lough Nabrackboy

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
86
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, gusts 24
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 6°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
☀ 07:36–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 6 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
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52

Week at a glance

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Fri 23:0086 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 76 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 80 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 · 92 GrandSat 12:00 · 92 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 86 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 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 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 57 FreshSun 09:00 · 57 FreshSun 10:00 · 73 DecentSun 11:00 · 73 DecentSun 12:00 · 73 DecentSun 13:00 · 73 DecentSun 14:00 · 69 DecentSun 15:00 · 69 DecentSun 16:00 · 69 DecentSun 17:00 · 73 DecentSun 18:00 · 73 DecentSun 19:00 · 81 GrandSun 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 91 GrandMon 09:00 · 73 DecentMon 10:00 · 81 GrandMon 11:00 · 81 GrandMon 12:00 · 73 DecentMon 13:00 · 73 DecentMon 14:00 · 73 DecentMon 15:00 · 73 DecentMon 16:00 · 83 GrandMon 17:00 · 73 DecentMon 18:00 · 83 GrandMon 19:00 · 83 GrandMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 78 DecentTue 16:00 · 84 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 16:00 · 68 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

86 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset18 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
18 km/h W · gusts 24
Tide
–
Air
6°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W24–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W24–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0080 Grand–––17 km/h W22–dry5°gentle breeze, dry
01:0080 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
02:0080 Grand–––15 km/h WSW20–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW20–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SSW20–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
10:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW22–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
11:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW26–dry9°light winds, dry
12:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W28–dry10°light winds, dry
13:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW30–dry10°light winds, dry
14:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW32–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
15:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S33–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
19:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW34–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW35–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SSW36–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW36–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW36–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h S39–dry8°fresh breeze, dry
01:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h S40–0.1 mm9°fresh breeze, dry
02:0076 Decent–––25 km/h S41–0.1 mm9°moderate breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––23 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0068 Decent–––26 km/h SSW43–0.2 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0068 Decent–––26 km/h SSW44–0.4 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0068 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–0.3 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0073 Decent–––26 km/h SW45–0.3 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0057 Fresh–––29 km/h SW46–0.3 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
09:0057 Fresh–––30 km/h SW45–0.3 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0073 Decent–––26 km/h SW45–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0073 Decent–––27 km/h SW46–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0073 Decent–––27 km/h SSW46–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0073 Decent–––28 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0069 Decent–––23 km/h SW44–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
15:0069 Decent–––22 km/h SW44–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
16:0069 Decent–––21 km/h SW41–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
17:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW42–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
18:0073 Decent–––20 km/h SW42–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
19:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SW40–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0070 Decent–––21 km/h SW41–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
21:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SW41–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible

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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🌊 Lough Nabrackboy dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry
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