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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
37
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 50
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
17:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 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

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0037 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 68 DecentFri 10:00 · 43 BlowyFri 11:00 · 37 BlowyFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 38 BlowyFri 14:00 · 53 FreshFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 76 DecentFri 17:00 · 86 GrandFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · 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 · 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 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 57 Fresh · 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, 11:00

37 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset34 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
34 km/h S · gusts 50
Tide
–
Air
10°C · 2.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0043 Blowy–––30 km/h S47–1.1 mm9°fresh breeze, rain
11:0037 Blowy–––34 km/h S50–2.2 mm10°fresh breeze, rain
12:0030 Blowy–––35 km/h S53–4.9 mm10°fresh breeze, rain
13:0038 Blowy–––23 km/h SW55–5.0 mm9°moderate breeze, rain
14:0053 Fresh–––23 km/h SSW52–2.1 mm9°moderate breeze, rain
15:0068 Decent–––21 km/h SSW46–0.5 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW44–0.1 mm9°moderate breeze, dry
17:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W42–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
18:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WSW40–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
19:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WSW37–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––20 km/h W28–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WSW24–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW23–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
23:0080 Grand–––17 km/h W22–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0080 Grand–––18 km/h W21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
01:0080 Grand–––17 km/h W20–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW20–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW20–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
11:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW27–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
12:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SW29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
13:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW31–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
14:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW32–dry10°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW33–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
19:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW36–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
20:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SSW35–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
21:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW35–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
22:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h S36–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW38–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SSW39–0.1 mm9°moderate breeze, dry
01:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm9°moderate breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––27 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
03:0068 Decent–––27 km/h SSW44–0.3 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0057 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW45–0.4 mm10°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0057 Fresh–––29 km/h SW46–0.3 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0057 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW46–0.4 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW46–0.4 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW41–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW40–0.2 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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Put Lough Nabrackboy in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Nabrackboy dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Nabrackboy dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Nabrackboy dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, rain

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