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Lough Nabradan

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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 46
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 25 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 07:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 65 DecentFri 11:00 · 51 FreshFri 12:00 · 43 BlowyFri 13:00 · 56 FreshFri 14:00 · 75 DecentFri 15:00 · 81 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 71 DecentMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 63 DecentThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h S · gusts 46
Tide
–
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S46–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S46–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
09:0073 Decent–––23 km/h S48–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0065 Decent–––25 km/h S52–1.0 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
11:0051 Fresh–––27 km/h S54–2.0 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
12:0043 Blowy–––26 km/h SSW58–4.2 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
13:0056 Fresh–––14 km/h SW57–2.9 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
14:0075 Decent–––18 km/h SW50–1.0 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
15:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SW44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W42–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W43–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W43–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W39–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W33–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W32–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W30–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W27–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W26–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
02:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W24–dry8°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW25–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––12 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W24–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW34–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW42–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0073 Decent–––24 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0073 Decent–––25 km/h SSW46–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0073 Decent–––26 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW45–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible

The spot

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

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Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Sliabh Liag Sauna · Teelin Pier (also Portnacross Pier, Killybegs) · 12 km · fixed

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 13 km · mobile

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 17 km · mobile

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 19 km · fixed

Put Lough Nabradan in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Lough Nabradan dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Nabradan dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Nabradan dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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