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Lough Nacraghan

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
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, SW, gusts 20
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 5 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:52
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 61/100
moderate breeze, rain · 21 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:49

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 10:0092 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 97 GrandSun 09:00 · 97 GrandSun 10:00 · 97 GrandSun 11:00 · 100 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 81 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 68 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 92 GrandThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 83 GrandFri 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 35 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 19:00 · 61 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

92 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset9 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
9 km/h SW · gusts 20
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
09:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW17–dry9°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW20–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry12°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W27–dry12°light winds, dry
13:00100 Grand–––9 km/h WSW28–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––9 km/h WSW27–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––8 km/h WSW25–dry14°light winds, dry
16:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SW23–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry14°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW20–dry13°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW17–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––7 km/h S16–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––7 km/h S16–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW16–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW16–dry9°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW17–dry9°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW19–dry9°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––8 km/h S22–dry9°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––8 km/h S24–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
05:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW26–dry11°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW26–dry11°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW27–dry11°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW28–dry11°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW28–dry12°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW30–dry12°light winds, dry
11:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW31–dry13°light winds, dry
12:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW35–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW38–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW40–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW41–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW40–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW39–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW38–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW37–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW38–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
22:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW40–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
23:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW41–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW42–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
01:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW44–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW44–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW44–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW45–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW45–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW45–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW37–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry

The spot

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

Lakes have no tide or swell; the score is wind, rain, air temperature and daylight. Know better? Tell us.

Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

OM Saunas · Rossnowlagh Beach, The Dunes · 18 km · mobile

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 19 km · mobile

Salt and Ember Sauna · Bundoran (also Creevy Pier, Rossnowlagh Beach) · 26 km · mobile

Put Lough Nacraghan 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Lough Nacraghan dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Nacraghan dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Nacraghan dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

Nearby spots

Lough Nugeage

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Natragh

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Lough Fad

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Nasoogan

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

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