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Lough Nadooey

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
60
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSE, gusts 53
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:08
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, rain · 28 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:03
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:58
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 08:0060 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 60 FreshFri 09:00 · 52 FreshFri 10:00 · 40 BlowyFri 11:00 · 49 FreshFri 12:00 · 70 DecentFri 13:00 · 67 DecentFri 14:00 · 73 DecentFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 56 FreshMon 16:00 · 71 DecentMon 19:00 · 72 DecentMon 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 81 GrandTue 16:00 · 81 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 68 DecentThu 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

60 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset29 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
29 km/h SSE · gusts 53
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SSE53–0.2 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
09:0052 Fresh–––31 km/h SSE56–0.8 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0040 Blowy–––32 km/h S58–1.7 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
11:0049 Fresh–––23 km/h SSE56–2.8 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
12:0070 Decent–––18 km/h SW54–2.3 mm14°gentle breeze, rain
13:0067 Decent–––23 km/h S49–1.2 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0073 Decent–––25 km/h SW43–0.8 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0083 Grand–––19 km/h SW38–0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––27 km/h W40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
18:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW34–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––19 km/h W31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WNW30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW29–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW27–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW29–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW32–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S36–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S38–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
03:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SW46–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SW45–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SW44–0.2 mm15°fresh 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.

Sauna after?

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

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 19 km · mobile

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 26 km · fixed

Put Lough Nadooey 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 Nadooey dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Nadooey dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Nadooey dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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