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Lough Nagapple

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Dip score now
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSE, gusts 42
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
17:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 27 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, rain · 26 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 16 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

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Fri 05:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 65 DecentFri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 53 FreshFri 11:00 · 63 DecentFri 12:00 · 60 FreshFri 13:00 · 62 DecentFri 14:00 · 76 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 97 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 60 Fresh · 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 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 70 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 69 DecentMon 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 66 DecentThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 05:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h SSE · gusts 42
Tide
–
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSE42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––30 km/h S44–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSE44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
08:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSE44–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
09:0057 Fresh–––30 km/h SSE45–0.4 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0053 Fresh–––31 km/h SSE49–0.9 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
11:0063 Decent–––27 km/h S49–1.8 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0060 Fresh–––21 km/h SSE48–2.3 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0062 Decent–––21 km/h S47–2.0 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0076 Decent–––14 km/h SW44–1.3 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW38–0.6 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW36–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW38–dry12°light winds, dry
18:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W37–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW28–dry10°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW26–dry10°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW25–dry9°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW24–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW23–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW22–dry11°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSE20–dry11°light winds, dry
10:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SSE23–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––15 km/h S27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW31–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle 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–––21 km/h S32–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––20 km/h S32–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––22 km/h S30–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S31–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
03:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0056 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW48–0.3 mm15°fresh breeze, rain

The spot

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

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Getting there

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Put Lough Nagapple 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 Nagapple dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Nagapple dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Nagapple dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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