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Lough Nahanagan

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
52
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 61
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
13:00
Fresh 52/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 31 km/h
☀ 07:28–19:02
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:29–18:59
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:31–18:57
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:33–18:54
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
☀ 07:35–18:52
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:50
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 7 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:47

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0052 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 76 DecentFri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 52 FreshFri 14:00 · 36 BlowyFri 15:00 · 36 BlowyFri 16:00 · 30 BlowyFri 17:00 · 41 BlowyFri 18:00 · 27 GrimFri 19:00 · 28 BlowyFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 97 GrandSat 15:00 · 97 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 97 GrandSat 19:00 · 92 GrandSat 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 81 GrandSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 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 · 91 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 91 GrandMon 09:00 · 91 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 94 GrandMon 12:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 86 GrandWed 16:00 · 86 GrandWed 19:00 · 86 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 92 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

52 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset31 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
31 km/h SSW · gusts 61
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0046 Fresh–––29 km/h SW57–0.7 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
13:0052 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW61–0.3 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0036 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW65–0.2 mm13°strong wind, showers possible
15:0036 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW66–0.2 mm13°strong wind, showers possible
16:0030 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW65–0.6 mm13°strong wind, rain
17:0041 Blowy–––38 km/h SW64–1.5 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
18:0027 Grim–––36 km/h WSW63–3.4 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
19:0028 Blowy–––36 km/h WSW56–3.2 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
20:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h W47–0.2 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
21:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h W41–dry10°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
22:0076 Decent–––28 km/h WNW38–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––26 km/h WNW37–dry8°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0076 Decent–––27 km/h WNW33–dry7°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
01:0076 Decent–––28 km/h WNW32–dry7°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
02:0076 Decent–––26 km/h WNW31–dry6°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
03:0076 Decent–––26 km/h WNW29–dry6°moderate breeze, dry
04:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WNW23–dry6°moderate breeze, dry
05:0080 Grand–––14 km/h WNW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WNW16–dry5°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––6 km/h W15–dry5°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W15–dry6°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW15–dry8°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW18–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––12 km/h W21–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
12:0097 Grand–––9 km/h W21–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0097 Grand–––7 km/h W19–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0097 Grand–––7 km/h WSW19–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
15:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW20–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW21–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
17:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW21–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
18:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW20–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
19:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW15–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW15–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW19–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW22–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW24–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW26–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW27–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
02:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––21 km/h WSW30–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
04:0076 Decent–––24 km/h WSW31–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WSW32–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW34–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WSW35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––25 km/h WSW35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
11:0068 Decent–––29 km/h W37–dry14°fresh 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

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

Sauna after?

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 24 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 25 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Greystones) · Rise at The Cove, Marine Road, Greystones · 26 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Bray Rooftop) · Bray seafront · 27 km · fixed

Put Lough Nahanagan 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 Nahanagan dip · FreshFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · fresh breeze, showers possible
🌊 Lough Nahanagan dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Nahanagan dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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