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Lough Nahillion

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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, gusts 40
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
17:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:11
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:06
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:53–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 44 BlowyFri 09:00 · 34 BlowyFri 10:00 · 14 GrimFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 83 GrandFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 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 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 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 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 73 DecentTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 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 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 52 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h W · gusts 40
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0083 Grand–––16 km/h WSW42–0.5 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h W40–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WNW39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WNW41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WNW40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WNW35–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WNW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WNW24–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WNW22–dry8°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WNW18–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WNW15–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W15–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW15–dry9°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW15–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW15–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W14–dry9°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WNW13–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0092 Grand–––3 km/h SSW12–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0092 Grand–––5 km/h ESE11–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h S12–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––6 km/h S15–dry11°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S38–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S38–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h S36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW45–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW43–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW42–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW42–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW42–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry

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?

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Put Lough Nahillion 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 Nahillion dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Nahillion dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Nahillion dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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