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Lough Naloghty

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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 35
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 34 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, rain · 12 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:52
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 41/100
fresh breeze, rain · 34 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 01:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 81 GrandSat 10:00 · 81 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 60 FreshSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 52 FreshSun 16:00 · 52 FreshSun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 44 Blowy · 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 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 60 FreshMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 56 FreshMon 14:00 · 72 DecentMon 15:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 17:00 · 81 GrandMon 18:00 · 87 GrandMon 19:00 · 87 GrandMon 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 85 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 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 73 DecentTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 68 DecentWed 13:00 · 68 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 69 DecentWed 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 97 GrandThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 47 FreshFri 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 11 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 36 BlowyFri 19:00 · 41 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 01:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset24 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
24 km/h WSW · gusts 35
Tide
–
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WSW35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW29–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW28–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SW29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SW30–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S31–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h WSW31–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW32–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
17:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW32–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW26–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW24–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW28–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
23:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW38–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––35 km/h SSW43–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––36 km/h SSW48–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––36 km/h SSW51–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
03:0065 Decent–––35 km/h SSW53–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
04:0057 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
05:0057 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
06:0057 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
09:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW52–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW51–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
11:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW52–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW53–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW53–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0052 Fresh–––36 km/h SW55–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SW56–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
17:0060 Fresh–––38 km/h SW57–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SW56–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SW56–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
20:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SW55–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h SW56–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
22:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h SW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
23:0044 Blowy–––44 km/h SW59–0.1 mm15°strong wind, 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?

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 20 km · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 21 km · fixed

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 27 km · fixed

Put Lough Naloghty 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 Naloghty dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Naloghty dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Naloghty dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, rain

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