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Lough Namanfin

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
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, gusts 39
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 16 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
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 08:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 64 DecentFri 11:00 · 57 FreshFri 12:00 · 51 FreshFri 13:00 · 61 FreshFri 14:00 · 74 DecentFri 15:00 · 86 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 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 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 86 Grand · 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 · 86 GrandSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 80 GrandMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 72 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h SSE · gusts 39
Tide
–
Air
12°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
08:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSE39–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
09:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SSE41–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0064 Decent–––24 km/h SSE45–1.1 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
11:0057 Fresh–––26 km/h SSE48–2.3 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0051 Fresh–––26 km/h S50–4.6 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0061 Fresh–––13 km/h SW53–3.8 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
14:0074 Decent–––17 km/h SSW48–1.2 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
15:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SW42–0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW39–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WNW38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W34–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W22–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W18–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W17–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W15–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW16–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW18–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW20–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
07:0097 Grand–––11 km/h WSW20–dry10°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW20–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW18–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW22–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW33–dry14°light winds, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––20 km/h S35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW39–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0083 Grand–––19 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW42–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SSW42–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SSW42–0.3 mm14°gentle 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.

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Put Lough Namanfin in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Namanfin dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Namanfin dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Namanfin dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

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