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Lough Narca

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
15
Grim · strong wind, rain
Wind
42 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, gusts 68
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 13 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0015 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 57 FreshFri 11:00 · 49 FreshFri 12:00 · 26 GrimFri 13:00 · 15 GrimFri 14:00 · 11 GrimFri 15:00 · 14 GrimFri 16:00 · 49 FreshFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 91 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 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 · 91 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 92 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

15 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset42 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
42 km/h SSW · gusts 68
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 2.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0026 Grim–––39 km/h SSW67–0.9 mm13°strong wind, rain
13:0015 Grim–––42 km/h SSW68–2.6 mm13°strong wind, rain
14:0011 Grim–––41 km/h SSW69–3.6 mm13°strong wind, rain
15:0014 Grim–––41 km/h SW66–2.8 mm13°strong wind, rain
16:0049 Fresh–––24 km/h W58–2.3 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
17:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WNW44–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WNW35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WNW28–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WNW21–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––8 km/h NW14–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––6 km/h NW12–dry5°light winds, dry
23:0086 Grand–––7 km/h NNW12–dry4°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––7 km/h NNW11–dry4°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––6 km/h N11–dry4°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––6 km/h N10–dry4°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––4 km/h NNE9–dry4°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––3 km/h NNE9–dry4°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SSE8–dry5°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSE9–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––7 km/h NNW9–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––4 km/h N9–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSE10–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSE12–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSE18–dry11°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S21–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S25–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
16:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S21–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSE20–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S20–dry11°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––8 km/h S21–dry11°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––7 km/h S22–0.1 mm11°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S23–0.1 mm11°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW26–0.1 mm11°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW27–0.1 mm12°light winds, dry
04:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW28–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW28–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SW29–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0073 Decent–––20 km/h SW30–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW32–0.1 mm14°gentle 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 Narca 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 Narca dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Narca dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Narca dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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