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Lough Nascaufey

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
86
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, WNW, gusts 34
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 8°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 24 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:53

Week at a glance

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Fri 23:0086 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 81 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 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 72 DecentMon 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 74 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

86 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset15 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
15 km/h WNW · gusts 34
Tide
–
Air
8°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0086 Grand–––19 km/h WNW39–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WNW34–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W29–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W25–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW20–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––12 km/h W21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW22–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
09:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW23–dry10°light winds, dry
10:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W25–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
11:0097 Grand–––12 km/h W27–dry10°light winds, dry
12:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW29–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSE38–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h S41–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––19 km/h S42–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S44–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
04:0083 Grand–––18 km/h S44–0.2 mm11°gentle breeze, showers possible
05:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
06:0073 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW45–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW45–0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SW46–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW47–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW47–0.3 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
17:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SW47–0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
18:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW48–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
19:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW48–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW45–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW45–0.1 mm14°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.

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Put Lough Nascaufey in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Nascaufey dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Nascaufey dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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