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Lough Nashans

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
76
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, gusts 40
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 76 DecentFri 11:00 · 69 DecentFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 64 DecentFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · 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 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · 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 · 76 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 81 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 89 GrandWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 83 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h SSE · gusts 40
Tide
–
Air
13°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
10:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSE40–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0069 Decent–––27 km/h S43–0.8 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0061 Fresh–––24 km/h SSE44–2.1 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0054 Fresh–––22 km/h S45–3.8 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0064 Decent–––13 km/h SSW44–2.9 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––15 km/h SSW40–0.6 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW42–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W43–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W43–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W23–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W20–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry
03:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW19–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
04:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW20–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SW20–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SW21–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW21–dry10°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW21–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WSW23–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW25–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW25–dry14°light winds, dry
14:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW26–dry15°light winds, dry
15:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW23–dry13°light winds, dry
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S25–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSE27–dry13°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW30–dry13°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–0.2 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
07:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SSW38–0.2 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW39–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW38–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

Lakes have no tide or swell; the score is wind, rain, air temperature and daylight. Know better? Tell us.

Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

OM Saunas · Rossnowlagh Beach, The Dunes · 10 km · mobile

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 12 km · mobile

Salt and Ember Sauna · Bundoran (also Creevy Pier, Rossnowlagh Beach) · 19 km · mobile

Blaze It Sauna · Mullaghmore Pier, Co. Sligo · 29 km · mobile

Put Lough Nashans 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 Nashans dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Nashans dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Nashans dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

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