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Lough Naweelage

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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
65
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 46
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
15:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0065 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 65 DecentFri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 52 FreshFri 11:00 · 46 FreshFri 12:00 · 71 DecentFri 13:00 · 73 DecentFri 14:00 · 76 DecentFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 65 DecentFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 60 FreshSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 60 FreshSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 55 FreshMon 13:00 · 54 FreshMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 69 DecentMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 80 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

65 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset31 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
31 km/h S · gusts 46
Tide
–
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0065 Decent–––30 km/h S45–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––31 km/h S46–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S47–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
08:0065 Decent–––31 km/h S46–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
09:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h SSE48–0.6 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0052 Fresh–––33 km/h S51–1.0 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
11:0046 Fresh–––30 km/h S51–2.0 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
12:0071 Decent–––17 km/h SSW49–2.1 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
13:0073 Decent–––18 km/h S48–1.8 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
14:0076 Decent–––18 km/h SW45–1.3 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––19 km/h WSW38–0.3 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW36–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0065 Decent–––31 km/h W40–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
19:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W34–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W33–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW28–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW29–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW28–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW32–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––22 km/h S32–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––29 km/h S40–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––28 km/h S42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––28 km/h S47–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
03:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW50–0.3 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0056 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW49–0.4 mm15°fresh breeze, rain

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 Naweelage 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 Naweelage dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Naweelage dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Naweelage dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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