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Lough Phaddy

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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, gusts 40
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 8 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:10
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:05
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:03
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:58

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 17:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 14 GrimFri 14:00 · 33 BlowyFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 60 FreshSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 60 FreshSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 56 FreshSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 56 FreshSun 17:00 · 73 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h W · gusts 40
Tide
–
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h W41–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W26–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W21–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W20–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WNW17–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WNW15–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––10 km/h WNW14–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W15–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W16–dry8°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW17–dry9°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW17–dry9°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W15–dry9°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––7 km/h NW14–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––5 km/h N12–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WNW12–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––4 km/h W14–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SW22–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW24–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW28–dry14°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SW25–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW22–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW22–dry11°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW26–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S30–dry12°light winds, dry
23:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW46–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW48–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW48–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW49–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
08:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW49–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
09:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SW48–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0056 Fresh–––30 km/h SW43–0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
15:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry

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?

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 5 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 6 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 10 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 15 km · fixed

Put Lough Phaddy 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 Phaddy dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Phaddy dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Phaddy dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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