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Lough Salt

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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 42
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 · 13 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, rain · 28 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

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Fri 05:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 53 FreshFri 11:00 · 63 DecentFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 64 DecentFri 14:00 · 68 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 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 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 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 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 56 FreshMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 71 DecentMon 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 05:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h S · gusts 42
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
05:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSE44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSE43–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
09:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h SSE45–0.4 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0053 Fresh–––30 km/h S48–0.9 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
11:0063 Decent–––27 km/h S48–1.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0061 Fresh–––22 km/h SSE46–2.1 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0064 Decent–––20 km/h S46–1.6 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0068 Decent–––20 km/h SSW42–1.0 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SW37–0.4 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W36–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W31–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW29–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW29–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WSW28–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW28–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW26–dry11°light winds, dry
09:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S25–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW30–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW30–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h S30–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S31–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S35–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––29 km/h S42–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
03:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW48–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW48–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible

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 Salt 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 Salt dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Salt dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Salt dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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