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Lough Shemus

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
52
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Wind
38 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 60
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 35 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 25 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:11
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:06
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 20 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 26 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 08:0052 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 08:00 · 52 FreshFri 09:00 · 24 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 14 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 68 DecentFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 68 DecentFri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 19:00 · 68 DecentFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 94 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 · 68 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 84 GrandTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 81 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 73 DecentThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 76 DecentThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

52 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset38 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
38 km/h S · gusts 60
Tide
–
Air
16°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h S57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
08:0052 Fresh–––38 km/h S60–0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
09:0024 Grim–––43 km/h S63–1.7 mm15°strong wind, rain
10:000 Grim–––51 km/h SSW71–3.0 mm15°gale, rain
11:0014 Grim–––49 km/h SSW73–3.4 mm16°strong wind, rain
12:000 Grim–––53 km/h SSW67–3.5 mm16°gale, rain
13:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h WSW53–0.5 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0068 Decent–––35 km/h WSW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––32 km/h WNW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––31 km/h WNW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WNW44–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––30 km/h W43–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––31 km/h WNW41–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WNW39–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WNW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WNW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W28–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––21 km/h W27–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WSW27–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW28–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W27–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W26–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––17 km/h W23–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
08:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW19–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW20–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW22–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
14:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW36–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW38–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW41–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW49–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW49–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW50–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––39 km/h SW49–0.1 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

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

Sauna after?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 13 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 19 km · fixed

Put Lough Shemus 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Lough Shemus dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Shemus dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Shemus dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · 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.