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Lough Tawny

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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
39
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 58
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:03
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0039 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 84 GrandFri 09:00 · 60 FreshFri 10:00 · 39 BlowyFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 76 DecentFri 15:00 · 94 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 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 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 86 GrandSun 09:00 · 86 GrandSun 10:00 · 86 GrandSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 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 19:00 · 97 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

39 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset31 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
31 km/h S · gusts 58
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 1.8 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0039 Blowy–––31 km/h S58–1.8 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
11:0030 Blowy–––34 km/h SSW65–4.3 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
12:0030 Blowy–––36 km/h SSW68–6.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
13:0030 Blowy–––35 km/h SSW59–3.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
14:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW47–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW41–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––21 km/h W37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––21 km/h W37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW19–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW18–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW16–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW15–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW15–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW15–dry9°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW15–dry10°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––11 km/h WSW15–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW15–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW14–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW13–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW12–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW12–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SW14–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW21–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW27–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW25–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW27–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
22:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
23:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW38–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW42–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW45–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SSW45–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SW38–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible
09:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SW38–0.1 mm15°gentle 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.

Sauna after?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 18 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 21 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 22 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 30 km · fixed

Put Lough Tawny 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 Tawny dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Tawny dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Tawny dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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