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Lough Traska

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
91
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, gusts 28
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
☀ 07:42–19:16
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:11
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:08
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
☀ 07:51–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:53–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 23:0091 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 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 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 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 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 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 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 76 DecentTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 81 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 16:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 81 GrandWed 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

91 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset13 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
13 km/h W · gusts 28
Tide
–
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
23:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W23–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0097 Grand–––11 km/h WSW23–dry12°light winds, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW22–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W21–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W19–dry12°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W17–dry12°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––8 km/h W15–dry12°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––8 km/h W14–dry12°light winds, dry
10:00100 Grand–––9 km/h WSW16–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW21–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––15 km/h S31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––16 km/h S32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S47–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW48–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW49–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW48–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW48–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW48–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW47–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW46–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW46–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW45–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW41–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW41–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW40–dry16°moderate breeze, dry

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?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 8 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 23 km · fixed

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 24 km · fixed

Put Lough Traska 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 Traska dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Traska dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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