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Loughanarickabrack

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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
73
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 50
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:32–19:04
Sat, 3 Oct
15:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:01
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:59
Mon, 5 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:56
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:54
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:51
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:49

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0073 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 73 DecentFri 13:00 · 61 FreshFri 14:00 · 41 BlowyFri 15:00 · 49 FreshFri 16:00 · 77 DecentFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 86 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 97 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 97 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 81 GrandSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 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 · 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 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 81 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 94 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 84 GrandWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

73 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h S · gusts 50
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0084 Grand–––28 km/h S49–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
12:0073 Decent–––28 km/h S50–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0061 Fresh–––28 km/h S51–1.6 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0041 Blowy–––32 km/h S54–2.3 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
15:0049 Fresh–––27 km/h SSW57–2.4 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
16:0077 Decent–––19 km/h SW51–0.6 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SW45–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW39–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW24–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW25–dry8°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW26–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW26–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SW24–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
02:0086 Grand–––9 km/h SW22–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––8 km/h WSW21–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WSW21–dry5°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––8 km/h WSW21–dry5°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW22–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW22–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW23–dry8°light winds, dry
09:0086 Grand–––12 km/h SW24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
10:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW25–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
11:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW26–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
12:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW28–dry11°light winds, dry
13:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW29–dry12°light winds, dry
14:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW30–dry13°light winds, dry
15:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW31–dry13°light winds, dry
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW30–dry12°light winds, dry
19:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––12 km/h S30–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW37–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW42–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW44–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW45–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW46–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SW46–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SW45–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SW45–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SW44–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SW44–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SW44–0.1 mm13°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?

The Sea View Sauna (Culdaff) · Culdaff Beach car park · 15 km · fixed

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 19 km · mobile

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 22 km · mobile

The Sea View Sauna (Shroove) · Shroove Beach, Greencastle, Inishowen · 23 km · fixed

Put Loughanarickabrack 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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🌊 Loughanarickabrack dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loughanarickabrack dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Loughanarickabrack dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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