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Loughaun

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
47
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
28 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 63
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:53–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0047 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 47 FreshFri 10:00 · 14 GrimFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 59 FreshFri 13:00 · 86 GrandFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 68 DecentFri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 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 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 73 DecentTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 79 DecentThu 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

47 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h S · gusts 63
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 3.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0047 Fresh–––28 km/h S63–3.1 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
10:0014 Grim–––40 km/h S68–4.8 mm15°strong wind, rain
11:0030 Blowy–––37 km/h SSW71–5.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
12:0059 Fresh–––12 km/h NNW58–3.9 mm12°light winds, rain
13:0086 Grand–––19 km/h WSW44–0.4 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
14:0084 Grand–––26 km/h W41–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WNW40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––29 km/h WNW43–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––29 km/h WNW42–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––30 km/h W41–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
19:0065 Decent–––31 km/h WNW39–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
20:0065 Decent–––29 km/h W36–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WNW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W31–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W27–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW22–dry11°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW22–dry11°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW22–dry12°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry12°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW20–dry12°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW18–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW17–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW16–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0097 Grand–––8 km/h S16–dry12°light winds, dry
10:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW25–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW36–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW39–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S41–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW40–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S39–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
05:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW46–0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW46–0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW45–0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible

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?

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 6 km · fixed

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo · 11 km · fixed

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo · 20 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 23 km · fixed

Put Loughaun 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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🌊 Loughaun dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible
🌊 Loughaun dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Loughaun dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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