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Loughnabraud

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 · strong wind, dry
Wind
42 km/h
Strong breeze, S, gusts 53
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 36 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:16
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:14
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 32 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:12
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:09
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:07
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 60/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 37 km/h
☀ 07:54–19:02

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 05:0052 · Freshstrong wind · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 08:00 · 24 GrimFri 09:00 · 34 BlowyFri 10:00 · 44 BlowyFri 11:00 · 65 DecentFri 12:00 · 60 FreshFri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 68 DecentFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 68 DecentFri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 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 · 84 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 94 GrandSat 10:00 · 84 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 84 GrandSat 13:00 · 68 DecentSat 14:00 · 68 DecentSat 15:00 · 68 DecentSat 16:00 · 68 DecentSat 17:00 · 68 DecentSat 18:00 · 68 DecentSat 19:00 · 68 DecentSat 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 52 Fresh · 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 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 60 FreshTue 13:00 · 81 GrandTue 16:00 · 65 DecentTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 57 FreshThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 60 FreshThu 19:00 · 36 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 05:00

52 Fresh
  • strong wind
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset42 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
42 km/h S · gusts 53
Tide
–
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0052 Fresh–––42 km/h S53–dry15°strong wind, dry
06:0036 Blowy–––47 km/h S56–0.4 mm15°strong wind, showers possible
07:005 Grim–––51 km/h SSW62–1.2 mm15°gale, rain
08:0024 Grim–––43 km/h SSW64–1.6 mm15°strong wind, rain
09:0034 Blowy–––36 km/h WSW64–2.7 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
10:0044 Blowy–––23 km/h SW62–3.2 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
11:0065 Decent–––28 km/h SSW54–1.5 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW46–0.8 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0068 Decent–––36 km/h W42–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––35 km/h W39–dry15°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
15:0068 Decent–––30 km/h W39–dry14°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
16:0068 Decent–––30 km/h W41–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––32 km/h W42–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
18:0068 Decent–––31 km/h W41–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
19:0065 Decent–––30 km/h W40–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
20:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W38–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WSW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WSW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WSW29–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW28–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WSW27–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
07:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW25–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
08:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SW23–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW22–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW23–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW26–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW28–dry15°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
13:0068 Decent–––30 km/h S32–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––34 km/h S36–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––33 km/h S39–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––33 km/h S40–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––34 km/h S41–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––36 km/h S41–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW41–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW42–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW42–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW45–dry15°strong wind, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0052 Fresh–––42 km/h SSW46–dry15°strong wind, dry
01:0052 Fresh–––45 km/h SSW48–dry15°strong wind, dry
02:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––39 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 15 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 21 km · fixed

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo · 23 km · fixed

Put Loughnabraud 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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🌊 Loughnabraud dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Loughnabraud dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loughnabraud dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry

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