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Loughnasteckan

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
73
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 48
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 28 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 17 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0073 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 51 FreshFri 11:00 · 43 BlowyFri 12:00 · 47 FreshFri 13:00 · 34 BlowyFri 14:00 · 63 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 83 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 70 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 69 DecentMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 61 FreshThu 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

73 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h S · gusts 48
Tide
–
Air
12°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0073 Decent–––26 km/h S48–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0051 Fresh–––30 km/h SSE51–0.6 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
11:0043 Blowy–––31 km/h S54–1.1 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
12:0047 Fresh–––28 km/h S57–3.1 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0034 Blowy–––30 km/h SSW57–2.6 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
14:0063 Decent–––23 km/h SSW54–1.4 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––26 km/h SSW50–0.4 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0083 Grand–––17 km/h WSW46–0.2 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW45–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW45–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W41–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W35–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW27–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
02:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW25–dry9°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW26–dry10°light winds, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW30–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW31–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
09:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW26–dry11°light winds, dry
10:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW35–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW37–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW40–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW47–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW50–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW52–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
02:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0052 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW56–0.2 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0052 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW56–0.3 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0052 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW57–0.3 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0052 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW57–0.3 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0052 Fresh–––29 km/h SSW56–0.3 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW47–0.1 mm14°moderate 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?

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 18 km · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 19 km · fixed

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 27 km · fixed

Put Loughnasteckan 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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🌊 Loughnasteckan dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loughnasteckan dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Loughnasteckan dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

Nearby spots

Cashelnagor Lough

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Agannive

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Loch an Ghrotha

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Procklis Lough

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

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