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Mac Alea's Lough

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
76
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 54
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 34 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 28 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 23 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 49 FreshFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 81 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 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 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 52 FreshSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 60 FreshSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 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 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 11:00 · 68 DecentMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 56 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 60 FreshMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 70 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 16:00 · 57 FreshWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h SSW · gusts 54
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0049 Fresh–––26 km/h SW62–2.8 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
15:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW54–0.4 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW50–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W49–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW49–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WSW41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W39–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW36–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW36–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW34–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW38–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW39–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW39–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW38–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW37–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW39–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW48–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW51–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW53–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0057 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
02:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
03:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
04:0052 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW57–0.2 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0052 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW57–0.2 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0052 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW57–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0052 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW56–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0052 Fresh–––33 km/h SW56–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
09:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SW55–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
10:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SW55–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SW56–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
12:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SW57–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry

The spot

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

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Getting there

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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 · 19 km · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 20 km · fixed

Put Mac Alea's Lough 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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🌊 Mac Alea's Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Mac Alea's Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Mac Alea's Lough dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · 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.