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Magheradromman 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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, gusts 35
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
☀ 07:34–19:05
Sat, 3 Oct
15:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:03
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:53
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 21:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 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 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 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 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 68 DecentMon 15:00 · 68 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 57 FreshWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 21:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h W · gusts 35
Tide
–
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W38–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––30 km/h W38–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S28–dry10°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SSW26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SSW26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW26–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW30–dry11°light winds, dry
10:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW30–dry13°light winds, dry
12:0094 Grand–––17 km/h W31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h W30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––12 km/h WSW30–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW29–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S36–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––20 km/h S39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S45–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––24 km/h S45–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW43–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW44–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW48–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW48–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW47–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW47–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW46–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW44–dry16°moderate breeze, dry

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?

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 6 km · mobile

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 16 km · fixed

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

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 20 km · mobile

Put Magheradromman 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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🌊 Magheradromman Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Magheradromman Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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