Dipper › Co. Donegal

New Lake

Monitored, not designated

🌊 Dip🏄 Surf
Any tidePrefer highPrefer low
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
70
Decent · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
28 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, gusts 47
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
17:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 28 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, rain · 20 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0070 · Decentmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 73 DecentFri 11:00 · 70 DecentFri 12:00 · 62 DecentFri 13:00 · 63 DecentFri 14:00 · 65 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · 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 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 56 FreshMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 70 DecentMon 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 69 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

70 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h SSE · gusts 47
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.7 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0073 Decent–––28 km/h SSE45–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0070 Decent–––28 km/h SSE47–0.7 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0062 Decent–––27 km/h S48–2.0 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0063 Decent–––28 km/h SSW49–1.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0065 Decent–––24 km/h SSW47–1.0 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SSW46–0.4 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW45–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW44–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW45–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0065 Decent–––35 km/h W42–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW38–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W36–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W36–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W33–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW31–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW29–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
03:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSW28–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW33–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
14:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW44–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW46–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW49–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW50–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW51–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW54–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh 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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 4 km · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 6 km · fixed

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 24 km · mobile

Put New Lake 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 New Lake dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 New Lake dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 New Lake dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Purt Lough

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Casey Lough

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Nambraddan

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Kill 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.