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Rick'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
94
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
17 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSW, gusts 27
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
15:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:11
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:06
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 26 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 5 km/h
☀ 07:53–19:01
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, rain · 28 km/h
☀ 07:55–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 16:0094 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 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 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 52 FreshSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · 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 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 81 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 69 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 89 GrandThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 55 FreshFri 01:00 · 42 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 14 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 59 FreshFri 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 16:00

94 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset17 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
17 km/h SSW · gusts 27
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
15:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW24–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW31–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW45–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW47–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW48–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW50–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW51–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW51–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
16:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
17:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW42–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––29 km/h WSW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––29 km/h WSW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW40–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WSW39–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW39–0.1 mm16°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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 12 km · fixed

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 21 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 24 km · fixed

Put Rick'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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Rick's Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Rick's Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Rick's Lough dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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