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Roads 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
52
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, gusts 64
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:17. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:17
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 2 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:15
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:12
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:10
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:08
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:06
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:03

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0052 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 65 DecentFri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 52 FreshFri 11:00 · 29 BlowyFri 12:00 · 17 GrimFri 13:00 · 14 GrimFri 14:00 · 31 BlowyFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 81 GrandSat 17:00 · 81 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

52 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset39 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
39 km/h SSW · gusts 64
Tide
–
Air
13°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
10:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW64–0.3 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
11:0029 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW68–0.9 mm13°strong wind, rain
12:0017 Grim–––43 km/h SSW72–2.9 mm13°strong wind, rain
13:0014 Grim–––42 km/h SSW73–4.8 mm13°strong wind, rain
14:0031 Blowy–––36 km/h SW61–3.1 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––24 km/h W48–0.8 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WNW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WNW32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WNW29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WNW24–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––13 km/h NW20–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WNW17–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0086 Grand–––12 km/h WNW15–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WNW14–dry9°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h NW12–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––10 km/h NW10–dry8°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WNW11–dry8°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––4 km/h WSW12–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––6 km/h S14–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––4 km/h W14–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––2 km/h WSW14–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0092 Grand–––2 km/h W15–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SW16–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSE18–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSE22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––19 km/h S34–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S31–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S31–dry12°light winds, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW34–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW34–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW32–0.1 mm13°gentle 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?

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Sona Sauna · Ventry Bay Beach (Ceann Tra), Dingle · 20 km · fixed

Put Roads 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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🌊 Roads Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Roads Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Roads Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · 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.