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Roosky 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
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 41
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 23 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 81/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

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 08:00 · 73 DecentFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 65 DecentFri 11:00 · 60 FreshFri 12:00 · 51 FreshFri 13:00 · 58 FreshFri 14:00 · 74 DecentFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 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 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 81 GrandMon 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 62 DecentThu 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h SSW · gusts 41
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0074 Decent–––17 km/h S45–1.1 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
15:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W42–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW43–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W33–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
02:0092 Grand–––11 km/h S24–dry8°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––13 km/h S23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––13 km/h S24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
05:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW26–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW26–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW27–dry10°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry10°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S22–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW23–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW38–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S45–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S45–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW44–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW46–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible

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.

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Put Roosky 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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🌊 Roosky Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Roosky Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Roosky Lough dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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