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Tullaghnafrankagh 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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 37
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:11
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:09
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:06
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:04
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:02
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:59
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:57

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 91 GrandFri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 84 GrandFri 11:00 · 76 DecentFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 56 FreshFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 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 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 100 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 97 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset24 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
24 km/h S · gusts 37
Tide
–
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
11:0076 Decent–––26 km/h S46–0.4 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0061 Fresh–––22 km/h SSW49–2.1 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
13:0054 Fresh–––25 km/h SSW53–5.3 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
14:0056 Fresh–––27 km/h SSW49–3.0 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––15 km/h WSW42–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––21 km/h W37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WNW25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WNW20–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WNW17–dry11°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W15–dry9°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSW14–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h S13–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSE13–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSE13–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––10 km/h S13–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––11 km/h S14–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––10 km/h S14–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––9 km/h S14–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––10 km/h S14–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––12 km/h S15–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW18–dry11°light winds, dry
11:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW19–dry13°light winds, dry
12:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW23–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW24–dry16°light winds, dry
14:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW26–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW28–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S27–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––8 km/h S23–dry15°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––8 km/h S19–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW21–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW25–dry12°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––16 km/h S33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S34–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S35–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW34–0.1 mm15°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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 10 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 19 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 20 km · fixed

Put Tullaghnafrankagh 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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🌊 Tullaghnafrankagh Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Tullaghnafrankagh Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Tullaghnafrankagh 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.