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Loch Áine

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
86
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
14 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, gusts 25
Daylight
07:44
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 21 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 6 km/h
☀ 07:53–19:00
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 59/100
moderate breeze, rain · 28 km/h
☀ 07:55–18:58

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0086 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 69 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 89 GrandThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 53 FreshFri 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 14 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 43 BlowyFri 19:00 · 59 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

86 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • sunny
NESWsunrisesunset14 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
14 km/h WSW · gusts 25
Tide
–
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW25–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW24–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW24–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW22–dry12°light winds, dry
10:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW22–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW25–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW35–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW40–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW43–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW47–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW48–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW50–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW50–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW50–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

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

Sauna after?

Sabhna Saunas (Keel) · Keel Beach, Achill Island · 14 km · fixed

Sabhna Saunas (Dugort) · Dugort Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island · 14 km · fixed

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 17 km · fixed

Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · 23 km · fixed

Put Loch Áine 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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🌊 Loch Áine dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Loch Áine dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Áine dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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