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Loch an Bhaile

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
33
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, S, gusts 64
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
15:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:02
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0033 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 52 FreshFri 09:00 · 40 BlowyFri 10:00 · 33 BlowyFri 11:00 · 14 GrimFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 66 DecentFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 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 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 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 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 86 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 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 · 76 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 89 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

33 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset39 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
39 km/h S · gusts 64
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 2.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0040 Blowy–––33 km/h S57–1.6 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
10:0033 Blowy–––39 km/h S64–2.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
11:0014 Grim–––40 km/h SSW68–4.3 mm15°strong wind, rain
12:0030 Blowy–––36 km/h SSW66–4.4 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
13:0066 Decent–––26 km/h WSW52–1.4 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
14:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WNW40–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––25 km/h WNW40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––12 km/h WNW25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W20–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W17–dry8°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W14–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––7 km/h W12–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––4 km/h W12–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WSW12–dry8°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW13–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––7 km/h W13–dry9°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––5 km/h NW12–dry9°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––3 km/h NW10–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0092 Grand–––2 km/h SE9–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0092 Grand–––3 km/h W8–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WSW9–dry9°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SW12–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW22–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW32–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW32–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW29–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW32–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW38–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SW40–0.1 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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 17 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 28 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 29 km · fixed

Put Loch an Bhaile 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
🌊 Loch an Bhaile dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch an Bhaile dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Loch an Bhaile dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

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Loch na hAille Daraí

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Loch Inbhear Beag

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