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Loch an Chaolaigh

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
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, gusts 42
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 24 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 18:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 26 GrimFri 10:00 · 18 GrimFri 11:00 · 14 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 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 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · 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 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 76 DecentThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h WNW · gusts 42
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
17:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WNW44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WNW42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––25 km/h WNW40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WNW37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
21:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WNW35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WNW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW25–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––17 km/h W26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W22–dry12°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW19–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW18–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW18–dry12°light winds, dry
10:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW22–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––22 km/h S34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW36–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW42–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW49–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW50–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW41–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
09:0076 Decent–––24 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW42–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW42–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW43–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW44–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW44–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW44–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW43–dry16°moderate 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?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 9 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 24 km · fixed

Put Loch an Chaolaigh 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 Chaolaigh dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch an Chaolaigh dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Loch an Chaolaigh dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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