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Loch an Chip

Monitored, not designated

🌊 Dip🏄 Surf
Any tidePrefer highPrefer low
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.
Surf score now
0
Grim · no wave data here
Wind
36 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 71
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
11:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 34 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 1 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:10
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 23 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 26 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:03
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 7 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 9 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:58

Week at a glance

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Fri 12:000 · Grimno wave data here
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 0 GrimFri 18:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 0 GrimSat 09:00 · 0 GrimSat 10:00 · 0 GrimSat 11:00 · 0 GrimSat 12:00 · 0 GrimSat 13:00 · 0 GrimSat 14:00 · 0 GrimSat 15:00 · 0 GrimSat 16:00 · 0 GrimSat 17:00 · 0 GrimSat 18:00 · 0 GrimSat 19:00 · 0 GrimSat 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 0 GrimSun 09:00 · 0 GrimSun 10:00 · 0 GrimSun 11:00 · 0 GrimSun 12:00 · 0 GrimSun 13:00 · 0 GrimSun 14:00 · 0 GrimSun 15:00 · 0 GrimSun 16:00 · 0 GrimSun 17:00 · 0 GrimSun 18:00 · 0 GrimSun 19:00 · 0 GrimSun 20:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 0 GrimMon 09:00 · 0 GrimMon 10:00 · 0 GrimMon 11:00 · 0 GrimMon 12:00 · 0 GrimMon 13:00 · 0 GrimMon 14:00 · 0 GrimMon 15:00 · 0 GrimMon 16:00 · 0 GrimMon 17:00 · 0 GrimMon 18:00 · 0 GrimMon 19:00 · 0 GrimMon 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 0 GrimTue 13:00 · 0 GrimTue 16:00 · 0 GrimTue 19:00 · 0 GrimTue 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 16:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimWed 22:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

0 Grim
  • no wave data here
NESWsunrisesunset36 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
36 km/h SSW · gusts 71
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 3.8 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:000 Grim–––34 km/h SSW64–1.4 mm15°no wave data here
12:000 Grim–––36 km/h SSW71–3.8 mm15°no wave data here
13:000 Grim–––36 km/h SSW75–6.2 mm15°no wave data here
14:000 Grim–––24 km/h WSW64–2.6 mm14°no wave data here
15:000 Grim–––22 km/h W48–dry15°no wave data here
16:000 Grim–––18 km/h W41–dry15°no wave data here
17:000 Grim–––19 km/h W40–dry14°no wave data here
18:000 Grim–––20 km/h W37–dry13°no wave data here
19:000 Grim–––14 km/h W32–dry12°no wave data here
20:000 Grim–––11 km/h W24–dry10°no wave data here
21:000 Grim–––8 km/h W19–dry8°no wave data here
22:000 Grim–––5 km/h WSW18–dry7°no wave data here
23:000 Grim–––5 km/h SSW15–dry6°no wave data here
Saturday, 3 October
00:000 Grim–––3 km/h SW13–dry5°no wave data here
01:000 Grim–––2 km/h SW12–dry5°no wave data here
02:000 Grim–––3 km/h SW13–dry6°no wave data here
03:000 Grim–––1 km/h SE14–dry7°no wave data here
04:000 Grim–––4 km/h S15–dry8°no wave data here
05:000 Grim–––7 km/h SW15–dry9°no wave data here
06:000 Grim–––8 km/h WSW14–dry9°no wave data here
07:000 Grim–––3 km/h NNW12–dry7°no wave data here
08:000 Grim–––1 km/h E11–dry7°no wave data here
09:000 Grim–––1 km/h SSE11–dry8°no wave data here
10:000 Grim–––2 km/h S13–dry12°no wave data here
11:000 Grim–––6 km/h SW22–dry14°no wave data here
12:000 Grim–––10 km/h SW25–dry15°no wave data here
13:000 Grim–––12 km/h SSW28–dry15°no wave data here
14:000 Grim–––13 km/h SSW31–dry15°no wave data here
15:000 Grim–––13 km/h SSW32–dry15°no wave data here
16:000 Grim–––13 km/h SW32–dry15°no wave data here
17:000 Grim–––11 km/h SW30–dry14°no wave data here
18:000 Grim–––9 km/h SW27–dry14°no wave data here
19:000 Grim–––8 km/h SW22–dry12°no wave data here
20:000 Grim–––8 km/h SW22–dry11°no wave data here
21:000 Grim–––8 km/h SSW26–dry11°no wave data here
22:000 Grim–––9 km/h SSW31–dry11°no wave data here
23:000 Grim–––14 km/h SSW35–dry12°no wave data here
Sunday, 4 October
00:000 Grim–––15 km/h SSW39–dry12°no wave data here
01:000 Grim–––17 km/h SSW41–dry13°no wave data here
02:000 Grim–––18 km/h SW43–0.1 mm13°no wave data here
03:000 Grim–––17 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm13°no wave data here
04:000 Grim–––18 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm13°no wave data here
05:000 Grim–––18 km/h SW48–0.1 mm14°no wave data here
06:000 Grim–––21 km/h SSW48–0.2 mm14°no wave data here
07:000 Grim–––22 km/h SW48–0.2 mm15°no wave data here
08:000 Grim–––23 km/h SW48–0.3 mm15°no wave data here
09:000 Grim–––22 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°no wave data here
10:000 Grim–––23 km/h SW46–0.2 mm15°no wave data here

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?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 10 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 11 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 12 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 21 km · fixed

Put Loch an Chip in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best surf 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 an Chip surf · GrimFri, 2 Oct 10:30–11:30 · no wave data here
🏄 Loch an Chip surf · GrimSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · no wave data here
🏄 Loch an Chip surf · GrimSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · no wave data here

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