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Loch an Iolra

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, W, gusts 45
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°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
09:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 8 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
11:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:00

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 12:00 · 14 GrimFri 13:00 · 14 GrimFri 14:00 · 76 DecentFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 100 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 56 FreshSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 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 · 84 GrandWed 16:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 81 GrandWed 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • sunny
NESWsunrisesunset24 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
24 km/h W · gusts 45
Tide
–
Air
14°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 W46–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––24 km/h W45–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WNW42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WNW40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
21:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W39–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W36–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
02:0094 Grand–––14 km/h W28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––15 km/h W28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––14 km/h W27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––12 km/h W24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
07:00100 Grand–––11 km/h W22–dry13°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––9 km/h W19–dry13°light winds, dry
09:00100 Grand–––8 km/h WSW18–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
10:00100 Grand–––8 km/h WSW21–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW23–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW25–dry15°light winds, dry
13:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW27–dry15°light winds, dry
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW32–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW32–dry15°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW33–dry14°light winds, dry
20:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW40–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
22:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW42–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
23:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW45–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S46–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
01:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S48–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW49–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW51–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW51–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
07:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW50–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW47–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW44–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW44–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
16:0056 Fresh–––32 km/h SW46–0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, rain

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 · 2 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 26 km · fixed

Put Loch an Iolra 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 an Iolra dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch an Iolra dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Loch an Iolra 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.