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Loch an tSagairt

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
94
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, gusts 42
Daylight
07:30
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:30–19:05
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 3 km/h
☀ 07:32–19:02
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:33–19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:35–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:37–18:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:53
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:51

Week at a glance

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Fri 09:0094 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 84 GrandFri 09:00 · 94 GrandFri 10:00 · 84 GrandFri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 60 FreshFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 52 FreshFri 16:00 · 46 FreshFri 17:00 · 43 BlowyFri 18:00 · 66 DecentFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 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 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 97 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 100 GrandSun 09:00 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 86 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

94 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset18 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
18 km/h SW · gusts 42
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW38–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW42–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
12:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW61–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW63–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0052 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW63–0.3 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0046 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW62–0.6 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
17:0043 Blowy–––32 km/h SSW58–1.2 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
18:0066 Decent–––22 km/h SW50–1.4 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
19:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW40–0.7 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
20:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WNW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W21–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W20–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WNW18–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WNW17–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WNW16–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W14–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW11–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW9–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WSW9–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW9–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW8–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW8–dry8°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW6–dry9°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––5 km/h W8–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––1 km/h WSW11–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––3 km/h SSW15–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––8 km/h S18–dry14°light winds, dry
14:00100 Grand–––10 km/h S20–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––11 km/h S22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW24–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW24–dry14°light winds, dry
18:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW23–dry13°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S19–dry11°light winds, dry
20:0092 Grand–––12 km/h S16–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSW17–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSW17–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSW18–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSW18–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSW19–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
02:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SSW20–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW21–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW22–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW22–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW22–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW23–dry12°light winds, 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?

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Put Loch an tSagairt 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 tSagairt dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch an tSagairt dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Loch an tSagairt dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry

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