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Loch Bhaile na Cille

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.
Dip score now
60
Fresh · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
37 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 57
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 27 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 08:0060 · Freshfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 60 FreshFri 09:00 · 30 BlowyFri 10:00 · 23 GrimFri 11:00 · 14 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 39 BlowyFri 14:00 · 68 DecentFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 68 DecentFri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 94 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 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 68 Decent · 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 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 76 DecentTue 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 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 73 DecentThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 76 DecentThu 19:00 · 44 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

60 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset37 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
37 km/h SSW · gusts 57
Tide
–
Air
16°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
07:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW54–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
09:0030 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW60–0.7 mm15°strong wind, rain
10:0023 Grim–––45 km/h S66–1.9 mm15°strong wind, rain
11:0014 Grim–––49 km/h SSW71–3.7 mm16°strong wind, rain
12:000 Grim–––54 km/h SSW71–5.2 mm16°gale, rain
13:0039 Blowy–––33 km/h SW59–1.8 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
14:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
15:0068 Decent–––31 km/h WNW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––31 km/h WNW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––29 km/h WNW44–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––29 km/h W43–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––28 km/h W41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0065 Decent–––29 km/h WNW40–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––26 km/h WNW38–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WNW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W28–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WSW28–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––21 km/h W28–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––19 km/h W26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––16 km/h W24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––13 km/h W21–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW20–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW20–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW22–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW32–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW30–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW37–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW49–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW50–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm16°fresh 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 · 2 km · fixed

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

Put Loch Bhaile na Cille 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 Bhaile na Cille dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Bhaile na Cille dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Bhaile na Cille 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.