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Loch Cara Fionnla

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
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 52
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:02
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 08:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 84 GrandFri 09:00 · 46 FreshFri 10:00 · 39 BlowyFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 14 GrimFri 13:00 · 35 BlowyFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 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 · 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h SSW · gusts 52
Tide
–
Air
15°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
07:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S50–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW52–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0046 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW55–0.7 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
10:0039 Blowy–––34 km/h S61–1.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
11:0030 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW67–3.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
12:0014 Grim–––42 km/h SSW69–6.1 mm15°strong wind, rain
13:0035 Blowy–––29 km/h SW58–2.5 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
14:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––26 km/h W43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––25 km/h WNW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––25 km/h W41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WNW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WNW25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W22–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W19–dry9°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W16–dry9°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW16–dry9°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW17–dry10°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW17–dry11°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW18–dry12°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W17–dry11°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––6 km/h W14–dry10°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––3 km/h SW12–dry10°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––7 km/h S12–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW13–dry11°light winds, dry
10:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SW17–dry14°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW29–dry16°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW27–dry14°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––11 km/h S29–dry14°light winds, dry
20:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°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 · 13 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 18 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 29 km · fixed

Put Loch Cara Fionnla 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 Cara Fionnla dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Cara Fionnla dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Loch Cara Fionnla 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.