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Loch Chró na gCárn

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
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, gusts 33
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
14:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 35 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
09:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 53/100
fresh breeze, rain · 29 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:54
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 42/100
fresh breeze, rain · 30 km/h
☀ 07:51–18:51

Week at a glance

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Sat 15:0094 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 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 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 60 FreshSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 44 BlowySun 16:00 · 44 BlowySun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 17:00 · 86 GrandMon 18:00 · 79 DecentMon 19:00 · 85 GrandMon 20:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 08:00 · 73 DecentTue 09:00 · 91 GrandTue 10:00 · 91 GrandTue 11:00 · 91 GrandTue 12:00 · 91 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 14:00 · 91 GrandTue 15:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 17:00 · 91 GrandTue 18:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 53 FreshWed 13:00 · 53 FreshWed 16:00 · 53 FreshWed 19:00 · 53 FreshWed 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightThu 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 10:00 · 91 GrandThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 16:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 DecentThu 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightFri 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 35 BlowyFri 19:00 · 42 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 15:00

94 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset19 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
19 km/h SW · gusts 33
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
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW44–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SSW48–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––34 km/h SSW50–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––36 km/h SSW53–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0057 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW55–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
04:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW56–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
05:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW57–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
08:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
09:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
10:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW54–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW54–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
16:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
17:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
20:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW54–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
21:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SW55–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
22:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SW55–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
23:0060 Fresh–––39 km/h SW56–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h SW59–dry14°strong wind, dry
01:0044 Blowy–––45 km/h SW59–dry14°strong wind, dry
02:0044 Blowy–––43 km/h WSW61–dry14°strong wind, dry
03:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SW61–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
04:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW59–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
05:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SW58–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
06:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SW59–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
07:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h SW58–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
08:0060 Fresh–––39 km/h SW56–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––37 km/h WSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––36 km/h WSW52–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
11:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h WSW50–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h WSW49–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0068 Decent–––32 km/h WSW47–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, 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?

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 16 km · fixed

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 18 km · fixed

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 23 km · mobile

Put Loch Chró na gCárn 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 Chró na gCárn dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Chró na gCárn dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Chró na gCárn dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

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