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Loch Mhachaire na nGall

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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, gusts 47
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 36 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, rain · 28 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 19:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 60 FreshFri 09:00 · 60 FreshFri 10:00 · 53 FreshFri 11:00 · 24 GrimFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 19 GrimFri 14:00 · 67 DecentFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 84 GrandSat 09:00 · 84 GrandSat 10:00 · 84 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 84 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 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 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 55 FreshMon 16:00 · 56 FreshMon 19:00 · 70 DecentMon 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 51 FreshThu 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h W · gusts 47
Tide
–
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW49–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W47–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––33 km/h W45–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
21:0065 Decent–––30 km/h W43–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
22:0065 Decent–––33 km/h W42–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––31 km/h W41–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0065 Decent–––31 km/h W39–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––29 km/h W37–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––30 km/h WSW36–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––28 km/h WSW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––29 km/h WSW37–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW39–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––30 km/h WSW40–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW40–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h W37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––25 km/h WSW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
10:0084 Grand–––28 km/h WSW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WSW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW35–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW47–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––35 km/h S49–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––36 km/h S51–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––36 km/h S53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
02:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
03:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
04:0036 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW56–0.2 mm15°strong wind, showers possible
05:0036 Blowy–––43 km/h SSW56–0.2 mm15°strong wind, showers possible
06:0036 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW56–0.2 mm16°strong wind, showers possible
07:0036 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW55–0.2 mm15°strong wind, showers possible
08:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
11:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°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

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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 · 24 km · fixed

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 28 km · fixed

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 30 km · fixed

Put Loch Mhachaire na nGall 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 Mhachaire na nGall dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Mhachaire na nGall dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Mhachaire na nGall dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Lake data: © OpenStreetMap contributors.