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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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 38
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 31 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Blowy 40/100
fresh breeze, rain · 38 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 10:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 81 GrandSat 09:00 · 76 DecentSat 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 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · 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 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 52 FreshSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 44 BlowySun 15:00 · 44 BlowySun 16:00 · 44 BlowySun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 44 BlowySun 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 60 FreshMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 60 FreshMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 82 GrandMon 18:00 · 81 GrandMon 19:00 · 81 GrandMon 20:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 81 GrandTue 19:00 · 73 DecentTue 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 53 FreshWed 13:00 · 53 FreshWed 16:00 · 53 FreshWed 19:00 · 69 DecentWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 91 GrandThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 50 FreshFri 01:00 · 18 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 40 BlowyFri 19:00 · 26 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset25 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
25 km/h WSW · gusts 38
Tide
–
Air
13°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
09:0076 Decent–––26 km/h WSW38–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0084 Grand–––25 km/h WSW38–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––25 km/h W36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
13:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
16:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S31–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––20 km/h S35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––25 km/h S40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––27 km/h S43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––30 km/h S46–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW49–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––35 km/h S51–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW52–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––30 km/h S52–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––31 km/h S52–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––39 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
11:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry
12:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
13:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry
15:0044 Blowy–––43 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
16:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
17:0060 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0060 Fresh–––38 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
20:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
21:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
22:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h SW58–dry15°strong wind, dry
23:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h SW60–dry15°strong wind, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0060 Fresh–––39 km/h SW60–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h SW62–dry15°strong wind, dry
02:0060 Fresh–––39 km/h SW62–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
03:0044 Blowy–––49 km/h SW62–dry15°strong wind, dry
04:0044 Blowy–––42 km/h SW61–dry15°strong wind, dry
05:0044 Blowy–––44 km/h SW60–dry15°strong wind, dry
06:0044 Blowy–––45 km/h SW59–dry15°strong wind, dry
07:0044 Blowy–––44 km/h SW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
08:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible

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?

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 · GrandSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Mhachaire na nGall dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Mhachaire na nGall dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, rain

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