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Loch Mhín an Mhuilinn

Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 39
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 37 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 37 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 24 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:54
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Grim 26/100
strong wind, rain · 44 km/h
☀ 07:51–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 03:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 81 GrandSat 09:00 · 81 GrandSat 10:00 · 81 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 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 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 52 FreshSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 52 FreshSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 52 FreshSun 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 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 11:00 · 68 DecentMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 68 DecentMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 60 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 60 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 16:00 · 65 DecentWed 19:00 · 57 FreshWed 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 FreshFri 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 30 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 23 GrimFri 19:00 · 26 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h WSW · gusts 39
Tide
–
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WSW39–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––26 km/h WSW38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––28 km/h WSW39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––28 km/h WSW41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––28 km/h WSW41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SW40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––25 km/h WSW39–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W34–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW46–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––31 km/h S50–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––32 km/h S53–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
02:0057 Fresh–––33 km/h S54–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
03:0057 Fresh–––34 km/h S55–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
04:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
09:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW52–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
10:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SW51–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW52–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
14:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SW53–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
15:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
16:0052 Fresh–––40 km/h SW53–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
17:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW53–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SW53–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW46–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW46–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW48–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
23:0052 Fresh–––42 km/h SW48–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0052 Fresh–––43 km/h WSW48–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
01:0068 Decent–––35 km/h WSW52–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW49–0.1 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.

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Put Loch Mhín an Mhuilinn 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 Mhín an Mhuilinn dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Mhín an Mhuilinn dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Mhín an Mhuilinn dip · DecentMon, 5 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.