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Loch na Bántraí

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
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 48
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:02
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 41 BlowyFri 11:00 · 14 GrimFri 12:00 · 14 GrimFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 100 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 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 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 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 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h WSW · gusts 48
Tide
–
Air
14°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
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h WSW48–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––26 km/h W45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WNW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––25 km/h W42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WNW32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WNW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WNW26–dry11°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––7 km/h W23–dry11°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W20–dry11°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W20–dry12°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––12 km/h W21–dry12°light winds, dry
03:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––14 km/h W21–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W20–dry13°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––8 km/h W18–dry12°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––6 km/h W16–dry12°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW16–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
09:00100 Grand–––10 km/h WSW16–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW19–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW47–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW40–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW40–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW40–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW41–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW42–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 14 km · fixed

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 14 km · fixed

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier, Co. Clare · 26 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 26 km · fixed

Put Loch na Bántraí 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 na Bántraí dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch na Bántraí dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Loch na Bántraí 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.