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Loch na Brocaí

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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
14
Grim · strong wind, rain
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, gusts 69
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0014 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 52 FreshFri 09:00 · 40 BlowyFri 10:00 · 33 BlowyFri 11:00 · 14 GrimFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 67 DecentFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 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 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 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 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

14 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset39 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
39 km/h SSW · gusts 69
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 4.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0014 Grim–––39 km/h SSW69–4.1 mm15°strong wind, rain
12:0030 Blowy–––37 km/h SSW66–4.4 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
13:0067 Decent–––25 km/h WSW51–1.2 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
14:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WNW40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WNW41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h W40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
18:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W33–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W26–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––12 km/h W18–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––12 km/h WSW15–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––12 km/h WSW13–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
01:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW12–dry9°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW12–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW13–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW13–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
05:0097 Grand–––12 km/h W13–dry11°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW11–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW9–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW8–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW9–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
10:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW13–dry13°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW22–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW26–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW30–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW41–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––21 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW41–0.1 mm15°moderate 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?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 15 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 25 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 30 km · fixed

Put Loch na Brocaí 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 Brocaí dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch na Brocaí dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Loch na Brocaí dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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