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Loch na hAbhna Gairbhe

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
68
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 43
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:02
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:00

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0068 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 52 FreshFri 09:00 · 37 BlowyFri 10:00 · 32 BlowyFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 59 FreshFri 13:00 · 64 DecentFri 14:00 · 94 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 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 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 86 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 86 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 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 · 86 Grand · 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 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 100 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 89 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

68 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset30 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
30 km/h SSW · gusts 43
Tide
–
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW46–0.3 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0052 Fresh–––29 km/h SSW52–1.0 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
09:0037 Blowy–––31 km/h SSW58–2.2 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
10:0032 Blowy–––31 km/h SSW62–3.0 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
11:0030 Blowy–––37 km/h SSW62–4.6 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
12:0059 Fresh–––10 km/h WSW58–5.3 mm12°light winds, rain
13:0064 Decent–––22 km/h SW43–1.6 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
14:0094 Grand–––16 km/h W40–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WNW37–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h W38–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h W36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h W35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
19:0091 Grand–––12 km/h W30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W21–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WSW15–dry8°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––3 km/h NW13–dry8°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––2 km/h NNE11–dry7°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––1 km/h NE10–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––2 km/h NNE11–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––3 km/h NE11–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––3 km/h NE11–dry8°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––4 km/h NNE10–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––5 km/h NNE10–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––4 km/h NE10–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––6 km/h ENE9–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h E9–dry9°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––2 km/h ENE9–dry10°light winds, dry
10:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SSW11–dry13°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW19–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h S28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––16 km/h S28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––12 km/h S24–dry15°light winds, dry
19:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW29–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW35–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW37–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW39–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
02:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW41–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
03:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW41–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW42–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible

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?

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 19 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 27 km · fixed

Put Loch na hAbhna Gairbhe 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 hAbhna Gairbhe dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch na hAbhna Gairbhe dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Loch na hAbhna Gairbhe dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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