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Loch na Míne

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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 40
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 36 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 20 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Fresh 57/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 31 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:54
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Grim 26/100
strong wind, rain · 42 km/h
☀ 07:51–18:51

Week at a glance

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Sat 07:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 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 · 81 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 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 · 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 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 60 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 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 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 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 81 GrandTue 16:00 · 81 GrandTue 19:00 · 73 DecentTue 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 53 FreshWed 13:00 · 53 FreshWed 16:00 · 53 FreshWed 19:00 · 57 FreshWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 83 GrandThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 31 BlowyFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 23 GrimFri 19:00 · 26 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 07:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h WSW · gusts 40
Tide
–
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SW40–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W41–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
11:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––21 km/h WSW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW32–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
17:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW38–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
23:0065 Decent–––31 km/h SSW44–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SSW47–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––35 km/h SSW49–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––34 km/h SSW51–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SSW53–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
04:0057 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
05:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
09:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW53–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h SSW52–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
11:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
14:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
15:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h SW55–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
16:0060 Fresh–––38 km/h SW55–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SW53–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––39 km/h SW53–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
22:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SW55–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
23:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h SW56–dry14°strong wind, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SW58–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
01:0060 Fresh–––39 km/h SW59–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
02:0052 Fresh–––40 km/h SW52–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
03:0052 Fresh–––40 km/h SW52–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
04:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW52–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW51–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
06:0052 Fresh–––40 km/h SW50–0.1 mm14°strong wind, 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.

Sauna after?

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 16 km · fixed

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 18 km · fixed

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 24 km · mobile

Put Loch na Míne 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 Míne dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch na Míne dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Loch na Míne dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

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