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Loch na nÉan

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
38
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
33 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 63
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 20 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:06
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 23 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0038 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 44 BlowyFri 09:00 · 38 BlowyFri 10:00 · 34 BlowyFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 56 FreshFri 13:00 · 76 DecentFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 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 · 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 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 76 DecentThu 19:00 · 60 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

38 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset33 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
33 km/h SSW · gusts 63
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 2.0 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0044 Blowy–––30 km/h SSW59–1.0 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
09:0038 Blowy–––33 km/h SSW63–2.0 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
10:0034 Blowy–––34 km/h SSW66–2.7 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
11:0030 Blowy–––30 km/h SSW63–3.7 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
12:0056 Fresh–––17 km/h SSW56–3.5 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
13:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW45–0.7 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––21 km/h WNW40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WNW39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WNW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W22–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W21–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W21–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW21–dry12°light winds, dry
03:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW21–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW20–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW19–dry12°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW18–dry11°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW17–dry12°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW15–dry13°light winds, dry
09:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW15–dry13°light winds, dry
10:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW18–dry14°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW22–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h S28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h S30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW35–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW37–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW40–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW41–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW43–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW44–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
04:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SW44–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW42–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
07:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW42–0.1 mm16°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 · 13 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 19 km · fixed

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