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Loch na nOileán

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
94
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSW, gusts 24
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:51–18:59
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, rain · 12 km/h
☀ 07:52–18:57

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 14:0094 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 08:00 · 83 GrandTue 09:00 · 91 GrandTue 10:00 · 91 GrandTue 11:00 · 91 GrandTue 12:00 · 91 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 14:00 · 94 GrandTue 15:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 17:00 · 91 GrandTue 18:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 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 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 97 GrandThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 16:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 89 GrandThu 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightFri 13:00 · 49 FreshFri 19:00 · 77 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 14:00

94 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset13 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
13 km/h SSW · gusts 24
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
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW23–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW25–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW24–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
18:00100 Grand–––8 km/h WSW21–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––5 km/h S15–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SSE11–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––7 km/h S12–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW14–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h S18–dry10°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S22–dry10°light winds, dry
01:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW37–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW39–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW40–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW43–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WSW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––29 km/h WSW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW45–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW45–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––21 km/h WSW42–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW40–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry

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?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 9 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 19 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 21 km · fixed

Oileanra Seaweed Baths and Sauna · Cuigeal, Lettermullan · 22 km · fixed

Put Loch na nOileán 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 nOileán dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Loch na nOileán dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loch na nOileán dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 08:30–09:30 · 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.