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Loch na Sióige

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
17
Grim · strong wind, rain
Wind
46 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, gusts 69
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, sunny · 28 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 7 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
15:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0017 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 14 GrimFri 13:00 · 17 GrimFri 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 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 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 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 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 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 71 DecentSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 73 DecentSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 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 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 92 GrandThu 19:00 · 76 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

17 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset46 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
46 km/h SSW · gusts 69
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 2.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0014 Grim–––48 km/h SSW77–4.8 mm15°strong wind, rain
13:0017 Grim–––46 km/h SSW69–2.9 mm15°strong wind, rain
14:0084 Grand–––28 km/h WSW51–dry15°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0084 Grand–––26 km/h W44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––28 km/h W44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––27 km/h W44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––24 km/h W42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W27–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W23–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W21–dry10°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W19–dry10°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––12 km/h W20–dry11°light winds, dry
03:0091 Grand–––12 km/h W21–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W21–dry12°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W20–dry12°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––8 km/h WNW17–dry12°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––9 km/h W14–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W12–dry11°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––8 km/h W13–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
10:00100 Grand–––7 km/h WSW16–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW23–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW38–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SW48–0.3 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry

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 · 10 km · fixed

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 26 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 30 km · fixed

Put Loch na Sióige 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 Sióige dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Loch na Sióige dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Loch na Sióige dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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