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Loch Tana

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
100
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, gusts 21
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:00
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 75/100
light winds, rain · 12 km/h
☀ 07:54–18:58

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 12:00100 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 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 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · 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 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 17:00 · 86 GrandMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 92 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 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 83 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 · 94 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 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 83 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 97 GrandThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 16:00 · 92 GrandThu 19:00 · 89 GrandThu 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 19:00 · 75 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

100 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset11 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
11 km/h WSW · gusts 21
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
12:00100 Grand–––11 km/h WSW21–dry15°light winds, dry
13:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW23–dry15°light winds, dry
14:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW26–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
18:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW23–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SSW18–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––7 km/h S13–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––9 km/h S13–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSW15–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW20–dry10°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSE28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW36–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW37–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW38–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW40–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW41–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW43–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW50–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand–––28 km/h WSW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––31 km/h WSW44–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WSW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WSW43–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW38–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––25 km/h WSW38–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW37–0.1 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?

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

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 25 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 27 km · fixed

Put Loch Tana 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 Tana dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Loch Tana dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Loch Tana dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

Nearby spots

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