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Loughaunascalia

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
97
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, WNW, gusts 14
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
14:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:09
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:07
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:05
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:02
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:00
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:58
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 23 km/h
☀ 07:51–18:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 03:0097 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 68 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 · 84 GrandMon 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 76 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 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 43 BlowyFri 19:00 · 73 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

97 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset11 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
11 km/h WNW · gusts 14
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
02:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WNW16–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0097 Grand–––11 km/h WNW14–dry12°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW14–dry13°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW15–dry12°light winds, dry
06:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW15–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW15–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW14–dry13°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S15–dry11°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW17–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW18–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW20–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW20–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––12 km/h W21–dry15°light winds, dry
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h W21–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––16 km/h W22–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h W22–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––11 km/h W20–dry15°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SW15–dry14°light winds, dry
20:00100 Grand–––3 km/h SSW12–dry13°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSE13–dry12°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S18–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S22–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSE27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S29–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSE30–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––19 km/h S30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSE30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––15 km/h S31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW32–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW36–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW38–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW39–dry17°moderate breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW41–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW42–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW43–dry17°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW44–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW43–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW42–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW41–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW40–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW40–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW40–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW40–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW41–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW42–dry16°fresh 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?

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 3 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 7 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 9 km · fixed

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 21 km · fixed

Put Loughaunascalia 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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🌊 Loughaunascalia dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Loughaunascalia dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Loughaunascalia dip · GrandMon, 5 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.