O'Brien's Little Lough
Monitored, not designated
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
9 km/h
Light breeze, S, gusts 19
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 15°C.
Best dip each day
Daylight hours, preferring low tideToday
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:09
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:07
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:04
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:02
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:00
Thu, 8 Oct
16:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:57
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 75/100
gentle breeze, rain · 13 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:55
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Sat 14:00100 · Grand
Sat, 3 Oct, 14:00
100 Grand- light winds
- dry
Waves
–
Wind
9 km/h S · gusts 19
Tide
–
Air
15°C · dry
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Dip | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 13:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h S | 18 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 14:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h S | 19 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry |
| 15:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SSE | 20 | – | dry | 16° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 16:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h S | 19 | – | dry | 16° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 17:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h SSE | 18 | – | dry | 16° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 18:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h SSE | 15 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 19:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SE | 12 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry |
| 20:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h SSE | 16 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 21:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SSE | 19 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 22:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 19 | – | dry | 9° | light winds, dry |
| 23:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSE | 17 | – | dry | 9° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 17 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 01:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h SE | 18 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 02:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SE | 19 | – | dry | 9° | light winds, dry |
| 03:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 18 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 04:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSE | 17 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 05:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h SSE | 17 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 06:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h SSE | 17 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 07:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 18 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 08:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSE | 18 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry |
| 09:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 20 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry |
| 10:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SSE | 21 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry |
| 11:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 23 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry |
| 12:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h S | 25 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 13:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SSW | 28 | – | dry | 17° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 14:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SSW | 31 | – | dry | 18° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 15:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SSW | 32 | – | dry | 18° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 16:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h SW | 33 | – | dry | 18° | gentle breeze, dry, warm air |
| 17:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 20 km/h SW | 33 | – | dry | 18° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 18:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h SW | 32 | – | dry | 17° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 19:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h SSW | 31 | – | dry | 17° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 20:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h SSW | 28 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 21:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 22:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 23:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| Monday, 5 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h SW | 30 | – | 0.1 mm | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 01:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h SW | 30 | – | 0.1 mm | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 02:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SSW | 29 | – | 0.1 mm | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 03:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 04:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 16 km/h SSW | 28 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 05:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 06:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 26 km/h WSW | 30 | – | 0.1 mm | 15° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 07:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h WSW | 31 | – | 0.1 mm | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 08:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h S | 30 | – | 0.1 mm | 14° | light winds, dry |
| 09:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h SSW | 29 | – | 0.1 mm | 14° | light winds, dry |
| 10:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSW | 29 | – | 0.1 mm | 14° | light winds, dry |
| 11:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h SSW | 29 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 12:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 16° | gentle 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
Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.
Sauna after?
Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore) · 31 km · mobile
Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier · 37 km · fixed
Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.
Put O'Brien's Little Lough 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.
Set up Dipper Plus🌊 O'Brien's Little Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 O'Brien's Little Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 O'Brien's Little Lough dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
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