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Worth the drive?

Pick your town. Dipper takes the best dip hour at every beach today, knocks off points for the drive, and tells you where it's worth going.

1

Ushers Lake Go

Co. Dublin · 22 min drive (16 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00
97
Grand · worth 93
2

Rathbeale Reservoir Go

Co. Dublin · 24 min drive (18 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00
97
Grand · worth 92
3

Portraine Asylum Reservoir Go

Co. Dublin · 25 min drive (18 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00
97
Grand · worth 92
4

Lecklinstown Reservoir Go

Co. Dublin · 38 min drive (33 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00
97
Grand · worth 89
5

Wavin Lake Go

Co. Dublin · 40 min drive (34 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00
97
Grand · worth 89
6

Larch Hill Lake Go

Co. Meath · 42 min drive (36 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00
97
Grand · worth 89
7

The Cove Greystones Go

Co. Wicklow · 39 min drive (34 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00 · waves 1.0 m
94
Grand · worth 86
8

Laytown/Bettystown Go

Co. Meath · 55 min drive (51 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00 · waves 0.7 m
97
Grand · worth 86
9

Clane Quarry Lake Go

Co. Kildare · 44 min drive (39 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00
94
Grand · worth 85
10

Poulaphouca Reservoir Go

Co. Wicklow · 44 min drive (39 km) from Dublin · best at Fri 08:00
94
Grand · worth 85

Drive time is a rough estimate (road distance about 1.3× the straight line at 65 km/h, plus parking). Every half hour of driving costs about six points. Scores in the dark hours are discounted. Comfort, not safety.