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Art's Lough

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
76
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 51
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
10:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:28–19:02
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:29–18:59
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:31–18:57
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
☀ 07:33–18:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:35–18:52
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:37–18:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:47

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 91 GrandFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 76 DecentFri 12:00 · 65 DecentFri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 52 FreshFri 15:00 · 52 FreshFri 16:00 · 58 FreshFri 17:00 · 55 FreshFri 18:00 · 34 BlowyFri 19:00 · 62 DecentFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 97 GrandSat 15:00 · 97 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 86 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 97 GrandSun 09:00 · 97 GrandSun 10:00 · 91 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h SSW · gusts 51
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.5 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SW48–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
11:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW51–0.5 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0065 Decent–––26 km/h SSW55–0.6 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0068 Decent–––28 km/h SSW60–0.4 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0052 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW63–0.4 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
15:0052 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW64–0.6 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0058 Fresh–––28 km/h SSW64–1.3 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
17:0055 Fresh–––26 km/h SSW63–1.8 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
18:0034 Blowy–––31 km/h SW59–2.6 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
19:0062 Decent–––28 km/h WSW53–1.5 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
20:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W42–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WNW37–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––20 km/h W35–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WNW32–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WNW29–dry8°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
01:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WNW29–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
02:0076 Decent–––23 km/h WNW29–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WNW27–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
04:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WNW22–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W17–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W15–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W15–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W13–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
10:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W14–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WNW16–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0097 Grand–––9 km/h W18–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0097 Grand–––6 km/h WSW19–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SW20–dry13°light winds, dry
15:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW22–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW22–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
17:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry12°light winds, dry
18:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
19:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW21–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW23–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW25–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW26–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW27–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
01:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WSW28–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
02:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SW29–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SW30–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SW32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW28–dry12°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW28–dry12°light winds, 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?

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 26 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 31 km · fixed

Put Art's 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
🌊 Art's Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Art's Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Art's Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry

Nearby spots

Kelly's Lough

2 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Upper Lake

5 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Turlough Hill Reservoir

6 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Lough Firib

6 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

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