Ballincolla Lake
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.
Surf score now
0
Grim · no wave data here
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 51
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hoursToday
09:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 20 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 10 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 20 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 13 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:02
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 17 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:00
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 10:000 · Grim
Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00
0 Grim- no wave data here
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h SSW · gusts 51
Tide
–
Air
16°C · dry
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 09:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 20 km/h SSW | 48 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 10:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 27 km/h SSW | 51 | – | dry | 16° | no wave data here |
| 11:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 30 km/h SSW | 55 | – | dry | 16° | no wave data here |
| 12:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 32 km/h SSW | 58 | – | dry | 16° | no wave data here |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 35 km/h SSW | 60 | – | 0.5 mm | 16° | no wave data here |
| 14:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 33 km/h SSW | 61 | – | 1.6 mm | 16° | no wave data here |
| 15:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 34 km/h SW | 62 | – | 2.0 mm | 16° | no wave data here |
| 16:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 28 km/h SW | 60 | – | 1.6 mm | 16° | no wave data here |
| 17:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 13 km/h W | 53 | – | 0.5 mm | 15° | no wave data here |
| 18:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 16 km/h WNW | 38 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 19:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 12 km/h WNW | 28 | – | dry | 13° | no wave data here |
| 20:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 8 km/h WNW | 19 | – | dry | 11° | no wave data here |
| 21:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 6 km/h NNW | 15 | – | dry | 9° | no wave data here |
| 22:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 7 km/h NNW | 13 | – | dry | 7° | no wave data here |
| 23:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 8 km/h NNW | 12 | – | dry | 7° | no wave data here |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 8 km/h NNW | 12 | – | dry | 6° | no wave data here |
| 01:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 8 km/h NNW | 12 | – | dry | 6° | no wave data here |
| 02:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 5 km/h NNW | 10 | – | dry | 6° | no wave data here |
| 03:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 6 km/h NNW | 8 | – | dry | 6° | no wave data here |
| 04:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 6 km/h N | 8 | – | dry | 6° | no wave data here |
| 05:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 5 km/h N | 8 | – | dry | 6° | no wave data here |
| 06:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 3 km/h N | 8 | – | dry | 7° | no wave data here |
| 07:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 5 km/h NNE | 9 | – | dry | 8° | no wave data here |
| 08:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 10 km/h N | 10 | – | dry | 9° | no wave data here |
| 09:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 6 km/h N | 10 | – | dry | 9° | no wave data here |
| 10:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 5 km/h ENE | 12 | – | dry | 13° | no wave data here |
| 11:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 6 km/h ESE | 16 | – | dry | 14° | no wave data here |
| 12:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 10 km/h SE | 19 | – | dry | 14° | no wave data here |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 12 km/h SE | 20 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 14:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 13 km/h SSE | 21 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 15:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 21 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 16:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSE | 20 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 17:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSE | 20 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 18:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 10 km/h SSE | 19 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 19:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSE | 18 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 20:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 9 km/h SSE | 17 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 21:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 8 km/h SE | 18 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 22:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 3 km/h SE | 18 | – | dry | 14° | no wave data here |
| 23:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 3 km/h WNW | 19 | – | dry | 14° | no wave data here |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 4 km/h NNW | 20 | – | dry | 12° | no wave data here |
| 01:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 4 km/h NW | 21 | – | dry | 12° | no wave data here |
| 02:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 4 km/h SW | 22 | – | dry | 13° | no wave data here |
| 03:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 5 km/h SW | 23 | – | dry | 13° | no wave data here |
| 04:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 8 km/h SW | 25 | – | dry | 14° | no wave data here |
| 05:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 11 km/h SW | 26 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 06:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 14 km/h SW | 27 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 07:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 16 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
| 08:00 | 0 Grim | – | – | – | 18 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 15° | no wave data here |
The spot
Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified
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Getting there
Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.
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