Ballintlea 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
79
Decent · gentle breeze, rain
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, S, gusts 43
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 15°C.
Best dip each day
Daylight hoursToday
18:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:11
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 5 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:09
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:06
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:04
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:02
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:59
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:57
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 12:0079 · Decent
Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00
79 Decent- gentle breeze
- rain
Waves
–
Wind
19 km/h S · gusts 43
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 0.8 mm rain
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 | ||||||||||
| 11:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 21 km/h S | 40 | – | dry | 15° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 12:00 | 79 Decent | – | – | – | 19 km/h S | 43 | – | 0.8 mm | 15° | gentle breeze, rain |
| 13:00 | 68 Decent | – | – | – | 18 km/h S | 44 | – | 2.7 mm | 14° | gentle breeze, rain |
| 14:00 | 64 Decent | – | – | – | 18 km/h S | 45 | – | 4.6 mm | 14° | gentle breeze, rain |
| 15:00 | 68 Decent | – | – | – | 15 km/h SSW | 41 | – | 2.7 mm | 14° | gentle breeze, rain |
| 16:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h W | 37 | – | 0.2 mm | 14° | gentle breeze, showers possible |
| 17:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 20 km/h WNW | 34 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry, sunny |
| 18:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h W | 32 | – | dry | 13° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 19:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h W | 28 | – | dry | 12° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 20:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h WNW | 21 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 21:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h W | 15 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry |
| 22:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 5 km/h WSW | 13 | – | dry | 9° | light winds, dry |
| 23:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 4 km/h WSW | 12 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 2 km/h WSW | 11 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 01:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 3 km/h ENE | 10 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 02:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 2 km/h E | 10 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 03:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 3 km/h E | 10 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 04:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 7 km/h E | 10 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 05:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 5 km/h E | 10 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 06:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 7 km/h E | 10 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 07:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 6 km/h E | 10 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 08:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 6 km/h E | 10 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 09:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 7 km/h E | 10 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 10:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 6 km/h ESE | 13 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 11:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 6 km/h SE | 15 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry |
| 12:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 5 km/h SE | 19 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 13:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h S | 22 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry |
| 14:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h S | 24 | – | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, sunny |
| 15:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h S | 26 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry |
| 16:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h S | 26 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry |
| 17:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h SSE | 25 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry |
| 18:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h S | 22 | – | dry | 14° | light winds, dry |
| 19:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SSE | 22 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry |
| 20:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h SE | 23 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry |
| 21:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h SE | 24 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 22:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h ESE | 24 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 23:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h ESE | 23 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h ESE | 22 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 01:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SE | 22 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry |
| 02:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h SE | 22 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry |
| 03:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SE | 22 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry |
| 04:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SE | 22 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 05:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h ESE | 21 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 06:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h ESE | 22 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 07:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SE | 23 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 08:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h SSW | 29 | – | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 09:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h SSW | 30 | – | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 10:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h SW | 32 | – | dry | 15° | 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?
Tide Side Sauna · Glin Pier (also Kilteery Pier), Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick · 39 km · mobile
Lakeside Sauna · Youghal Quay, Lough Derg, Co. Tipperary · 43 km · fixed
Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.
Put Ballintlea 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🌊 Ballintlea Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry
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