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Ballyhealy 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
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, gusts 17
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 6°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:32–19:01
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:34–18:59
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:57
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:54
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:52
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:49
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:47

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 01:0092 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 86 GrandSun 09:00 · 86 GrandSun 10:00 · 91 GrandSun 11:00 · 91 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 86 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 92 GrandThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 83 GrandFri 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 49 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 53 FreshFri 19:00 · 79 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 01:00

92 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • sunny
NESWsunrisesunset9 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
9 km/h WSW · gusts 17
Tide
–
Air
6°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW19–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW17–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
02:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SW14–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––7 km/h WSW12–dry4°light winds, dry, sunny
04:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SSW12–dry4°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SW12–dry3°light winds, dry, sunny
06:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WSW12–dry4°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SSW10–dry5°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SSW10–dry5°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW11–dry6°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW14–dry8°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW16–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SW17–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SW18–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SW19–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SW20–dry15°light winds, dry
16:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SW19–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW19–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
18:00100 Grand–––5 km/h SSW17–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
19:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SSE10–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSE10–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––6 km/h S11–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h S13–dry7°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h S16–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW17–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h S17–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––10 km/h S16–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––10 km/h S16–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––11 km/h SSW18–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––12 km/h S18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
06:0092 Grand–––12 km/h S19–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SSW20–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––12 km/h SSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––12 km/h S23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW31–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW34–dry17°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW35–dry18°moderate breeze, dry, warm air
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW35–dry18°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW35–dry18°gentle breeze, dry, warm air
18:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW34–dry18°moderate breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW32–dry17°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW31–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW31–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
22:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW33–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW35–dry16°moderate breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

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Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

The Sauna Society (Lough Ennell) · Tudenham Shore, Lough Ennell, Mullingar · 26 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Clontarf) · Clontarf seafront, Co. Dublin · 62 km · fixed

Put Ballyhealy 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.

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🌊 Ballyhealy Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Ballyhealy Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Ballyhealy Lough dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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