Ballyscanlan 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.
Dip score now
60
Fresh · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
36 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 64
Daylight
07:30
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 16°C.
Best dip each day
Daylight hoursToday
19:00
Decent 66/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:30–19:05
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 3 km/h
☀ 07:32–19:03
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:37–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:51
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 15:0060 · Fresh
Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00
60 Fresh- fresh breeze
- dry
Waves
–
Wind
36 km/h SSW · gusts 64
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 | Dip | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 15:00 | 60 Fresh | – | – | – | 36 km/h SSW | 64 | – | dry | 16° | fresh breeze, dry |
| 16:00 | 60 Fresh | – | – | – | 35 km/h SSW | 63 | – | 0.1 mm | 16° | fresh breeze, dry |
| 17:00 | 52 Fresh | – | – | – | 36 km/h SSW | 63 | – | 0.4 mm | 16° | fresh breeze, showers possible |
| 18:00 | 42 Blowy | – | – | – | 30 km/h SW | 63 | – | 1.3 mm | 15° | fresh breeze, rain |
| 19:00 | 66 Decent | – | – | – | 19 km/h WSW | 55 | – | 1.7 mm | 15° | gentle breeze, rain |
| 20:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 7 km/h WNW | 39 | – | 0.1 mm | 14° | light winds, showers possible |
| 21:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h WNW | 23 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 22:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h W | 19 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 23:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h W | 16 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 7 km/h SW | 14 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 01:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 7 km/h SW | 13 | – | dry | 6° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 02:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 6 km/h SW | 11 | – | dry | 6° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 03:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 4 km/h SW | 10 | – | dry | 5° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 04:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 3 km/h NW | 10 | – | dry | 4° | light winds, dry |
| 05:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 1 km/h SSE | 9 | – | dry | 4° | light winds, dry |
| 06:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 0 km/h SE | 8 | – | dry | 4° | light winds, dry |
| 07:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 4 km/h ESE | 8 | – | dry | 5° | light winds, dry |
| 08:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 3 km/h NNE | 8 | – | dry | 5° | light winds, dry |
| 09:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 3 km/h ENE | 7 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 10:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 3 km/h NNE | 7 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry |
| 11:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 1 km/h E | 9 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 12:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 3 km/h S | 13 | – | dry | 14° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 13:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 5 km/h S | 17 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 14:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h S | 19 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 15:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h S | 21 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 16:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h S | 21 | – | dry | 14° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 17:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SSW | 21 | – | dry | 14° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 18:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 6 km/h SSW | 20 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 19:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 5 km/h S | 18 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 20:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h S | 16 | – | dry | 9° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 21:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h S | 16 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 22:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h S | 17 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 23:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h S | 18 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h S | 18 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 01:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SSW | 18 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 02:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h S | 19 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry |
| 03:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSW | 20 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry |
| 04:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h SSW | 22 | – | dry | 13° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 05:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h SSW | 24 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 06:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SW | 25 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry |
| 07:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SW | 27 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry |
| 08:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SW | 27 | – | dry | 12° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 09:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 13° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 10:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SW | 31 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 11:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SW | 33 | – | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 12:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SW | 34 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 13:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h SW | 35 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 14:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 23 km/h SW | 33 | – | dry | 17° | moderate 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?
The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · right here · fixed
The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 5 km · mobile
Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 8 km · mobile
The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 8 km · mobile
Put Ballyscanlan Lake in your calendar
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