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Belle Lake

Monitored, not designated

Any tidePrefer highPrefer low
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
28 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 54
Daylight
07:30
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
09:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 26 km/h
☀ 07:30–19:05
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 5 km/h
☀ 07:31–19:02
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
☀ 07:33–19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:35–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:37–18:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:53
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 84 GrandFri 09:00 · 76 DecentFri 10:00 · 76 DecentFri 11:00 · 52 FreshFri 12:00 · 52 FreshFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 52 FreshFri 17:00 · 52 FreshFri 18:00 · 45 FreshFri 19:00 · 68 DecentFri 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 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 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 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 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 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 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h SSW · gusts 54
Tide
–
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW51–0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW54–0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0052 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW57–0.3 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0052 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW59–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW61–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW62–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW62–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
16:0052 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW62–0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
17:0052 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW62–0.5 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
18:0045 Fresh–––31 km/h SW60–0.8 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
19:0068 Decent–––23 km/h SW55–0.6 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
20:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WNW45–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WNW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0091 Grand–––12 km/h W23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W19–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W16–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW14–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
02:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WSW12–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
03:0086 Grand–––9 km/h W10–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––8 km/h W10–dry5°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––8 km/h W9–dry5°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––5 km/h WSW9–dry5°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––7 km/h WSW9–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WNW9–dry6°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WNW8–dry8°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––3 km/h NW8–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––1 km/h SW10–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––5 km/h SSW13–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW15–dry15°light winds, dry
14:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW18–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW19–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
16:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW21–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry14°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SSW20–dry13°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––8 km/h S18–dry11°light winds, dry
20:0092 Grand–––9 km/h S18–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW19–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW20–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW21–dry10°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW24–dry10°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW26–dry12°light winds, dry
03:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
05:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW28–dry14°light winds, dry
06:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW27–dry15°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 Hot Pod (Dunmore East) · Lawlors Beach, Dunmore East · 5 km · mobile

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 11 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 13 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Baginbun) · Baginbun Beach, Fethard-on-Sea, Co. Wexford · 14 km · fixed

Put Belle Lake 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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🌊 Belle Lake dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible
🌊 Belle Lake dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Belle Lake dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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