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Castlelake Lake

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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
76
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, gusts 52
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 3 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:58
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:56

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 86 GrandFri 09:00 · 76 DecentFri 10:00 · 84 GrandFri 11:00 · 76 DecentFri 12:00 · 76 DecentFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 52 FreshFri 15:00 · 44 BlowyFri 16:00 · 43 BlowyFri 17:00 · 67 DecentFri 18:00 · 92 GrandFri 19:00 · 94 GrandFri 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h SW · gusts 52
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
10:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW45–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW52–0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW58–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0052 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW58–0.6 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
15:0044 Blowy–––33 km/h SSW57–1.0 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
16:0043 Blowy–––33 km/h SW54–1.2 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
17:0067 Decent–––24 km/h SW49–1.1 mm16°moderate breeze, rain
18:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW40–0.1 mm16°light winds, showers possible
19:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WNW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WNW20–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WNW16–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––7 km/h NW13–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WNW12–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WNW12–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WNW13–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WNW12–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––7 km/h NW9–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WNW9–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WNW8–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––4 km/h WNW8–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––6 km/h NNW8–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––7 km/h NW8–dry9°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––3 km/h NW7–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––2 km/h SSW7–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––3 km/h S11–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SSE15–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––9 km/h S19–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––12 km/h S22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––12 km/h S22–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:00100 Grand–––12 km/h S22–dry15°light winds, dry
17:00100 Grand–––10 km/h S22–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h S20–dry15°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SSE17–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––3 km/h SE13–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––3 km/h NNE13–dry12°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––6 km/h NE13–dry11°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––8 km/h NE14–dry11°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––6 km/h NE15–dry12°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––6 km/h NE17–dry13°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––4 km/h NE18–dry12°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––3 km/h N18–dry12°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––3 km/h NW19–dry11°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––7 km/h WSW21–dry11°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––4 km/h WNW22–dry12°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––0 km/h NE23–dry13°light winds, dry
08:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW28–dry15°gentle 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 Sweaty Sanctuary Sauna · Inch Beach, Whitegate · 14 km · fixed

Cedar & Steam Sauna · Ballycroneen Strand (also Guileen Bay), Cloyne · 16 km · mobile

Swede Sauna · Robert's Cove · 19 km · mobile

Coastal Cabin Beach Sauna · Garryvoe Beach, Ballycotton · 19 km · fixed

Put Castlelake 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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🌊 Castlelake Lake dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Castlelake Lake dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Castlelake Lake dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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