Dipper › Co. Cork

Castlenalact Lake

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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 49
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:12
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 5 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:09
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:07
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:05
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:02
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:58

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 84 GrandFri 11:00 · 76 DecentFri 12:00 · 60 FreshFri 13:00 · 52 FreshFri 14:00 · 42 BlowyFri 15:00 · 40 BlowyFri 16:00 · 42 BlowyFri 17:00 · 77 DecentFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 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 · 92 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 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 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 · 92 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 92 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 · 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 · 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 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h SSW · gusts 49
Tide
–
Air
16°C · dry

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–––23 km/h SSW49–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW58–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
13:0052 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW60–0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0042 Blowy–––35 km/h SSW62–1.4 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
15:0040 Blowy–––34 km/h SW60–1.7 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
16:0042 Blowy–––33 km/h SW57–1.3 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
17:0077 Decent–––17 km/h WSW48–1.1 mm15°gentle breeze, rain
18:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WNW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W25–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
20:0097 Grand–––7 km/h WNW17–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W13–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WNW12–dry7°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WNW11–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––8 km/h WNW10–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––8 km/h WNW10–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––6 km/h W10–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––5 km/h W8–dry4°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WNW7–dry4°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––3 km/h WNW6–dry4°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––5 km/h NW6–dry5°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––5 km/h NNW7–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WNW7–dry7°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––3 km/h NW6–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––1 km/h S6–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––1 km/h SE12–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––5 km/h SSE17–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––10 km/h S20–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSE22–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSE23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSE23–dry15°light winds, dry
17:00100 Grand–––11 km/h S22–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSE20–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––7 km/h SSE17–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––4 km/h SSW14–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––0 km/h N14–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––2 km/h N15–dry11°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––3 km/h N17–dry11°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––2 km/h NW17–dry12°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––3 km/h WNW19–dry11°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––3 km/h WSW20–dry10°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––4 km/h NW21–dry10°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW22–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––6 km/h WSW24–dry11°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––5 km/h WSW24–dry12°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––7 km/h SW26–dry13°light winds, dry
08:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––18 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?

Wild Wellness Sauna · Garrettstown Beach, Kinsale · 20 km · fixed

The Sauna Snugg · Garrylucas Beach (White Strand), Garrettstown · 21 km · fixed

The Recovery Pod Sauna · Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty · 22 km · fixed

Element Wellness · Dunworley Beach, Butlerstown · 23 km · fixed

Put Castlenalact 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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🌊 Castlenalact Lake dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Castlenalact Lake dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Castlenalact Lake dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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