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Emo 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
76
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 36
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:31–19:05
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 8 km/h
☀ 07:33–19:02
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 7 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:00
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:53
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 18:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 61 FreshFri 16:00 · 64 DecentFri 17:00 · 59 FreshFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 94 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 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 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 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 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 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 · 86 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 92 GrandSun 09:00 · 92 GrandSun 10:00 · 97 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 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 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 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 08:00 · 82 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 94 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 14:00 · 94 GrandMon 15:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 100 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h WSW · gusts 36
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 0.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0059 Fresh–––22 km/h SSW48–2.5 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
18:0076 Decent–––21 km/h WSW36–0.6 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
19:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW29–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW19–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW16–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW15–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––8 km/h WSW15–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
02:0086 Grand–––7 km/h SW14–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––5 km/h SSW13–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––7 km/h SW13–dry5°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––9 km/h SW13–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW14–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW14–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSW14–dry7°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSW14–dry8°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW16–dry10°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––7 km/h SW17–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW18–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW19–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW20–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
16:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SW22–dry16°light winds, dry
17:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
18:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SSW19–dry15°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––7 km/h S14–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S16–dry11°light winds, dry
21:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SSW19–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSW21–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SE21–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SE21–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
02:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SE21–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––4 km/h E21–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––5 km/h ESE21–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––4 km/h E21–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SE22–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––6 km/h ESE22–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––5 km/h ESE24–dry7°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––5 km/h NNW25–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––7 km/h S28–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW33–dry17°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW35–dry18°gentle breeze, dry, warm air
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW38–dry18°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW38–dry18°moderate breeze, dry, warm air
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW37–dry18°gentle 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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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, Co. Westmeath · 41 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Blackrock) · Blackrock seafront, Co. Dublin · 71 km · fixed

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Put Emo 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Emo Lake dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Emo Lake dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Emo Lake dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, sunny

Nearby spots

Rathdaire Lake

5 km · Co. Laois · Not classified

Little Bog Lake

6 km · Co. Laois · Not classified

Ballin Lough

8 km · Co. Laois · Not classified

Derryounce Lake

8 km · Co. Offaly · Not classified

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