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Hidden 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
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 45
Daylight
07:31
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:31–19:06
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 6 km/h
☀ 07:33–19:03
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 07:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 94 GrandFri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 94 GrandFri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 60 FreshFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 52 FreshFri 17:00 · 45 FreshFri 18:00 · 69 DecentFri 19:00 · 92 GrandFri 20:00 · 89 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 · 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 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 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 · 100 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 97 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h SSW · gusts 45
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW44–0.6 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW45–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW42–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW45–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW52–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW60–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW60–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW60–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
16:0052 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW59–0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
17:0045 Fresh–––36 km/h SW57–0.8 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
18:0069 Decent–––22 km/h SW51–0.9 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
19:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW41–0.6 mm15°light winds, showers possible
20:0089 Grand–––12 km/h WNW31–0.3 mm13°light winds, showers possible
21:0097 Grand–––8 km/h WNW22–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––4 km/h WNW18–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––1 km/h SW15–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WNW14–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––9 km/h W13–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––8 km/h W10–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––7 km/h W9–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WNW9–dry4°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––5 km/h W8–dry5°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––6 km/h W8–dry5°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW7–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––9 km/h N7–dry7°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––1 km/h N8–dry8°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––2 km/h SSW8–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SSW10–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SSW13–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––12 km/h S16–dry14°light winds, dry
14:00100 Grand–––11 km/h S18–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––12 km/h S20–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h S21–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW22–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW21–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW19–dry13°light winds, dry
20:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW16–dry13°light winds, dry
21:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW17–dry13°light winds, dry
22:00100 Grand–––10 km/h S17–dry14°light winds, dry
23:00100 Grand–––9 km/h S17–dry14°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW18–dry14°light winds, dry
01:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW18–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
02:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW23–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW24–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW25–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
05:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW25–dry14°light winds, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

The Hot Pod (Kilmurrin Cove) · Kilmurrin Cove, Copper Coast · 9 km · mobile

Endorfin · Dunabrattin Pier, Boatstrand · 10 km · mobile

The Stove Sauna · Ballyscanlan Lough (lower lake), Ballyscanlon Wellness Retreats · 10 km · fixed

The Hot Pod (Newtown Cove) · Guillamene / Newtown Cove, Tramore · 15 km · mobile

Put Hidden 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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🌊 Hidden Lake dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Hidden Lake dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Hidden 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.