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Kelly's Lough

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
65
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 59
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
13:00
Decent 65/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
☀ 07:28–19:02
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 5 km/h
☀ 07:29–18:59
Sun, 4 Oct
15:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:31–18:57
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:33–18:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:35–18:52
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:50
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 7 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:48

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0065 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 68 DecentFri 13:00 · 65 DecentFri 14:00 · 65 DecentFri 15:00 · 65 DecentFri 16:00 · 65 DecentFri 17:00 · 55 FreshFri 18:00 · 54 FreshFri 19:00 · 43 BlowyFri 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 GrandSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 92 GrandSat 12:00 · 92 GrandSat 13:00 · 92 GrandSat 14:00 · 97 GrandSat 15:00 · 97 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 92 GrandSat 19:00 · 92 GrandSat 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 86 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 81 GrandSun 12:00 · 91 GrandSun 13:00 · 91 GrandSun 14:00 · 91 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 91 GrandSun 19:00 · 91 GrandSun 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 91 GrandMon 09:00 · 91 GrandMon 10:00 · 91 GrandMon 11:00 · 91 GrandMon 12:00 · 91 GrandMon 13:00 · 81 GrandMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 91 GrandMon 19:00 · 91 GrandMon 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 80 GrandWed 13:00 · 86 GrandWed 16:00 · 86 GrandWed 19:00 · 80 GrandWed 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 92 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

65 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h SSW · gusts 59
Tide
–
Air
11°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
13:0065 Decent–––22 km/h SSW59–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0065 Decent–––24 km/h SSW62–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0065 Decent–––25 km/h SSW63–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0065 Decent–––24 km/h SSW61–0.4 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0055 Fresh–––23 km/h SSW60–1.4 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
18:0054 Fresh–––18 km/h SW59–3.1 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
19:0043 Blowy–––21 km/h WSW55–3.3 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
20:0078 Decent–––19 km/h WSW46–0.2 mm9°gentle breeze, showers possible
21:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W40–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W35–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WNW33–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0080 Grand–––15 km/h WNW28–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
01:0080 Grand–––16 km/h WNW27–dry5°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
02:0080 Grand–––14 km/h WNW26–dry4°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
03:0080 Grand–––13 km/h WNW24–dry4°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WNW19–dry4°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––5 km/h WNW15–dry4°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––4 km/h W13–dry4°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––4 km/h SW12–dry4°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SW12–dry5°light winds, dry
09:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SW13–dry6°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SW15–dry7°light winds, dry
11:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SW18–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
12:0092 Grand–––4 km/h WSW19–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0092 Grand–––4 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0097 Grand–––5 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
15:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SW20–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SW21–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
17:0097 Grand–––7 km/h SW20–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
18:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SW19–dry9°light winds, dry
19:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SW15–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW16–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW19–dry6°light winds, dry
22:0080 Grand–––13 km/h SW21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW22–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW23–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW24–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
02:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW25–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW25–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW26–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW28–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW29–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW29–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW29–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
09:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WSW30–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW31–dry10°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
11:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
12:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW33–dry12°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 Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 26 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 32 km · fixed

Put Kelly's Lough 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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🌊 Kelly's Lough dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible
🌊 Kelly's Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Kelly's Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Art's Lough

2 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Upper Lake

7 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Turlough Hill Reservoir

8 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Lough Firib

8 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

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