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Lough Firib

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
49
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, SW, gusts 57
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
12:00
Fresh 49/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 30 km/h
☀ 07:28–19:02
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 7 km/h
☀ 07:30–18:59
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:31–18:57
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:33–18:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:35–18:52
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:37–18:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:47

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0049 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 73 DecentFri 12:00 · 49 FreshFri 13:00 · 49 FreshFri 14:00 · 49 FreshFri 15:00 · 26 GrimFri 16:00 · 37 BlowyFri 17:00 · 35 BlowyFri 18:00 · 15 GrimFri 19:00 · 47 FreshFri 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 86 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 97 GrandSat 15:00 · 97 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 97 GrandSat 19:00 · 86 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 97 GrandSun 09:00 · 97 GrandSun 10:00 · 91 GrandSun 11:00 · 91 GrandSun 12:00 · 91 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 86 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 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 · 81 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 83 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 81 GrandMon 19:00 · 89 GrandMon 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 85 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 86 GrandWed 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 92 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

49 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset30 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
30 km/h SW · gusts 57
Tide
–
Air
12°C · 0.5 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0049 Fresh–––30 km/h SW57–0.5 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0049 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW62–0.4 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0049 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW66–0.6 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
15:0026 Grim–––40 km/h SW67–0.8 mm12°strong wind, rain
16:0037 Blowy–––35 km/h SSW67–1.6 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
17:0035 Blowy–––33 km/h SSW66–2.0 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
18:0015 Grim–––39 km/h SW62–2.6 mm12°strong wind, rain
19:0047 Fresh–––32 km/h W54–1.4 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
20:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h W42–0.1 mm10°fresh breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––26 km/h WNW39–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WNW37–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––25 km/h WNW33–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WNW30–dry7°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
01:0070 Decent–––24 km/h WNW30–dry6°moderate breeze, dry
02:0070 Decent–––24 km/h WNW30–dry6°moderate breeze, dry
03:0070 Decent–––24 km/h WNW28–dry5°moderate breeze, dry
04:0070 Decent–––23 km/h WNW24–dry5°moderate breeze, dry
05:0080 Grand–––19 km/h WNW20–dry5°gentle breeze, dry
06:0080 Grand–––17 km/h WNW18–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
07:0080 Grand–––14 km/h WNW17–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
08:0080 Grand–––14 km/h W16–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W15–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
10:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WNW15–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WNW17–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0091 Grand–––12 km/h WNW18–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0097 Grand–––7 km/h W19–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW20–dry11°light winds, dry
15:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW22–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW22–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
17:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry11°light winds, dry
18:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry10°light winds, dry
19:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SSW24–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW26–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW28–dry8°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SW29–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
01:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW31–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
02:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW31–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW32–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
04:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW33–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
05:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW35–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
06:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW35–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SW35–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW28–dry10°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW29–dry11°light winds, dry
10:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW33–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 · 27 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 28 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Greystones) · Rise at The Cove, Marine Road, Greystones · 28 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Bray Rooftop) · Bray seafront · 29 km · fixed

Put Lough Firib 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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🌊 Lough Firib dip · FreshFri, 2 Oct 11:30–12:30 · fresh breeze, showers possible
🌊 Lough Firib dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Firib dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry

Nearby spots

Turlough Hill Reservoir

2 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Lough Nahanagan

3 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Lough Ouler

5 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Art's Lough

6 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

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