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Lower 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
78
Decent · gentle breeze, showers possible
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSW, gusts 59
Daylight
07:27
Sunrise. Sunset 19:01. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:27–19:01
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 3 km/h
☀ 07:29–18:59
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:31–18:57
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:33–18:54
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:34–18:52
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:49
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:47

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0078 · Decentgentle breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 94 GrandFri 10:00 · 94 GrandFri 11:00 · 86 GrandFri 12:00 · 86 GrandFri 13:00 · 78 DecentFri 14:00 · 68 DecentFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 58 FreshFri 17:00 · 55 FreshFri 18:00 · 52 FreshFri 19:00 · 66 DecentFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 GrandSat 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 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 100 GrandSun 09:00 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 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 · 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 86 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

78 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset18 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
18 km/h SSW · gusts 59
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0078 Decent–––18 km/h SSW59–0.4 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible
14:0068 Decent–––22 km/h SSW62–0.4 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0068 Decent–––22 km/h SSW64–0.6 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0058 Fresh–––21 km/h SSW64–1.3 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
17:0055 Fresh–––21 km/h SW63–1.8 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
18:0052 Fresh–––24 km/h SW59–2.3 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
19:0066 Decent–––23 km/h WSW53–1.4 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
20:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W42–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WNW37–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––12 km/h W36–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WNW33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W31–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WNW32–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––19 km/h WNW31–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WNW28–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
04:0092 Grand–––3 km/h WSW22–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––4 km/h SSE18–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––5 km/h S16–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––3 km/h SW15–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––6 km/h W15–dry8°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W14–dry9°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W15–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––8 km/h W17–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––3 km/h WSW17–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––2 km/h WSW18–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––5 km/h SSW20–dry15°light winds, dry
15:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SSW22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
16:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SSW22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SSW22–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SW22–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––5 km/h SSW20–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW22–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SW24–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW26–dry9°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW36–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
08:00100 Grand–––12 km/h WSW28–dry13°light winds, dry
09:00100 Grand–––12 km/h WSW29–dry14°light winds, dry
10:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW34–dry16°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?

The Boat Yard Sauna · Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow town · 20 km · fixed

The Barrel Sauna (Greystones) · The Boatyard, Beach Road, Greystones · 24 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Greystones) · Rise at The Cove, Marine Road, Greystones · 24 km · fixed

Helios Sauna (Bray Rooftop) · Bray seafront · 26 km · fixed

Put Lower 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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🌊 Lower Lake dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible
🌊 Lower Lake dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lower Lake dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry

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