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Poulaphouca Reservoir

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
52
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Wind
36 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 61
Daylight
07:28
Sunrise. Sunset 19:02. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:28–19:02
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:30–19:00
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:32–18:57
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:34–18:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 5 km/h
☀ 07:35–18:52
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–18:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:48

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0052 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 91 GrandFri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 84 GrandFri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 76 DecentFri 13:00 · 52 FreshFri 14:00 · 52 FreshFri 15:00 · 43 BlowyFri 16:00 · 42 BlowyFri 17:00 · 41 BlowyFri 18:00 · 38 BlowyFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 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 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 97 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 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 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 91 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 80 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

52 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset36 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
36 km/h SSW · gusts 61
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
13:0052 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW61–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0052 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW64–0.5 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
15:0043 Blowy–––36 km/h SSW66–1.1 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
16:0042 Blowy–––36 km/h SSW65–1.4 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
17:0041 Blowy–––35 km/h SSW64–1.5 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
18:0038 Blowy–––35 km/h SW58–2.0 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
19:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WSW44–0.5 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
20:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW27–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW23–dry9°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW18–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW16–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW15–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW15–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW14–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSW13–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSW12–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSW12–dry7°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––8 km/h S12–dry9°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW14–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SW16–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
12:0097 Grand–––7 km/h SW17–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SW19–dry13°light winds, dry
14:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW20–dry13°light winds, dry
15:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW22–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
16:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW23–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
17:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW23–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW22–dry13°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry11°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S23–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S26–dry10°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW30–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S34–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW35–dry14°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?

Helios Sauna (Bray Rooftop) · Bray seafront · 30 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Blackrock) · Blackrock seafront, Co. Dublin · 30 km · fixed

Put Poulaphouca Reservoir 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
🌊 Poulaphouca Reservoir dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Poulaphouca Reservoir dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Poulaphouca Reservoir dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Upper Lake

2 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Golden Falls Reservoir

5 km · Co. Kildare · Not classified

Cleevaun Lough

9 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

Yellow Lough

10 km · Co. Wicklow · Not classified

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