Cold · 10–15 °C
Cunsey Beck
River · 2 measured points · latest reading 3 h ago. Real sensors in the water, not a forecast.
Measured now10.2 °CEel House Bridge
Rule of thumb (experienced)10 minBeginners stay well shorter and get out before the shivering starts.
Cold shock1–2 minAutumn and spring. Breath catches briefly, then it settles.
Cold bandColdDoable for beginners with company.
Trend since September
The water is cooling by 0.8 °C per week.
When does it become ice swimming here?
Below 10 °C (winter swimming) expected from 28 October. Below 5 °C (ice swimming proper) expected from 9 December.
Linear extension of the measured trend, not a forecast – one cold front or mild spell shifts everything by weeks.
Measuring points
10.2 °C
Eel House Bridge3 h ago
Cold10.4 °C
Esthwaite Water Outflow3 h ago
ColdNearby
New Year
67
67 days until 1 January. New Year's Day dips with measured temperature follow in December.
Cold scale
0–5 °CPolar
5–10 °CIcy
10–15 °CCold
15–20 °CFresh
over 20 °CSummer
Five bands every winter swimmer knows. The “one minute per degree” rule is for experienced swimmers, beginners stay well shorter.
The app for it
Your water on your phone, with an alert below your limit
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