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Lago di Lugano-Il Deserto

Lake model at the site

A decent day.

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6.9
Ø 6.6
21.10.–02.11.
Dive index / 10
Visibility indicator
Moderate
Satellite (Sentinel-2) of 29.10.2026: approx. 3.7 m near the shore · better below 23 m
3.7 m
since 21.10.
Wind
1 Bft
3 km/h, gusts 7 km/h
3 km/h
next 5 days
Algae (satellite)
High
High
since 21.10.
Current
calm
< 1 cm/s towards north-east · 5–30 m
Temperature by depth

Thermocline at 15–23 m

Thermocline 0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m15 m23 m6°10°14°18°22° 16.4° 16.5° 10.2° 6.8°
  • 0 m: 16.4 °C
  • 10 m: 16.5 °C
  • 20 m: 10.2 °C
  • 30 m: 6.8 °C
The next 5 days
  1. Today
    6.9
    algae bloom
  2. Tue
    6.9
    algae bloom
  3. Wed
    5.0
    low visibility
  4. Thu
    5.0
    low visibility
  5. Fri
    5.0
    low visibility

Weather trend

Weather in 2-hour steps for the next days Today: 3 to 13 °C, 0.0 mm rain, wind up to 5 km/h. Tue 03.11.: 5 to 12 °C, 0.0 mm rain, wind up to 5 km/h. Wed 04.11.: 8 to 11 °C, 0.0 mm rain, wind up to 5 km/h. Thu 05.11.: 7 to 13 °C, 0.0 mm rain, wind up to 8 km/h. Fri 06.11.: 7 to 12 °C, 4.7 mm rain, wind up to 6 km/h. 0° 5° 10° 15°4 0 60 Today Tue 03.11. Wed 04.11. Thu 05.11. Fri 06.11.061218061218061218061218061218Clear Clear Clear Overcast Partly cloudy Clear Overcast Partly cloudy Clear Partly cloudy Clear Overcast Drizzle Rain Drizzle 42232232223213342224
  • Temperature °C
  • Rain mm/h
  • Sunshine min/h
  • Wind km/h, arrow shows wind direction

Data: Eawag Alplakes, MeteoSwiss and DWD via Open-Meteo, FOEN. The forecast is an indicator, not a guarantee of visibility. Calculated on 02.11.2026 12:44

Location

Practical

Getting there

45.9595° N, 8.8802° E

Emergency

After a diving accident, call Rega 1414 and say «diving accident». Rega connects you to the diving physician of DAN Suisse, around the clock and free of charge. Diving accident factsheet by DAN Suisse and Rega (PDF, German)

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