Balnakiel Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Balnakiel Bay

Balnakiel Bay on the North Coast is a reasonably exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east with some shelter here from north winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide.

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Overall Balnakiel Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Balnakiel Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sango Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Sango Sands	2 mi
Third closest break	Sandwood Bay	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Kyle of Tongue	14 mi
Fifth closest break	Oldshoremore	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Balnakiel Bay:
Closest wave buoy	K7 Buoy	147 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	217 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	217 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	232 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	K5 Buoy	241 mi
Tide stations nearest to Balnakiel Bay:
Closest tide station	Kinlochbervie, Scotland	13 mi
Second closest tide station	Kinlochbervie, Scotland - READ flaterco.com/pol.htm	13 mi
Third closest tide station	Ullapool, Scotland	50 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ullapool, Scotland	50 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	62 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Balnakiel Bay:
Closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	108 mi
Second closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	111 mi
Third closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	120 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	132 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	135 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Balnakiel Bay:
Closest city location	Scrabster (United Kingdom)	45 mi
Second closest city location	Thurso (United Kingdom)	46 mi
Third closest city location	Ullapool (United Kingdom)	50 mi
Fourth closest city location	Brora (United Kingdom)	51 mi
Fifth closest city location	Golspie (United Kingdom)	52 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Balnakiel Bay is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 99 km (61 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Balnakiel Bay is Stornoway Airport (SYY), also in U.k., 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Third is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 115 km (71 miles) away.
• Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 124 km (77 miles) away.
• Lossiemouth Airport (LMO), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Balnakiel Bay and is 129 km (80 miles) away.