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Sunnyside Bay on the East Coast is a sheltered reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the north northeast. A choice of left and right reefs. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Sunnyside 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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Also see Sunnyside Bay surf quality by season and Sunnyside Bay surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Scotland - East Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Sunnyside Bay

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunnyside Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Boyndie Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Banff	1 mi
Third closest break	Palmer Cove	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Sandend Bay	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Cullen	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sunnyside Bay:
Closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	118 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	118 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	158 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	193 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	K7 Buoy	221 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sunnyside Bay:
Closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	40 mi
Second closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	40 mi
Third closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland	53 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland - READ flat	53 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	57 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sunnyside Bay:
Closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	42 mi
Second closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	56 mi
Third closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	68 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	108 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	112 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sunnyside Bay:
Closest city location	Banff (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Whitehills (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Macduff (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Portsoy (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Aberchirder (United Kingdom)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sunnyside Bay is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sunnyside Bay is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ), also in U.k, 56 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k, 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k. is 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Dundee Airport (DND) in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Sunnyside Bay and is 139 km (86 miles) away.