Sunnyside Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Sunnyside Bay Surf Guide

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.

Sunnyside Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	6.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sunnyside Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sunnyside Bay occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Sunnyside Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sunnyside Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 90% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

90%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sunnyside Bay Location Map

Interactive Sunnyside Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sunnyside Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 11 April 2021, 07:22 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 11
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on

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Tides at Sunnyside Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Banff, 25.0 km from Sunnyside Bay.

Next High Water: 12:31pm | 3.28m

Next Low Water: 06:47pm | 0.21m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Sunnyside Bay Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (6.7 °C) at Sunnyside Bay accompanied by sub-zero wind chill temperatures (-2.0 °C). Wearing a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots will be little defence against the cold, making it difficult to stay in the sea for very long. Feeling bitterly cold and cloudy.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 6.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Sunnyside Bay

Surf stats for Sunnyside Bay, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Sunnyside Bay

Wind stats for Sunnyside Bay, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:

Discover surf breaks near Sunnyside Bay. Click below to view there surf guides.

Boyndie Bay
- Beach and reef
- 3.5
Reliability: fairly consistent
1km away
Banff
- Beach and point
- 3.2
Reliability: inconsistent
2km away
Palmer Cove
- River
- 3.3
Reliability: inconsistent
2km away
Sandend Bay
- Beach and point
- 3.0
Reliability: fairly consistent
11km away
Cullen
- Beach
- 3.5
Reliability: fairly consistent
17km away

Wave Buoys Nearest To Sunnyside Bay:

Closest Wave BuoyMoray Firth WaveNet Site35 mi
Second closest Wave BuoyClaymore Buoy96 mi
Third closest Wave BuoyEMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site97 mi
Fourth closest Wave BuoyFirth of Forth WaveNet Site103 mi
Fifth closest Wave BuoyGoldeneye112 mi

We hope you find the new 12-day forecasts and additional details useful.

Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.

Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.

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