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British Beach in Efate is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north northeast with some shelter here from east southeast winds. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall British Beach 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 British Beach surf quality by season and British Beach surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to British Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Crazy Tree	0 mi
Second closest break	Pounders	1 mi
Third closest break	British Beach	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Doggies	2 mi
Fifth closest break	High Doggies	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to British Beach:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	3303 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	3333 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	3467 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	3523 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	3822 mi
Tide stations nearest to British Beach:
Closest tide station	Nandi Waters, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands	605 mi
Second closest tide station	Ngaloa Harbor, Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands	658 mi
Third closest tide station	Suva, Suva Harbor, Fiji Islands	669 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tai Levu, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands	681 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Nandi, Vanua Levu Island, Fiji Islands	697 mi
Ski Resorts closest to British Beach:
Closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	1528 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	1546 mi
Third closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	1551 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	1551 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	1687 mi
Town and city forecasts close to British Beach:
Closest city location	Port Vila (Vanuatu)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Norsup (Vanuatu)	132 mi
Third closest city location	Isangel (Vanuatu)	139 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santo (Vanuatu)	174 mi
Fifth closest city location	Aname (Vanuatu)	192 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to British Beach is Port Vila Bauerfield (Port-vila) Airport (VLI) in Vanuatu, which is 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to British Beach is Ouanaham (Lifou) Airport (LIF) in New Caledonia, 349 km (217 miles) away.