British Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.79° S 168.28° E

British Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 4 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's British Beach sea temperature is
25.8° C
0.5° 

British Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


British Beach surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, S swell with 946 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for British Beach this week:

The surf forecast for British Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at British Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (+11) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sat 11th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 12s
Best Surf11PM (Sat 11th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 12s
Most Powerful 5PM (Thu 9th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for British Beach over the next 16 days.


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