British Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.25° E

British Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's British Beach sea temperature is
25.4° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at British Beach today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for British Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at British Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
1.6
ESE
8
0.5
S
8
1.7
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
334
34
156
114
120
114
27
29
57
82
82
64
53
361
295
86
64
220
205
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:21AM0.87m
11:19PM1.16m
12:54PM0.86m
00:21AM1.16m
2:24PM0.90m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.50m
6:31AM0.28m
6:01PM0.58m
7:44AM0.20m
7:24PM0.61m
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part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
17
18
20
21
21
21
21
22
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