Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some implementations, a wireless communications network may support per-beam synchronization signal block (SSB) periodicity configurations. A network entity may transmit, using a first beam, a first SSB associated with a cell supported by the network entity. The first SSB may include a first broadcast channel that indicates a first periodicity for transmission of the first SSB associated using the first beam. In addition, the network entity may transmit, using a second beam, a second SSB associated with the cell supported by the network entity. The second SSB may include a second broadcast channel that indicates a second periodicity for transmission of the second SSB associated with the cell using the second beam. In such cases, the second periodicity may be different from the first periodicity.