Little Beach
Tasmania · Australia
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An open E-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasmania, Little Beach works on NE–SE groundswell; SW–NW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.9°C (55.2°F) on average
Jan
17.8°C
64°F · 15.9–20.3°C
Feb
18.8°C
65.8°F · 16.8–20.7°C
Mar
18.3°C
64.9°F · 16.8–19.8°C
Apr
17.2°C
63°F · 14.9–18.6°C
May
15.7°C
60.3°F · 12.6–17.2°C
Jun
14.2°C
57.6°F · 12.5–15.7°C
Jul
13.5°C
56.3°F · 11.9–15°C
Aug
12.8°C
55°F · 12–13.6°C
Sep
12.9°C
55.2°F · 12.2–14.1°C
Oct
13.4°C
56.1°F · 11.9–15°C
Nov
15°C
59°F · 12.8–17.9°C
Dec
16.2°C
61.2°F · 14.5–18.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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