Little Wategos Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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A october–april beach on the Coral Sea near New South Wales, Little Wategos Beach is exposed to E swell — NE–SE on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a SW–NW wind.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~21.3°C (70.3°F) on average
Jan
25.8°C
78.4°F · 23.8–27.1°C
Feb
26.4°C
79.5°F · 25.4–27.4°C
Mar
26.3°C
79.3°F · 24.9–27.2°C
Apr
25.4°C
77.7°F · 23.9–26.7°C
May
23.7°C
74.7°F · 22.3–25.2°C
Jun
22.2°C
72°F · 20.6–23.5°C
Jul
21.1°C
70°F · 19.2–21.9°C
Aug
20.7°C
69.3°F · 19.6–21.8°C
Sep
21.3°C
70.3°F · 20–22.9°C
Oct
22.2°C
72°F · 20.6–23.7°C
Nov
23.5°C
74.3°F · 21.9–25°C
Dec
24.6°C
76.3°F · 23.2–26°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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