Little Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Little Beach Surf Guide

Little Beach on the East Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west with some shelter here from north winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer.. Best around mid tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rips and rocks.

Little Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	inconsistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Little Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Little Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Little Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Little Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 21% of the time in June while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 59% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

21%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

20%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

59%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Little Beach Location Map

Interactive Little Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Little Beach is Launceston Airport (LST) in Australia, which is 92 km (57 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Little Beach is Hobart Airport (HBA), also in Australia, 134 km (83 miles) away.

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Little Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 15:15 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Little Beach look like?

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Credit: Graeme Smith Credit: Davis Hinton

Tides at Little Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Little Beach, 0 km from Little Beach.

Next High Water: 10:54pm | 1.15m

Next Low Water: 04:35pm | 0.68m

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Little Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Little Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite