About Little Beach
Sheltered, calm and endlessly surprising — Little Beach's sandy bottom and artificial reef structures punch well above their weight, with seahorses, blue gropers, nudibranchs and turtles all regular visitors.
Live Conditions
Score
Azure™ Visibility
Predicted
Wave Height
Offshore
Wind
Knots
Little Beach Weather Forecast
About this forecast
7-day weather forecast for Newcastle, NSW sourced from Open-Meteo. Daily high/low temperatures, conditions and rain probability.
Little Beach Swell Forecast
About this forecast
Site-specific wave heights adjusted for Little Beach's exposure, orientation and depth profile. Colour bands: green = ideal, orange = marginal, red = undiveable.
Little Beach Tide Chart
About this chart
Today's tide chart with optimal dive windows highlighted in green. Upgrade to Essential or Pro to unlock the 5-day tide chart.
Experience
Intermediate
Rating
Site Exposure
Partial exposure
Protected
Site Exposure
Well Protected
Partial exposure W–NNE.
Protection Level4/5
Tide SensitivityHigh
Runoff ImpactHigh
Site BriefWater Temperature
Summer 22–25 °C | Winter 17–19 °C
Common Questions
Is Little Beach suitable for beginners?
Little Beach is best suited to intermediate divers with at least 20–30 logged dives and comfortable buoyancy control.
What is the visibility like at Little Beach?
Pelagic's Azure™ model predicts an expected visibility of around 8m at Little Beach. Visibility varies with swell, rainfall and tidal conditions — check the live prediction above before heading out.
What is the water temperature at Little Beach?
Summer 22–25 °C | Winter 17–19 °C — summer to winter range. A 5mm wetsuit is recommended for winter, while a 3mm or shorty is fine in summer.
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