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Little Beach

Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia

Today’s timelapse
Shoal Bay: Port Stephens

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:10 pm
7 am
4.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
Now
4.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2818 km/hmph NE
Gusts
6037 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
55%
Sunset
7:10 pm
Today
4.1Fair7 am1710
4.1Fair8 am1711
4.0Fair9 am1811
4.8Fair10 am1610
3.9Poor11 am2113
3.7Poor12 pm2013
3.3Poor1 pm2314
3.1Poor2 pm2616
3.2Poor3 pm2717
3.7Poor4 pm2717
4.0FairNow2818
4.9Fair6 pm2616
5.8Good7 pm2415
Sat
6.7Good7 am75
5.9Good8 am64
6.6Good9 am32
9.1Excellent10 am11
9.3Excellent11 am75
8.5Excellent12 pm148
7.4Great1 pm1610
7.0Great2 pm1610
7.4Great3 pm1710
7.8Great4 pm1811
7.7Great5 pm2214
7.9Great6 pm2012
7.8Great7 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms110 m350 ft away
  • Showers290 m950 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m210 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m360 ft
  • Picnic tables320 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground240 m780 ft away
  • Boat ramp20 m80 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
440 m0.3 miNorburn Av before Dixon Dr
Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miNelson Bay (town)
Nearest airport
62 km39 miMaitland Airport (MTL)

Nearby places

  • Bites on the BayFish and chips
    110 m360 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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