Little Wategos Beach, Beach in Australia

Little Wategos Beach is a crescent of pale tan sand on the northern edge of the Cape Byron peninsula, about 1.5 km east of Byron Bay, facing the bay rather than the open sea. A grass-covered bank rises behind the sand to a reddish-brown eroded cliff, and a narrow paved path runs along the top of the beach. Dark rocks lie scattered across the sand, with a larger cluster near the left end.

Little Wategos Beach lies on the Cape Byron peninsula, about 1.5 km east of Byron Bay, within the Cape Byron State Conservation Area. The peninsula is Arakwal country, and the beach is the easternmost on the Australian mainland. Cape Byron Light stands about 500 m to the south.

The beach lies within the Cape Byron State Conservation Area, which covers most of the peninsula. Its name links it to the larger Wategos Beach about 500 metres to the south-west. Fishing is permitted in the rocks along the sand, a use the sources record for this beach.

Little Wategos Beach has no vehicle access: a footpath branches off the Cape Byron Walking Track, and the beach itself has no infrastructure and no lifeguards. Fishing is permitted in the rocks at the beach. The larger Wategos Beach lies further to the south-west.

Little Wategos Beach is the easternmost beach on the Australian mainland, a fact not obvious from the sand itself. It faces the bay rather than the open sea, and the Cape Byron Lighthouse stands about 500 metres to the south. Fishing is permitted in the rocks along the beach.