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Little Harbor Beach
4.7★ · 58 Google ratings · Wareham, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk✓ Kids reported
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
250 ft · 1 min
Cost
Paid parking
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
4 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
200 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
all 13 samples under the EPA limit · 2025
Map of Little Harbor Beach
Guide
Good to know
Parking fee
$15 - Resident Beach Sticker (Allows residents to park at Swifts Neck, Swift Beach, Little Harbor, Shell Point, and all along South Boulevard in Onset to include Onset Boat Ramp parking) Required year-round. $5 - Senior Resident Beach Sticker. $50 - Non-Resident Beach Sticker (Only good for Swifts Beach and Onset Boat Ramp) wareham.gov, 2026/09
Who may park
Residents only wareham.gov, 2026/09
Expect wind on breezy days
The beach is exposed to bay winds that can make it gusty, though this attracts kite surfers.
Visit in winter for shell collecting
Shells are abundant year-round but one experienced collector specifically prefers winter visits.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Resident sticker required in season
Wareham residents need a parking sticker to enter during peak season, though enforcement may be lax in off-season months.
Wear water shoes or flip-flops
The beach has numerous shells and rocks that require footwear protection when walking.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
72°F · overcast
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.9 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
0 mph from the E
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:18 | High tide | ↑ |
| 08:01 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:47 | High tide | ↑ |
| 22:19 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:44 AM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Little Harbor Beach?
250 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Little Harbor Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
