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Hot Water Beach is NOT a secret! It is known around the world!

Hot Water Beach is located along New Zealand's Pacific coast just south of Mercury Bay at the northeast tip of the Coromandel Peninsula.

If you're coming to Hot Water Beach, you need to know ...


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Hot Water Beach
Daily Low Tides

30 Mar 2024

Valid dates: 1 Sep 2007 -- 31 Dec 2025

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TimeTide
(msl mm)
Sat, 2024 Mar 30
05:02-620
11:05669
17:19-747
23:37692
Sun, 2024 Mar 31
05:42-591
11:44638
17:59-736
Mon, 2024 Apr 01
00:19682
06:26-563
12:26607
18:42-721
Tue, 2024 Apr 02
01:05672
07:14-543
13:14582
19:31-707
Wed, 2024 Apr 03
01:56669
08:07-538
14:08570
20:26-698
Thu, 2024 Apr 04
02:53679
09:07-558
15:10579
21:27-705
Fri, 2024 Apr 05
03:53709
10:09-610
16:15618
22:30-733
TimeTide
(msl mm)
Sat, 2024 Apr 06
04:54761
11:12-693
17:21689
23:34-781
Sun, 2024 Apr 07
04:54830
11:12-795
17:23781
23:34-840
Mon, 2024 Apr 08
05:51901
12:09-901
18:22874
Tue, 2024 Apr 09
00:32-894
06:45960
13:02-991
19:17952
Wed, 2024 Apr 10
01:27-930
07:38993
13:54-1050
20:11999
Thu, 2024 Apr 11
02:20-936
08:28993
14:45-1069
21:031010
Fri, 2024 Apr 12
03:12-910
09:18955
15:34-1046
21:53983

Tide times are LOCAL (NZST or NZDT).

Tide height in mm from Mean Sea Level.
The lower the low tide,
(the more negative the tide height),
the more time that the thermal spring
on the beach will be "uncovered."

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What is it?

Some volcanos develop huge underground reservoirs of superheated water. Over time, this water will escape to the surface — cooling on the way. There are two fissures at Hot Water Beach issuing water as hot as 64ºC (147ºF) at a rate as high as 15 litres/minute. This water contains large amounts of salt (NOT salt water), calcium, magnesium, potassium, fluorine, bromine and silica. There are other hot water springs nearby but the location of these two springs on the beach make them unique.


When?

The short answer is: The hot water spring are exposed ONE hour either side of low tide (okay, up to two hours but only if the low tide is REALLY low).

A table of low tides is displayed to the right. The low tide table starts TODAY (as defined on our server) and provides two weeks of low tides so you can plan your visit to Hot Water Beach. If you're not interested in the next two weeks, update the day, month and year and you'll see the low tides from that date -- within the range from 1 Aug 2003 to 31 Dec 2025. NOW you can plan your visit to Mercury Bay -- and Hot Water Beach!


What?


How to get here?

World famous Hot Water Beach is located south of Whitianga, north of Tairua and only a few kms from Hahei.

Driving, there's only one way to get to Hot Water Beach. Take State Highway 25 to Whenuakite where the only notable junction is the road to Hot Water Beach, Cook's Beach and Hahei/Cathedral Cove. Stay on the main road until you see the (right) turn to Hot Water Beach (~8 km). Please pay attention to the speed limit on this road as it gives a good indication of the road condition -- which is paved right up to the car park.

Of course, NO visit to New Zealand would be complete without sitting on the beach in your own private hot pool at the world renowned Hot Water Beach!






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