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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

10 Oct 2024

Valid dates: 1 Sep 2007 -- 31 Dec 2025

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TimeTide
(msl mm)
Thu, 2024 Oct 10
00:07567
06:22-691
12:46653
18:55-513
Fri, 2024 Oct 11
00:52538
07:08-669
13:34644
19:45-507
Sat, 2024 Oct 12
01:44523
08:00-656
14:27650
20:41-527
Sun, 2024 Oct 13
02:43532
08:58-659
15:24677
21:41-579
Mon, 2024 Oct 14
03:46573
09:59-684
16:23726
22:42-663
Tue, 2024 Oct 15
04:50646
11:02-733
17:21794
23:40-769
Wed, 2024 Oct 16
05:52744
12:02-795
18:18869
TimeTide
(msl mm)
Thu, 2024 Oct 17
00:36-882
06:50848
13:00-859
19:13937
Fri, 2024 Oct 18
01:30-984
07:46941
13:56-908
20:05982
Sat, 2024 Oct 19
02:23-1058
08:401007
14:49-931
20:57996
Sun, 2024 Oct 20
03:14-1094
09:331036
15:42-922
21:48973
Mon, 2024 Oct 21
04:05-1085
10:251025
16:35-882
22:40915
Tue, 2024 Oct 22
04:56-1035
11:17978
17:28-816
23:32828
Wed, 2024 Oct 23
05:47-950
12:10904
18:23-736

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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