World Famous
     Hot Water Beach

[Page and tide table used by permission of Mercury Bay Online!]

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.

© Whitianga Focus — used by permission. Hot Water Beach — a playground for all ages! NOT to be missed!

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

• When to arrive (when the hot water springs are exposed)
• What to bring
• How to get here
• How much does it co$t

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.

Hot Water Beach
Tide Times

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