Hot Water Beach · Coromandel Peninsula · New Zealand
★★★★☆ Beach & outdoors
No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.
FREE, and you dig your own hot pool in the sand where a geothermal spring comes up through the beach. IT ONLY WORKS IN THE TWO HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE - at any other time the sea is over it and there is nothing to see. Check the tide table before committing the day. Spades are hired locally. The water reaches 64C in places and people are scalded.
| Adult ticket | Free entry |
|---|---|
| Child ticket | Free entry |
| Typical visit | 2 hours |
| Opening hours | Only in the 2 hours either side of LOW TIDE |
| Indoors or out | Outdoors |
| Region | Waikato, New Zealand |
| Prices quoted in | NZD |
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Official page: https://www.thecoromandel.com/