Hot Water Beach
Waikato, New Zealand
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 2 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Hot Water Beach
Hot Water Beach is a sandy beach located in Waikato, New Zealand, covering an area of 135,795 square meters. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and it is 13 kilometers from Whitianga Airport. The beach is 1,963 meters long and has free parking available within 363 meters.
Hot Water Beach is a beach on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, just south of Mercury Bay. It is approximately 12 kilometres south east of Whitianga, and approximately 175 kilometres from Auckland by car. Its name comes from underground hot springs that filter up through the sand between the high and low water tidal reaches. The beach is a popular destination both for locals and tourists. Annual visitor numbers have been estimated at 700,000, making it one of the most popular geothermal attractions in the Waikato region.
Source: Hot Water Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 160 m530 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.7 km2.9 miHahei (village)
- Nearest airport
- 13 km8 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hahei Beach4.6 km2.9 mi north away7.7 Great
- Mares Leg Cove6.2 km3.8 mi north-west away8.5 Excellent
- Mautohe Cathedral Cove6.4 km4.0 mi north-west away8.5 Excellent
- Cooks Beach8.5 km5.3 mi north-west away8.5 Excellent
- Lonely bay beach9.7 km6.0 mi north-west away8.5 Excellent
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.9 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
- Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 100%
- Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 25%
- Thu6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 51%