Hot Water Beach is one of New Zealand’s top attractions! Hire a spade and dig yourself a hot pool in the sand at low tide. Hot springs under the sand will fill your hot pool with natural, thermal, warm water.

For the Best Experiance

Start digging your pool at Hotwater Beach one hour before low tide
two hours of bath soaking after low tide or ebbe
You can enjoy up to three hours of fun depending on the sea conditions,slope of beach
CHECK OUT THE TIDE TIMES

About Hotwater Beach

Note that the hot water spring only comes up between two rocks in a small spot on the beach under the rock cliff face. The entire Hot Water beach is NOT a thermal area, only this one spot.

The activity is all year, even in the winter months, day and night. It’s free and on a public beach. The ocean waves wash the home made spa pools and clean the human activities on every high tide. So check the tide times and your activities plan and book accommodation at the Hahei Holiday Resort which is only 8Km away and has a great range of restaurants and cafes.

For the Tide Times visit: www.whitianga.co.nz/tidetable.html

The beach is also a well known as a top surfing spot with the Pacific Ocean swells. You will see the surfers waiting for the perfect wave off the beach.

For the swell size and the sea conditions visit: www.marineweather.co.nz/reports

Beach walks are an added activity if the sea and tide conditions are not right for swimming or digging a hot pool. Take the 3km walk along the isolated white sand beach, between the two car parks.

Safety on Hotwater Beach

Swimming in the surf at the beach can be a hazard so take care and follow the guidance of the life saving guards. Hahei Holiday Resort Sponsor the Hot Water Beach Surf Club and you will see our name on the inflatable surf boat. You may even meet members of the Resort team watching over your safety. So check the waves and the undertow and do not swim at night.

Hahei Beach is a safe white sand beach. Stay at Hahei Holiday Resort’s accommodation and visit the Hot Water Beach for Activities.