Dig Your Own Spa at Hot Water Beach

Image Source: Tourism New Zealand. Coromandel Surfing, New Zealand
Surfing, Coromandel
Photographer: Chris McLennan
(www.cmphoto.co.nz)

Hot Water Beach is as good as its name. Hot pools can be dug out of the sand at low tide near the rocks and in places where steam can be seen rising from the open sea at high tide.

Volcanic activity is no longer prevalent on the Coromandel Peninsula—the hot mineral pools are a legacy of an exciting geothermal past. Hot Water Beach is also known as a good surfing spot.

For further information on the Hot Water Beach region view our Coromandel regional information section.

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