Waikato, NZ

Te Puia / Hot Water Beach

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryNZ
RegionWaikato

Getting There

Nearest CityWhitianga11.9 km
Airport (AMZ)Ardmore Airport77.1 km

Safety & Conditions

LifeguardYes
Shark Incidents0recorded

Facilities

✓ Restrooms

Sand & Geology

Hot Water Beach's sand is iron-rich titanomagnetite eroded from Coromandel's andesitic volcanoes. Geothermal water seeps up through the black sand at low tide, letting visitors dig private hot pools — a rare intersection of sand geology and active geothermal plumbing.

Predicted regional compositionfeldspar-rich (plutonic/crystalline terrane)
F 73%
L 24%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Te Puia, better known as Hot Water Beach, is one of New Zealand's most unique natural attractions. Located on the Coromandel Peninsula's eastern coast, this geothermal wonder offer...

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