Hot Water Beach is a beautiful spot and one of the most picturesque beaches in New Zealand. It is very popular with the tourists, swimmers and holiday-makers. Hot Water Beach is a beach break on golden sand. It is fairly long with various peaks and is known to suck up for some hollow barrels. At the north end of the beach, there can be a left-hand point break, and at the south end, a right-hand break with an outer reef. The middle of the beach has natural hot springs in front of the rocks, where you will see people digging their own hot pools at low tide. Although called Hot Water Beach due to these hot springs, the water can be quite cool as there are also cold springs under the surface. Good for surfers of all levels. Watch out for swimmers.