How do you get to Moeraki Boulders?
How to get to Moeraki Boulders. The boulders are located on Koekohe Beach, between the towns of Moerkai and Hampden. It is an easy (and very scenic) drive on State Highway 1 from the north or south. The Boulders are about 40km (approx 30 minutes drive) south of Oamaru – along a stunning scenic road!
What is inside Moeraki Boulders?
These cracks radiate and thin outward from the centre of the typical boulder and are typically filled with an outer (early stage) layer of brown calcite and an inner (late stage) layer of yellow calcite spar, which often, but not always, completely fills the cracks.
Do you have to pay to see Moeraki Boulders?
The Moeraki Boulders is one of the natural wonders of New Zealand that’s not only free to visit but a must on any road trip around the South Island.
What time is low tide in Moeraki?
The first low tide was at 7:50 am and the next low tide will be at 8:08 pm.
Can you see Moeraki Boulders at high tide?
Can you see the moeraki boulders at high tide? The answer is yes. But more than half of them will be completely in the water.
What are boulders in the ocean called?
A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion.
Where is Koekohe beach in New Zealand located?
Koekohe Beach is a mysterious, slightly fantastic place near the fishing village of Moeraki belonging to the Otago region on the beach line of the south island in New Zealand.
Where are the Moeraki boulders found in New Zealand?
Virtually identical spherical boulders, called Koutu Boulders, are found on the beaches, in the cliffs, and beneath the surface inland of the shore of Hokianga Harbour, North Island, New Zealand, between Koutu and Kauwhare points. Like the Moeraki Boulders, the Koutu Boulders are large, reaching 3 metres (10 ft) in diameter, and almost spherical.
How did Koekohe Beach become famous at low tide?
Beach became widely known because of the huge boulders scattered along the beach, large, smooth or similar to a turtle shell, whole, cracked, exposing the grainy watermelon interior. At low tide, when slippery stone spheres appear on the beach, tourists flock here to capture the surreal beauty on their cameras.
Where are the boulders on the New Zealand coast?
The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden.
