What is the water temperature at Queens Beach today?

Live sea-surface temperature, waves and wind for Queens Beach load automatically on this page, refreshed every hour.

When is the water warmest at Queens Beach?

The sea at Queens Beach is warmest in February, averaging around 17.9°C (64.2°F). The monthly water-temperature table on this page shows the 25-year average for every month.

Queens Beach

Coastal areas · New Zealand

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Queens Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea coastline near Coastal areas — it picks up N–E swell and turns cleanest in a S–W wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

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Wind

SpeedGusts

Time	Rating	Waves	Swell	Wind	Air

Water temperature by month

This month: ~13.6°C (56.5°F) on average

Jan

17.1°C

62.8°F · 15.4–20°C

Feb

17.9°C

64.2°F · 16.8–20°C

Mar

17.5°C

63.5°F · 15.4–19.6°C

Apr

16.6°C

61.9°F · 15–18.4°C

May

15.7°C

60.3°F · 14.6–17.8°C

Jun

14.3°C

57.7°F · 12.3–16.4°C

Jul

13.3°C

55.9°F · 11.3–15°C

Aug

12.9°C

55.2°F · 11.9–13.9°C

Sep

13°C

55.4°F · 12.3–13.6°C

Oct

13.6°C

56.5°F · 12.5–15.5°C

Nov

14.6°C

58.3°F · 13.3–17.1°C

Dec

16°C

60.8°F · 14.1–17.6°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

N–E

Best wind

S–W

Break type

Beach break

Best season

October–April

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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