Waimarama's holiday population is swelling, contributing to its first water use limit breach of the 2012/13 summer season.
The beach community's daily water use topped at 533,810 litres on January 2, when the Hastings District Council's set limit was 425,000 litres.
People had also used more water than the council's limit on December 29 and 31, 2012, and on January 1 and 2.
The council initiated a total watering ban for Waimarama properties in December to reduce the strain on its two reservoirs, which despite the limit breaches, still had enough to meet the minimum required for fire fighting.
The whole of the Hastings district was also in a fire ban. Hastings district councillor Mick Lester, who was helping to compile public feedback for a community plan for Waimarama, said providing enough water for the village was a problem every summer.