David Waite (born 30 May 1951) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach.
Waite was a Country and New South Wales representative in 1973 before being selected for international representation as a winger in 1973.
Waite's first first-grade coaching job was for Newcastle, succeeding Allan McMahon in 1991.
Instead, the St. George Illawarra board favoured Waite's co-coach, Andrew Farrar for the position.
In February 2001, he was appointed head coach and technical director of the Great Britain rugby league team.