Waihi Beach is a coastal town at the western end of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island.

It lies 10 kilometres to the east of the town of Waihi, at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula.

[5] Māori have lived in the region since pre-European times, with numerous pā sites within a few kilometres of Waihi Beach.

[6] The Waihi Beach Hotel was built in 1967 and the Athenree mineral hot springs are located nearby.

[8] Otāwhiwhi Marae, located in Bowentown, is a marae (tribal meeting ground) of the Ngāi Te Rangi tribe and Ngāi Tauwhao sub-tribe;[9] it includes the Tamaoho wharenui (meeting house).

[10] In October 2020, the Government committed $500,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae.