Waipātiki Beach is a small coastal village in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

The area was once an estuarine valley, well populated in pre-European times because the estuary was a rich source of flounder Rhombosolea plebeia.

[2] Waipātiki Domain is situated at the edge of the village on the northern side of the valley off the beach road.

The area is fenced (to protect it against goats) and a pest control program is set up to eradicate possums.

Birds found in the domain include tūī, korimako, pīwakawaka, kererū, rirorio, pīpīwharauroa and ruru.

Birds that can be seen include gannets (from the gannetry at Cape Kidnappers), gulls, terns, oystercatchers and shags.

These cliffs rise up to 100 metres high and form an impressive backdrop for views over Hawke's Bay.

In 1974 a small part of the commercial Waipātiki forest was planted with redwoods to create the Stuart McKinley Reserve.