Waitarere Beach is a small settlement in the Horowhenua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

Waitarere Beach is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi).

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a smaller boundary, covering 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi).

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.4% had no religion, 35.2% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Buddhist and 0.4% had other religions.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

[7] The Hydrabad (1865-1878) was a Scottish cargo vessel used primarily as a cargo vessel between Australia, England and India, serving for ten shipments before crashing onto Waitarere Beach 600 meters away from the township in 1878 during an intense storm that damaged the ship.