Merimbula, Australia

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Merimbula, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Me, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Merimbula

Merimbula is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Merimbula you can reach 9 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Merimbula, a kite and windsurf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MIM, 2 km away.

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Staying in Merimbula

  • 78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MIM, 2 km, OOM, 106 km, MYA, 112 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Merimbula.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Merimbula too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Merimbula: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Wallagoot10.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Tathra, 8 km2 ft42 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft63 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor2 ft32 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft58 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, poor4 ft123 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, poor
All readings for Wallagoot: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wallagoot, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small2 ft6 smushy42kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small3 ft6 smushy47kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct20, too small2 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct26, poor3 ft5 smushy63kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy32kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct15, poor3 ft6 smushy58kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct29, poor4 ft7 smushy123kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots21°C
Pambula Beach4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pambula Beach, 1 km2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft63 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft32 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft58 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small4 ft123 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, poor
All readings for Pambula Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pambula Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, too small2 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct12, too small3 ft6 smushy47kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small2 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small3 ft5 smushy63kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small2 ft6 smushy32kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft6 smushy58kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor4 ft7 smushy123kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots24°C
Tura Beach4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tura Beach, 2 km2 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft63 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, poor2 ft32 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft58 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, poor4 ft123 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Tura Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tura Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct19, too small2 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small3 ft6 smushy47kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct22, poor3 ft5 smushy63kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small2 ft6 smushy32kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct15, poor3 ft6 smushy58kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor4 ft7 smushy123kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots23°C
Tura Reef5.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tura Beach, 2 km3 ft53 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft39 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, poor2 ft31 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft52 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft125 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Tura Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tura Reef, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct19, too small3 ft6 smushy53kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small2 ft6 smushy39kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct14, too small2 ft6 smushy27kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct21, poor3 ft5 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy31kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor4 ft7 smushy125kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots23°C
Tathra18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Tathra3 ft53 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft39 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small2 ft36 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, too small3 ft56 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, poor2 ft31 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft52 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, too small4 ft125 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, poor
All readings for Tathra: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tathra, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11, too small3 ft6 smushy53kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft6 smushy39kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft6 smushy36kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct11, poor3 ft5 smushy56kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft6 smushy31kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct15, poor4 ft7 smushy125kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots21°C
Terrace Beach (Lennards Island)13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Eden, 7 km2 ft53 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft47 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft43 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small4 ft67 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor2 ft32 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft50 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, too small4 ft117 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor
All readings for Terrace Beach (Lennards Island): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Terrace Beach (Lennards Island), each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small2 ft7 smushy53kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small3 ft6 smushy47kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small3 ft6 smushy43kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct13, poor4 ft5 smushy67kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft6 smushy32kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small3 ft6 smushy50kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct13, poor4 ft7 smushy117kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots20°C
Asling's Beach17.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Eden, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+2 ft36 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small for experts2 ft24 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small for experts3 ft40 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small for experts3 ft59 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small for experts2 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small for experts3 ft65 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small for experts4 ft138 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Asling's Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Asling's Beach, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft6 smushy36kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small3 ft5 smushy40kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small3 ft6 smushy59kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft6 smushy34kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small3 ft6 smushy65kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small4 ft6 smushy138kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots20°C
Merimbula bar1.6 kmabout 5 min by car–––––––
Pambula rivermouth6.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Pambula Beach–––––––

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Merimbula, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

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Places to eat near Merimbula

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits