[3] Merimbula Point is an area of palaeontological significance, regularly studied by the School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University.

Several previously unknown species have been found in the ancient sedimentary rocks there, including Merimbulaspis and Pambulaspis.

Merimbula has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild to warm summers and cool, windy, drier winters.

[7] Its relatively low annual rainfall owes to its south-western location, which in turn exposes it to cold southerly airmasses off the Bass Strait that rarely affect areas further north on the coast; as shown by its extreme minimum temperatures in the summer, most notably a reading of 3.9 °C (39.0 °F) in December 2019.

Its climate more closely resembles those in East Gippsland than elsewhere on the New South Wales coastline, with its distinctly cooler summers and lower dew points.

Merimbula hosts two annual Orchid Shows, both held in Twyfold Hall opposite the Tourist Information Centre.

A much smaller Country Music Festival is held in the Merimbula-Imlay Bowling Club around the beginning of November each year.

Merimbula offers a range of activities from standup paddleboarding and kayaking, to some of the best surfing on the Far South Coast.

Magic Mountain, Merimbula's own theme park has a roller coaster and one of the best toboggan slopes in New South Wales.

The Merimbula Wharf offers its own aquarium full of some of the common sea creatures on the Sapphire Coast.

The Aquarium is a has a wide variety of marine life, 'from sharks to shrimp, octopus to tropical fish, it's all in the living theatre of the deep!’, according to TripAdvisor.

10 kilometres to the west of Merimbula along the Princes Highway towards Bega, Potoroo Palace Wildlife Sanctuary is located.