Short Point is a small beach and headland just north of Merimbula town, listed by Merimbula Divers Lodge as a shore dive with a maximum depth of 12 m. The shop describes a pleasant beach that is good for relaxing after the dive, and notes that it needs calm weather for safe diving. The Marine Life Network also lists a Short Point Bommie at 15–20 m offshore, with pelagic fish and sea dragons, which is documented separately as a boat dive.

The point has rocky reef with kelp and crayweed, boulders, and sand patches. The typical Merimbula shore-dive fauna is likely: weedy sea dragons over the kelp and sand edges, blue groper, leatherjackets, wrasse, sweep and yellowtail, with stingrays and fiddler rays on the sand, and wobbegongs and Port Jackson sharks in the ledges. Octopus, cuttlefish and nudibranchs are common on Sapphire Coast reefs. Merimbula Wharf, a few minutes away, has a long critter list, and Short Point shares many of the same species.

The site suits Open Water divers and snorkellers on calm days. It is a good alternative to Merimbula Wharf when the wharf is busy, although it is more exposed to swell. The published description is brief, so the depth and layout here are indicative. Coordinates are approximate. The beach is popular with families in summer, so there may be swimmers in the shallows near the entry. Merimbula Divers Lodge is only minutes away for fills and advice on the day's conditions, which makes it easy to fit in an extra dive between boat trips.

From the centre of Merimbula head north along the coast road (Short Point Road area) to the Short Point beach car park, a few minutes from town and from Merimbula Divers Lodge. Walk down to the beach and enter from the sand near the rocks at the point. The beach is a good spot to relax after the dive (Merimbula Divers Lodge).

Merimbula Divers Lodge notes Short Point requires calm weather for safe diving. The beach faces east and is exposed to swell from the north-east round to the south-east, which causes shore-break and surge on the point. Dive with swell under about 1 m, ideally in westerly weather.

Visibility falls after rain.

Enter from the beach beside the point, follow the rocky reef seaward along the sand edge to 10–12 m, turn at half gas and return along a shallower line to the beach. Surface short of the beach to check the shore-break before exiting.

Merimbula Divers Lodge lists Short Point as a shore dive (12 m, calm weather only). Dived independently by visiting divers.