Egeria Point is the prominent headland at the south-western end of the island's west coast, named after HMS Egeria, the Royal Navy survey ship whose 1887 visit preceded the island's annexation. Extra Divers describe it as one of the island's best shark dives, with open-ocean species, reef life and superb visibility, capturing 'that thrilling Christmas Island edge'.

The dive follows the reef and wall around the point. Hard corals cover the reef top, and the wall carries fans, whips and sponges, with gorgonians like those at neighbouring Pig Rock. The attraction, though, is in the blue: points like Egeria concentrate currents and therefore baitfish and predators. Grey reef sharks, whitetips and occasionally silvertips and hammerheads patrol, along with dogtooth tuna, trevally, rainbow runners and schools of barracuda. Mantas and whale sharks are possible in season, and dolphins frequent the west coast.

Visibility is often the best on the island – 40 m or more is common – because the site faces the open Indian Ocean with no run-off. That clarity and the pelagic action come at a price: this is the most exposed dive site on the island's regular circuit, an hour's boat ride from Flying Fish Cove, and it can have strong currents and swell. It is dived only on the calmest days, most often late in the dry season.

Egeria Point suits experienced divers comfortable in current, with good air consumption and DSMB skills. It is usually combined with Pig Rock, and those who get to dive it tend to count it among the highlights of a Christmas Island trip.

Fly from Perth (about 4 hours, two to three flights a week, some via Cocos Islands) and hire a car – there is no public transport. Both dive centres are in The Settlement and launch their boats from the jetty/boat ramp at Flying Fish Cove, normally at about 8 am for a two-dive morning trip. From the cove the boat runs west along the north coast and then south down the west coast along the coast for roughly about 55–60 minutes to Egeria Point.

There is no land access to the dive, and the vertical sea cliffs mean no exit other than the boat. Operators choose sites on the morning according to swell and wind.

On the exposed west coast, a long run from Flying Fish Cove, so it is only dived on calm days. The site is sheltered from the south-east trades (roughly May–November) but wide open to north-westerly monsoon swell (December–April) and to long-period south-west groundswell generated in the Southern Ocean, which wraps around Egeria Point. Operators generally need less than about 1–1.5 m of swell and light winds to make the trip; the calmest spell is usually August–November.

The west coast has a reputation for stronger and less predictable currents than the north, and for the clearest water on the island (often 40 m+). Visibility can drop during red crab spawning (Oct–Jan). Cyclone season is November–April.

As a point, Egeria takes south-west groundswell first and has the strongest currents on the west coast.

Descend on the reef inside the point, drop to 18–22 m at the edge and drift with the current along the wall, watching the blue for sharks. Ascend over the reef as the current allows, deploying a DSMB early for the long boat pick-up.

Extra Divers Christmas Island – dived in calm conditions, often with Pig Rock; CI Wet'n'Dry Adventures – occasional.