Point Geographe is rated 7 out of 10 by the Marine Life Network guide, which describes mazes of medium to large granite boulders with swim-throughs and a vertical rock wall in 10-15 m, often with excellent visibility.

The fish list is long for a shallow site: small crays, octopus, bullseyes, wrasse, senator fish, huge banded morwong, large abalone, mackerel and schools of salmon. On the vertical wall the guide describes delicate sponges, anemones, soft corals and tunicates. The swim-throughs are short and shallow, making this an excellent second dive after a deep site such as Cape Sonnerat.

Point Geographe suits Open Water divers in a supervised boat party, and photographers who want both fish and invertebrates in shallow, clear water.

Schouten Island is part of Freycinet National Park. Its granite and dolerite peaks rise to over 400 m, and the island has no permanent residents, jetty or facilities apart from a Parks hut and campsite at Moreys Bay, so divers visit with self-contained boats. The island's sites were described in detail in the Marine Life Network regional guide, but few have been documented since; with no operator currently running trips, they are among the least-dived good sites in Tasmania.

A typical Schouten day combines one deeper dive on the exposed eastern or southern side with a shallow second dive in a sheltered bay, choosing sides according to the swell. Because the island is at least 45 minutes from the Coles Bay ramp and more than four hours by road and boat from the Royal Hobart Hospital chamber, conservative profiles, oxygen on board and a reliable weather window are essential.

Coles Bay is 30 minutes south of the Tasman Highway via the C302 (turn off 12 km south of Bicheno), about 2 hr 45 min from Hobart and 2 hr 30 min from Launceston. The main public boat ramp is at Coles Bay township; boats reaching the ocean side of the peninsula or Schouten Island need a seaworthy vessel, as the run around Cape Degerando or through Schouten Passage is exposed. Schouten Island lies across Schouten Passage from the southern tip of the Freycinet Peninsula, roughly 25-30 km (about 45-60 minutes in a fast boat) from the Coles Bay ramp via Promise Bay and the western shore of the peninsula.

Swansea's ramp on the western side of Great Oyster Bay is an alternative. Schouten Passage can run hard with wind against tide. Point Geographe is reached by boat from Coles Bay; the regional guide notes it is exposed to unfavourable weather, so check the lee side before committing.

Point Geographe is exposed to unfavourable weather according to the regional guide; dive it in calm conditions with swell under about 1 m. Visibility is often excellent. Rain washes tannin-stained runoff into Great Oyster Bay, and summer afternoons commonly bring a fresh north-easterly sea breeze, so plan dives for the morning.

Drop onto the boulders at 10 m and weave through the mazes and swim-throughs, then follow the vertical wall looking at the sponges and soft corals before returning. Turn the dive at half gas (thirds where current or overhead sections are involved), deploy an SMB before surfacing for the live-boat pick-up, and complete a 3-minute safety stop at about 5 m where depth allows.

No dedicated dive operator at Coles Bay or Freycinet. Sites are dived from private boats and occasional club expeditions (Tas Uni Dive Club, TSDC, Launceston clubs); the Marine Life Network guide notes that Coles Bay is the usual starting point for Schouten Island charters. Cruise and kayak operators in Coles Bay do not offer scuba.