Smith Point is the headland that encloses Flying Fish Cove on its western side – the point beneath Tai Jin House, the old residence of the phosphate company's managers that is now the island's museum. It is the first site on the run west from the cove and one of the boat sites Curious Campers lists among those to the west of Flying Fish Cove, alongside Daniel Roux Cave, Million Dollar Bommie, Barracuda Bay and Thundercliff Cave.

Published descriptions of Smith Point itself are brief, but it follows the pattern of the island's north coast: a narrow shelf of hard coral close to the cliff at 5–10 m, then a steep slope and wall that falls away well beyond sport-diving depth. Being a point, it tends to catch whatever current is running along the coast, which brings in schooling fusiliers, trevally and the occasional reef shark, and makes it better suited to a drift than a return dive. The wreckage of the Eidsvold, towed towards the point after she was torpedoed in 1942, lies just inside, and the submarine entrances of Daniel Roux Cave are a short distance to the south along the same stretch of cliff.

The attraction is convenience: it offers genuine wall diving only minutes from the jetty, so it is used when operators want a short run, for a second dive after a site further west, or when the rest of the north coast is marginal. Expect the same healthy coral cover, endemic and hybrid reef fish, and chance of turtles and pelagics as the cove, with a little more current. It suits divers comfortable on a wall and in mild drift conditions. Documentation is limited, so confirm the plan in the boat briefing.

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 out of the cove along the coast for roughly 3–5 minutes to the 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 north coast, which is in the lee of the south-east trade winds from roughly April/May to November – that is the calm, reliable season here with glassy seas and 30 m+ visibility. From about December to March/April the north-west monsoon brings northerly and north-westerly swell (and occasional cyclone-generated swell) that can make the north coast undiveable and the Flying Fish Cove ramp unusable for days; Extra Divers treat February–April as peak swell season when trips are often cancelled. Any swell over about 1.5 m from the north-west quarter usually cancels the site.

Visibility dips after heavy rain run-off from the plateau and during red crab spawning (Oct–Jan) when plankton blooms. Tides are small (about 1 m) and rarely matter, but currents along the coast can pick up without warning.

Roll in off the point, drop to the lip of the wall and let any current carry you along it at 15–25 m, keeping the wall on one side. Turn or begin a gradual ascent at half gas, finishing on the reef top at 5 m for the safety stop before the boat picks you up.

Extra Divers Christmas Island and CI Wet'n'Dry Adventures – dived occasionally as a short boat dive, usually when conditions or time favour a site close to the cove.