Yowie Point is the western point of Yowie Bay, one of the arms on the northern side of Port Hacking, and it offers a sheltered estuary reef dive for days when the ocean is closed. The bottom starts as sand and silt in the shallows and becomes silt deeper, sloping from shore to about 5 m, where rocks and ledges begin. A second drop reaches 12–14 m with more rocks, a couple of ledges and some very large boulders.

Along the shoreline the rocky zones are full of small walls, ledges, overhangs and cracks, well worth a slow look. Fixed life is modest but interesting for an estuary – very small sponges, gorgonians and other growth on the rocks – and red and orange sea cucumbers dot the silt. Fish include octopus, small bream, whiting and surgeonfish, and there are numerous small leatherjackets, mostly fan-bellied and pygmy.

Because the site is not far from Lilli Pilli, where White's seahorses abound, seahorses are possible on the seagrass and rocks. The standard route follows the shoreline south-south-west for about 20 minutes, turns the corner into Yowie Bay heading north-east and returns shallower at 6–9 m. Current matters: with no current or an eastward flow towards the ocean, stay deeper.

The foreshore is residential, so access is by boat only, anchoring in 5–10 m west of the point. It suits Open Water divers, trainees and anyone with a boat wanting a relaxed, sheltered dive with small creatures, and it is a good alternative to crowded Shiprock or Lilli Pilli.

Boat access. Launch at Yowie Bay (Wonga Road), Lilli Pilli, Grays Point or Gunnamatta Bay and run up Port Hacking to the western point of Yowie Bay – 5–15 minutes. Anchor in 5–10 m anywhere off the shore west of the actual point.

There is no practical shore entry (the foreshore is private property). Keep well clear of the moored boats and the channel used by traffic heading up to Grays Point, fly a dive flag and leave someone on the boat if you can, as tidal current can swing the boat onto the shallows.

Inside Port Hacking and sheltered from ocean swell; it is especially useful when the open sea is too rough to dive. Tidal current runs along the shore – if there is no current, or it runs east towards the ocean, stay deeper; otherwise plan the route with the current. Port Hacking tides run about 20–40 minutes later than Fort Denison predictions; heavy rain and big easterly seas delay the turn further.

Heavy rain reduces visibility for several days. Weekend boat traffic is heavy.

From the anchor drop down the slope past the first rocks and ledges at 5 m to the second drop at 12–14 m with big boulders. Head south-south-west following the shoreline for about 20 minutes, turn the corner into Yowie Bay (heading north-east), then return the same way shallower at 6–9 m.

No regular charter – private boat or dive-club (St George Scuba Club) only