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West White Beach
Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Australia
EntryShore
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Jul
About this site
West White Beach is a cave dive site near Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Australia, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, nudibranchs, whale sharks, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Brown SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus
Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Black TriggerfishMelichthys niger
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus
Yellowhead AngelfishCentropyge joculator
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Yellow GoldiePseudanthias evansi
Nearby sites
- 1Perpendicular Wall2.5 km
- 2Thundercliff3.2 km
- 3Egeria Point7.5 km
- 4Eidsvold Wreck8.3 km
- 5Flying Fish Cove (Jetty dive)10 km
- 6Thundercliff Cave12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org