Scuba diving in Perpendicular Wall
This dive site is located on the northwest side of Christmas Island and features a vertical wall surrounded by abundant bomboras. Perpendicular Wall starts with an overhang covered by gigantic sea fans and becomes a steep drop-off.
When to go
Perpendicular Wall is great for diving year-round, December to April is the monsoon season. The water temperature is usually around 24-28C/75-82F.
What to see
Perpendicular Wall is famous for its diverse marine life and opportunities to swim with dolphins. Different types of eels, blue-lined angelfish, cowfish, and surgeonfish are some of the numerous species, as well as hydrocorals, feather stars, sea fans, and colorful nudibranchs
Reachable from
Christmas IslandLiveaboards with trips to Perpendicular Wall
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