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31st March 2026 – Marine Magic
A few days of high swell have not ruined the beautiful conditions out at South Solitary Island. The Southern Cross University Marine students enjoyed a snorkel/freedive today with multiple Leopard Sharks, Eagle rays, and schools of fusilier fish. Water Temperature: 24-25°C Visibility: 20-25m
23rd March 2026 – Fish Soup Monday!
Despite the threatening grey skies the ocean remained fairly smooth and SoWild powered out to South Solitary for today's diving! First up our divers descended on Shark Gutters, Highlights of the dive included a Sandbar Shark, a big school of Chevron Baracuda, Leopard Sharks, Nudibranchs (most notable being a tiny Diversidoris flava), Spiney-Legged Lobsters, Depressed Spider…
22nd March 2026 – Numbray Sunday!
Despite the foreboding weather, MegaWild loaded up and powered out to South Solitary for some awesome diving! The first dive saw our divers descend on Cleaner Station. During the dive Nudibranchs, Numbrays, Leopard Sharks, a Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Rosy Spindle Cowry and masses of spawning Sergeant Majors. For the second dive our divers again dropped in…
21st March 2026 – Spectacular Saturdays at The Solitaries
Both Megawild and Sowild were out at South Solitary Island getting some great diving in! Both boats were hanging around the top end of the island to get out of the southerly wind. Sowild had divers swimming from Manta Arch to Cleaner Station for dive one, finding Four Grey Nurse Sharks down under the arch. While…
20th March 2026 – CHEC Madness
Today's trip to the solitary island was dedicated to the students from CHEC, all doing their first-ever ocean dives. The students got some exceptional conditions with warm water, good visability and calm seas. Their first eve dive was full of Leopard Sharks, with around twenty circling Shark Gutters and the Boulder Wall.Other highlights of the dives…
18th March 2026 – Amazing Conditions at South Solitary Island!
The awesome conditions are staying out at South Solitary! Today's vis was even better than the previous few days if that is even possible!Divers got in at the top end for a drift down to The Gantry for two awe-inspiring dives! Divers were lucky enough to get up close with Leopard Sharks, Eagle and Bull Rays,…
16th March 2026 – Mad Mantis Monday
We encountered amazing conditions on our way out to South Solitary Island today. The Exceptional conditions are expected to continue for the rest of this week and into the weekend. Megawild dropped the divers in for their first dive at Manta Arch for a swim through The Gap to The Gantry. The original goal was to…
15th March 2026 – South Solitary at it’s best
After a week out of the water due to rough weather, we were all very excited to get back into the water, and the wait did not disappoint! We were greeted by amazingly blue water and warm temperatures, a great thing to see after the unusually cold conditions last week. There was a slight current on…
8th March 2026 – Sunday morning dive session!
Conditions looked great for a dive today despite the forecast swell. When MegaWild arrived at South Solitary, the current was raging on the northern end, so both dives were on the western side. First up, at Buchanan's Wall, the fishlife was very prolific, with Kingfish circling and lots of small schooling fish. For dive two our…
