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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…
7th March 2026 – Small Stuff Saturday!
With the conditions holding MegaWild loaded up with some keen divers and steamed out to South Solitary for today's diving. First up our divers dropped in at Buchanan's Wall. Highlights of the dive included a massive Numbray, Banded Coral Shrimp, Ambon Cleaner Shrimp, Depressed Spider Crabs, Nudibranchs and Gold Crowned Sleeper Gobies. For dive two our…
5th March 2026- Leopards and Bulls, oh my!
After a few days out of the water, Mega Wild loaded up with a great group of divers- some staff not working, some certified divers having fun, and others finishing their Open Water Course! Dive one was a jump in at Buchanans Wall and dive two was a lovely drift from the top end of the…
2nd March 2026 – Mad Monday for Leopards!
SoWild group of divers today got spoiled with two fantastic dives out at South Solitary. Clear, warm, blue water greeted us as soon as we got close to South Solitary Island! Everyone was excited for the first dive at the gantry, a dive filled with hawksbill and green turtle galore. For the second dive, we did…
1st of March 2026 – March Madness
After a week out of the water, we were all keen to get back in, and South Solitary Island did not disappoint. With blue, warm water, we were surrounded with marine life. During dive one at Shark Gutters, divers got up close with the leopard sharks, Eagle Rays, huge Spanish Dancer, and Green and Hawksbill turtles…
