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7th February 2026- Sunny Shark Saturday
Today’s divers were treated to exceptional conditions at South Solitary Island, with warm water temperatures and crystal-clear visibility setting the scene for a seriously memorable day below the surface. What truly stole the show, though, was the sheer abundance of Leopard Sharks cruising the island. Divers reported at least 20 individual leopards encountered between the top…
31st January 2026- Girls Diving Day and Leopard Shark Galore
We had an absolutely fabulous diving day at the Solitary Island Marine Park today! Mega wild held space for its very first Women's Dive Day. So Wild had a solid crew of divers headed up to North Solitary Island. Leaving the harbour, we had a 25 degree water temp and beautiful blue water all the way…
29th January 2026 – Leopard Shark Central
Dive one today was a gentle drift/swim from Buchanan's Wall up to The Gantry. Although Buchanan's was a little quiet, we had schools of fish near The Gantry, a monster Green Sea Turtle, a Spanish Dancer, and Moray Eels.Dive two was a drift from Shark Gutters down to The Gantry. This dive was amazing as we…
25th January 2026- Super Solitary Sundays
With both boats again fully loaded, we battled against some strong northerly winds to make the trip out to North and South Solitary Islands. Surface conditions only made us appreciate being underwater more! Divers at South Solitary had a good experience at Buchanan's Wall, divers lucky enough to see a leopard shark, turtles, and a rare…
14th January 2026-UPHILL CURRENT FROM GANTRY
Another cracker day on the Coffs Coast allowed Mega Wild to cruise out to South Solitary for a double dive! The low Southerly blow meant for easy pickings for our dive sites. Dive one saw divers jump in at Shark Gutters. Notable highlights for this dive was a Sadler pufferfish, a Yellow box Fish, Blue Angel…
24th JANUARY 2026 – Double Solitary Double Dive
A busy start to the long weekend had us launchin out to the Solitarys in both MegaWild and SoWild. Megawild loaded with eager divers made it's way to South Solitary Island. Both dives were around the top end of the island. Divers got up close with some Blotched Fantail Rays, Lionfish, Wobbegongs and Turtles. Meanwhile So…
15th January 2026 – Drift Dives all Day
The dives today were a bit different to our normal as we had some different current patterns hitting the north end.Dive one was a drift from South Boulder up to Shark Gutters, this had most of our regulars including 4-5 Bullrays, Big Wobbegongs, Schools of Bullseyes and Sweep and plenty of Marco critters in the gutters.Dive…
13th January 2026- Two for the price of one!
After a couple of days out of the water, Mega Wild powered out to the Solitary Island Marine Park to take advantage of the lull in the weather. Although the combination of today's wind and swell forecast wasn't ideal, we managed to get in the water for some great dives! The top end of South Solitary…
9th jANUARY 2026 – Thankful for Fridives
Today's Dive had Mega running out to South Solitary Island for a double dive. With strong current and a northerly wind, we hopped in at Buchanan's Wall for dive one. A cold upwelling kept most divers in the warmer, shallow water. The Marine life at Buchanan's featured Turtles, Wobbegongs for the larger things, while octopus, cuttlefish,…
