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By: Teagan Anderson
18th March 2024- Blowing Bubbles at Buchanans
"SoWild" packed up at headed out to South Solitary Island this morning for a double dive! The skies were raining but we were able to hide.... far below the surface! Our first and second dive were both at Buchanan's Wall, due to the residual swell that is still hanging around. Both dives were extremely pleasant with…
By: Teagan Anderson
17th March 2024- Finally Good Vis
After a few days of poor visbility combined with big wind and swell, MegaWild took the opportunity to get out for a double dive at South Solitary Island with conditions easing! We were finally greeted with good vis!! With a current running on the top end, Mega dropped everyone in at Buchanans Wall for the first…
By: Nathan Fripp
13th March 2023 – Green Water and Green Turtles!
After a long break out of the water SoWild loaded up and steamed out to South Solitary for today's diving. During the ride out we kept a keen lookout for the ever elusive "blue line" but unfortunately we got all the way out to the island and the blue line never came! For our first dive…
By: Lindsay Devery
6th March 2023 – The Big and the Small at South Sol
It’s seems the visibility has improved but only marginally,. Both dives today had lots to see from the big Grey Nurse Sharks and monster wobbegongs to the numerous different nudibranchs, Leopard Benny’s and a very touchy Octopus Congratulations to Julia and Clint who finished their PADI Open Water Course Vis - 3-8m Temp - 20-22c
By: Teagan Anderson
3rd March 2024: Low Vis Big Fun
Jetty Dive finsihed the weekend off with a bang, having two different boats heading out to sea! SoWild steamed up to North Solitary with a group of divers visiting from Sydney and MegaWild shot out to South Solitary. MegaWild dropped certified and advanced students in at Manta Arch for a swim to Cleaner Station, where they…
By: Nathan Fripp
2nd March 2024 – Sharks at the Arch
Jetty Dive had a big Saturday today, with both SoWild and MegaWild shooting out to South Solitary Island this morning for a double dive! First up, SoWild dropped their divers in at Manta Arch for a swim through The Gap, where we were greeted with waaay-cooler water than we've become accustomed to! But with cooler water…
By: Nathan Fripp
1st March 2024 – First Dive of March
after a brief sabatical Mega Wild packed on some very keen divers and headed out to South Solitary for today's diving! For the first dive we dropped our divers in at Buchanan's Wall, where our divers saw Nudibranchs (most notable being a giant Goniobranchus Sp.) Cuttlefish, Spotted Wobbegongs, juvenile Yellow Boxfish, Banded Coral Shrimp and Blue-lipped…
By: Tara Davey
Dive Reports – February 2024
Take a look at our dive reports from February 2024! We’ve detailed what we saw, the temperature and visibility, and surface conditions of the Solitary Islands in Coffs Harbour in February 2024. Dive Reports - Table of Contents: 1st February 2024 2nd February 2024 4th February 2024 14th February 2024 15th February 2024 16th February 2024…
By: Tara Davey
January 2024 – Jetty Dive Debrief
Welcome to the January 2024 Jetty Dive Debrief! This is our newest addition to the blog - the "debrief". Here we are going to let you know how the water has been, what the season showed us, any interesting or noteworthy details, and what we've achieved as a shop! This is a mega catch-up post! We've…