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23rd November 2025- Box Fish Cuteness
The Northerly blow called for a double dive on the Southern End of the island this morning with SoWild! With a mixed variety of divers, we entered The Gantry for our first dive and then swam down Buchanan's Wall on the second dive. The highlight of the first dive was two cute little Yellow Box Fish…
22nd November 2025 – Grey Nurse Sharks up close and personal
With the visibility still not fantastic in the shallows we made the most of the clearer deeper water. Both dives were up the northern end, we had plenty of big Wobbegongs resting on the bottom, schooling fish out near the sanctuary marker, Cuttlefish, Nudibranchs, Bullrays on Boulder Wall, Eagle Rays, Moray Eels and a few Grey…
Friday 21st November – Macro Friday
With only a few punters on So Wild today we headed out to South Solitary Island.Dive one was at Cleaner Station where we descended into the gloom, we were welcomed by Grey Nurse Sharks, Schools of Fusiliers and Bullseyes, Cleaner station gutter had plenty of Macro critters including Nudibranchs, Wavy-lined Bubble shells, Shrimp, and moray Eels.Dive…
15th November 2025- Double Dives Double Islands Double Fun
We know summer is quickly approaching when both SoWild and Megawild are fully booked out! SoWild shot up to North Solitary where Megawild ventured out to the all-too-familiar South Solitary. The visibility was surprisingly nicer than anticipated after a run of Northerly winds. To throw another surprise in the bag, the water temp at north was…
13th November 2025- Macro Fun
With the diving we have had lately, it would be silly not to get out for a double dive this morning! With the visibility dropping quite substantially, despite the big southerly blow yesterday, we made it a macro friendly day! Dive one was a drop in at Buchanans for most! A couple of us instructors who…
9th November 2025 – Shivering Sunday
With a smaller group of divers today, SoWild headed out to South Solitary, taking advantage of a short break in the wind. Although visibility had dropped since last week, the amount of marine life had increased dramatically. The nutrient-rich water brought activity from every direction, making for an exciting pair of dives. The clear highlight was…
2nd November 2025- Mum and Bub Bull Ray
We have absolutely spoiled this weekend with water conditons. We got out to south solitary and once again had fabulous visiblity and sunny skies! Dive ones pick was at South Solitary! The current was running a bit which made for some really incredible fish life. Most of us ventured up boulder wall towards the top end…
1st November – Hammer Heads Arrive
November diving is all about the hammerheads at South Solitary Island, and today delivered in style! With stunning 25-metre visibility and a perfect 21 degrees in the water, our divers were treated to several exciting glimpses of hammerheads both underwater and from the surface. Grey Nurse Sharks, bull rays and huge schools of fish made for…
26th October 2025- South Sol puts it on!
Before the wind picks up for the rest of the week, we got our to finish the weekend off with a bang! Mega Wild got out to South Solitary with a great crew of divers today. We had a couple of divers finishing up their Open Water Diver Course and some others doing the PADI Advanced…
