Blog

By: Teagan Anderson
7th October 2025- Turtly Tuesday
Today was our sixth day in a row taking So Wild out to South Solitary for a dive- and we want more! With a full boat of divers, we steamed out to the lighthouse and jumped in! Dive one saw divers jump in and out at Shark Gutters. Visibility has improved and was 15-18metres all the…

By: Teagan Anderson
6th October 2025- Nudibranch galore!
Heading out to explore the Solitary Island Marine park despite the forecasted wind, we had a full boat and some keen divers! Conditions underwater have stayed very much the same , however the Northerly wind kicked up a bit so we stayed on the southern end of the island for our first dive at south. Dive…

By: Teagan Anderson
5TH OCTOBER 2025- Busy Weekend with Good Diving
We are making the most of school holidays and went out for our fourth day in a row to double dive at South Solitary! We had a full boat and some bubbly spirit-ed staff, so the vibeS were high! Dive one was in and out at Shark Gutters, whereas we got to finish up at The…

By: Lindsay Devery
3rd October 2025 – Barracuda and Grey NUrse
The Southern was a little brisk this morning which made both our dives at the norther end of South Solitary Island.Dive one was at Shark Gutters, this had 2-3 Grey Nurse Sharks near the bottom of the mooring with anoher 10-12 out in the deeper water.The deeper water was marginally clearer but a degree colder!!! We…

By: Lindsay Devery
2nd October 2025 – Turtles, Rays and Sharks
The top end of South Solitary Island was the pick for todays dives.Shark Gutters for dive one had 3-6 Grey Nurse Sharks lurking around, Black Cod, Nudibranchs in the gutters and a cute litytle Hawkesbill Turtle.Dive two was a drift from Shark Gutters down to The Gantry, there was a steady current which made for a…

By: Lindsay Devery
27 September 2025 – Turtles Galore
Hiding out of the wind, Buchanan's Wall was the site of the first dive today. While the smoke was causing poor visibility out of the water, in the water we were excited to see conditions improving underneath. Our divers got up close with lionfish, turtles, banded coral shrimp, and a few wobbegongs hanging on the south…

By: Tara Davey
26th Sep 2025 – Grey Nurse Stacked in Back Gutter
We had a glass out heading to South Solitary Island this morning with the addition of some curious Humpbacks on the way.Dive one was at Manta Arch, we had 10-12 Grey Nurse Sharks around the Arch itself and about 20 in the back gutter!! We also had a few big Black Cod, schools of Travelly and…

By: Teagan Anderson
21st September 2025- Sweet Sunny Sunday!
Finishing the weekend strong, SoWild got a crew of some loved local divers and some students, al heading out to the lighthouse for a double dive. Whales and Dolphins put on a show for us on our way out there! Dive was up and down at Manta Arch and Shark Gutters was the choice for our…

By: Teagan Anderson
20th September 2025-Cold Water diving
It isn't a proper winter Saturday unless Sowild packs up for a double dive- and thats exactly what we did! We had a full boat of divers who went out to South Solitary to spend the morning blowing bubbles! Today was the coldest water temp we have dived in this year! Dive one was a jump…
