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21st September 2024 – Sharks and Rays!!
Dive one today was at Cleaner Station to hide from the southerly wind, There was 6-8 Grey Nurse Sharks in the gutters, Bullrays, Schools of fish near ther surface and the sound of singing Humpback Whales at the safety stop.Dive two was a drift from Shark Gutters down to The Gantry. The dive had plenty to…
20th September 2024- Finally Back in the Water
After what seemed like forever, SoWild launched out to sea with a boat full of happy divers! Calm seas and sunshine made for a great ride out to South Solitary Island! Dive one saw all divers dropping in at Manta Arch. The Arch itself didnt have much Grey Nurse Shark action, but the back gutter did!…
7th September 2024 – Whales Everywhere
With the Humpbacks southern migration in full swing we had a 9am and 11 am Whale Watch on today and even a Whale Swim in the afternoon.These trips all had amazing interactions with the Whales including a pod of 4 Whales coming up to our boat at 9am and checking everyone out for about 20 mins…
7th September 2024
Today on another warm spring weekend we set out for a dive to South Solitary! Our divers dropped in to Manta Arch for a drift to the gap and the gantry for their first dive, and Buchanan's wall for their second dive. Our divers were pleasantly surprised but a little bit of a temperature increase, with…
1st September 2024 – Fathers Day Dives
Today with another warm day we headed out to South Solitary for a double dive! For our dives we dropped into Cleaner Station for the first dive, and Shark Gutters to the Gantry for the second. Our dives featured all the usual suspects, Grey Nurse Sharks, schooling fish, and wobbegongs. Notably when dropping in on the…
Dive Reports – July & August 2024
Take a look at our dive reports from July & August 2024! We’ve detailed what we saw, the temperature and visibility, and surface conditions of the Solitary Islands in Coffs Harbour in July & August 2024. Dive Reports - Table of Contents: 12th July 2024 19th July 2024 20th July 2024 27th July 2024 4th August…
30th August 2024- In water for over an hour with whales
We had an epicccc time in the water today! Everyone was in high spirits, super keen to have a fantastic time! There wasn't much action happening close to shore, the visibility didn't seem to be what we wanted. If this is the case, we typically head out way wide to find the blue water from AEC…
27th August 2024 – Whale Swim Magic!
We've had a great little run of successful whale swims this year so far! This morning we had a lovely group of keen whale swimmers head out to try and take a dip with these magical creatures! Our group were so lucky to have three encounters with whales in the water. The first encounter went on…
28th July 2024: First Mugging of the Season
Mega wild and its keen passengers ventured out of the harbour this morning in search of the whales! As some whales are heading north still and some are already heading south, we had a lot to look out for! Initially we were greeted with two that were hanging out on the surface, although not very active.…
