Category: Local Dive Report
28th Of June 2026 – Super Shark Sunday
Today's trip out to South Solitary saw a boat full of students getting in the water at Shark Gutters. Excellent visability and a lot of life made for some great diving, with the students experiencing their first dives up close to over twenty Grey Nurse Sharks alll over the top end of the island. These numbers…
sunday 21st – Sharky sunday!
As we headed out to South Solitary for Sharky Sunday, we were treated to an incredible display of migrating whales, with plenty of active breaching, tail slapping, and jumping as they made their way north. For the first dive, Chris and Steve entered the water with Jordan at Manta Arch and swam around the northern end…
Saturday 20th – Saturdays are made for diving!
On Saturday, we headed out to South Solitary. On our first dive, we descended at Cleaner Station and were greeted by multiple grey nurse sharks and black cod. For our second dive, the certified divers entered the water at Shark Gutters, where they swam with more grey nurse sharks and eagle rays before drifting down to…
Sunday 14th – Another Incredible Day of Diving
Another great day out at South Solitary today aboard SoWild. On the first dive, our group of certified divers descended at Shark Gutters and swam down to where all of our students were practising skills at The Gantry. There were plenty of large loggerhead and green turtles, a few wobbegongs, and all of our resident anemonefish,…
Saturday 13th June – Grey Nurse Sharks Showing Up in Big Numbers.
A group of divers headed out to South Solitary this morning. On the first dive, they descended at Manta Arch, where they were greeted by 20 Grey Nurse Sharks. They are definitely here in numbers now. They swam around to Shark Gutters and, along the way, saw eagle rays, turtles, red-banded shrimp, and a school of…
Sunday 31st May – Clean-Up Day Success!
Today, in conjunction with SURG (solitary underwater research group) we had a fantastic group of 23 people join us for our Clean-Up Day. Due to low visibility, we kept the event land-based, focusing our efforts around the North Wall, South Wall, Gallows, Jetty Beaches, as well as around the marina. It was eye-opening to see just…
Monday 8th june – World Ocean Day Did Not Disappoint!
We celebrated World Ocean Day out at South Solitary today, and the ocean did not disappoint. It was our first whale-watching trip of the season, and we were lucky enough to spot several whales heading north, along with a pod of dolphins riding the bow. Dive OneEveryone headed in at Shark Gutters. As we descended, we…
26th April 2026 – Sunday Scuba Spectacular
Finally catching a break in the weather after a few washed-out weeks, we were eager to get back out to South Solitary Island for today's double dive. While the conditions were still a bit sloppy on top of the water, underneath was a different story. Absolute masses of schooling fish made for some epic diving. Cruising…
17th April 2026 – Buchanans to South Boulder Drift
The weather is not looking so good next week, so today was the last chance until this southerly system passes.Dive one today was at Cleaner Station, we had a few Painted Crayfish, Wobbegongs, Bullrays, 1 Leopard Shark near North Boulder, and plenty of Nudibranchs in Cleaner Gutter. Dive two was a bit different; we did a…
