Category: Local Dive Report
12TH jUNE 2026 – Whales, Wobbegongs & Walking Octopuses
Today we had a great mix of divers on board, ranging from Open Water Dive 1 students and Deep Course participants to our seasoned local divers, which made for a perfect opportunity to dive a variety of sites. Our first dive took us to Buchanan's Wall. The deep divers descended along the wall, where they encountered…
11TH jUNE 2026 – Eagle Ray Day
Today's dive trip out to South Solitary was nice and smooth on the surface and even better underneath the water. Divers got in for their first dive at Manta Arch, making a swim to Cleaner Station. While the Grey Nurse numbers were a bit less than expected, their was still about five of the sharks underneath…
4th July 2026 – Saturday Spent with Sharks & Whales
Today's dives began at Manta Arch. Swimming through the arch with the Grey Nurse Sharks is a surreal experience. Up to 15 sharks were cruising from the arch down the gutter. A few divers headed out to 30 metres, where they came across a large school of Chevron Barracuda and spotted a few nudibranchs. For the…
29th June 2026 – Monday Marine Madness
There was a whole lot of excitement today as SoWild headed out to the island, with migrating Humpback Whales putting on a show with a bunch of beautiful breaching before we even got out to South Solitary island.Getting in for dive one at Shark Gutters had the divers seeing the now almost guaranteed Grey Nurse Sharks,…
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…
