Category: Local Dive Report
Saturday 7th November 2026 – Getting Hammered
For the first time this season we ran both boats out to South Solitary island. Both Mega and SoWild were packed with excited divers and the conditions did not dissapoint. Excellent vis and warm water (above the thermocline!) made for some epic dives. Sowild dropped the experienced dive groups at Manta Arch, divers getting down with…
Wednesday 4th November 2026 – hAmmers are here!
Today was a fantastic day out at South Solitary Island! The group was split between certified divers and students, and we also had a few snorkellers on board. First dive – Shark Gutters One group was lucky enough to spot a few hammerhead sharks swimming past South Solitary Island! We also had a couple of big…
Thursday 29th October 2026 – Surrounded by Sealife
Today's trip out to South Solitary took advantage of the calm conditions for some exceptional diving. First dive was down at shark gutters with heaps of Gray Nurse Sharks, Wobbegongs, Bullrays, and some amazing schools of fish. Visability was down but it everything was very close and the high nutrient water had lots of action happening.…
19th October 2026 – Rain or Shine, We’re Diving!
Even though it’s been a rainy day, we still headed out to South Solitary Islands today for double dives, with both certified divers and students onboard SoWild. The first dive of the day was at Shark Gutters, where everyone had a great time swimming with plenty of Grey Nurse Sharks and Wobbegong Sharks, including a few…
18th October 2026 – South Solitary Sunday
The great water conditions continued for today's double dive at south solitary island everyone was excited to be under the water. While the conditions above the water was a bit cold and miserable, all the action happening below the surface was amazing. Grey Nurse sharks swimming through huge schools of bullseye and stripeys, Hawksbill turtles feeding…
17th October 2026 – Super South Solitary Experience
The easterly wind made for a bit of a bouncy ride out to South Solitary Island for today's double dive. However, sheltered behind South Solitary we had some amazing water conditions. Exceptional visibility, and amazing sea life made for some unforgetable experiences.Dive one had us sheltered at The Gantry for some up close macro diving, Turtles,…
Tuesday 13th October 2026 –
Some amazing conditions greeted us as SoWild arrived at South Solitary Island today. With Certified divers diving the Gap and student divers at the Gantry, it was great diving all around the island today. With about 20 Grey Nurse Sharks at the back of Manta Arch, Turtles in the Gap, and wobbegongs, eels and some boxfish…
11th October 2026 – Sensational Sunday Scuba
With amazing conditions for today's trip out to South Solitary, all the divers aboard so wild were super keen to get amongst the sealife.Dive one had divers dropping in all around the islandCertified divers at Manta Arch did a swim through the Gap to meet student divers around at the Gantry. About 30 Grey Nurse Sharks…
Friday 9th october – Sharky Friday
So Wild headed out to South Solitary with a great bunch of divers today. The group was split into two, and everyone headed in for the first dive at Manta Arch. We were spoiled with Grey Nurse Sharks everywhere, swimming through the Arch and right around to the back gutter. After spending half the dive hanging…
