Category: Local Dive Report
13th January 2026- Two for the price of one!
After a couple of days out of the water, Mega Wild powered out to the Solitary Island Marine Park to take advantage of the lull in the weather. Although the combination of today's wind and swell forecast wasn't ideal, we managed to get in the water for some great dives! The top end of South Solitary…
9th jANUARY 2026 – Thankful for Fridives
Today's Dive had Mega running out to South Solitary Island for a double dive. With strong current and a northerly wind, we hopped in at Buchanan's Wall for dive one. A cold upwelling kept most divers in the warmer, shallow water. The Marine life at Buchanan's featured Turtles, Wobbegongs for the larger things, while octopus, cuttlefish,…
8TH jANUARY 2026 – Current-ly Thursday
Today's dive trip saw both Mega and So Wild heading out to South Solitary. Mega loaded with student divers and snorklers, and the certified divers on So-Wild. Dive one saw Mega hanging out at The Gantry, making the most of the shallower waters for snorkelers. The Gantry was filled with the usual suspects, Blue Groper, Green,…
7th January 2026 – Hump Day Diving
Mega Wild was again laden with divers as it headed out to South Solitary Island. Exceptionally calm surface conditions made the trip out to South Solitary super quick and comfortable. With these glasslike conditions, Mega dropped divers in at Manta Arch, seeing around 20 Grey Nurse Sharks in the arch. The open-water students dove in at…
6th January 2026 – Island Hopping Diving
Mega Wild set out this morning for South Solitary Island, loaded with some keen Scuba Divers. Jumping in at Shark Gutters for the first dive, we were met with the same schooling Batfish that have been hanging around enjoying the warm waters these past few weeks. Further down, divers had experiences with some Kobia tagging along…
5th January 2026- Magic Monday at South Sol
With another beautiful sunny day on Coffs Coast, we had yet another lovely dive crew who jumped on So Wild and headed out to blow some bubbles. It was a nice mix up to have the small boat run instead of Mega! Dive one saw divers jump in at Buchanan's Wall. All of our favourite smaller…
4th January 2026- Solitary’s sunday!
Jetty Dive had a full-on day, with weather permitting for both So Wild AND Mega Wild to venture out to the Solitary Island Marine Park! SoWild headed up north, while Mega stayed comfortable at its local spot, South Sol! At North Solitary, they had some fabulous dives! Our first dive saw divers jump in at Anenome…
3RD jANUARY 2026 – sENSATIONAL sUMMER sATURDAYS
Today was a busy day at Jetty Dive with summer in full swing and both boats heading out to South Solitary Island. Dive conditions have been excellent lately and today was no exception. Mega and So Wild dropped divers into Manta Arch and Cleaner Station where the warmer water coming in usually sees many Grey Nurse…
2nd January 2026- First Dive of 2026 Did Not Dissappoint
South Solitary's conditions were extremely pleasant for todays dive! Mega Wild cruised out with a full boat to enjoy the summer diving we had in front of us. With warm water around 23 C and visibility out to about 20 m, it was easy to scan the bottom of the ocean floor and gutters below the…
