Category: Local Dive Report
17th December 2025 – Turtletastic Wednesday
Conditions had calmed down enough to get out today for two dives at South Solitary Island.Dive one was on Boulder Wall as we started on South Boulder and went up the wall towards Shark gutters. We had a few Turtles, Black Cod, a lone Grey Nurse Shark, and a Black Boxfish.Dive two was an attempted drift…
14th December 2025- First Leopard of the Serason
Well, South Sol really showed off today! We were gently reminded of why we love diving here so much. Its diversity in marine life is truly incredible. It's not often that we see such variety of marine animals, both tropical and subtropical, in one day! We ended the weekend with a bang, just before the Southerly…
13th December 2025- Heeeeere Fishy Fishy
We got out again today and took advantage of the beautiful conditions we have had lately. Our first dive was at Buchanans Wall, and our second was a drift from Shark Gutters to the Gantry! We covered some distance on the island today, and it was totally worth it with the amount of marine life we…
12th December 2025- Hammerheads in Summer Waters!
We thought if we were going to get wet from the rain, we might as well be wet in the ocean! So we steamed out to South Solitary for a double dive. Optimistic that we would have good conditions, we were pleased when we arrived and found blue water that was nearly 23 degrees! Dive one…
8th December 2025- Chec Kids Enjoy Fun Dive
The marine studies class from CHEC recently completed their PADI Open Water Diver Course with us. Today was the day we got them back out for a "fun dive", where they got to use everything they learned in the course. Mega Wild packed up and shot out to South Solitary Island for a double dive! The…
30th November 2025 – Fish Soup on Boulder Wall
We had a steady southerly again today, which meant the top end was the choice.For dive one, we all got in at Shark Gutters and were welcomed by a few Grey Nurse Sharks. We also had a Queensland Grouper, Black Cod, Bullrays, Banded Coral Shrimp, Nudibranchs and Turtles Dive two was a Drift from Shark Gutters…
29th November 2025 – East Australian current Pushing In
When we arrived at the island, the sight of clearer, warmer water was very welcomed. Dive one was at Shark Gutters, where we saw a few Grey Nurse Sharks packed into the gutters, along with Kingfish, Bullrays, Batfish, two Qeensland Groupers, and a school of Shevron Barracuda.Dive two was a drift from the top down to…
28th November 2025 – Buchanans Box Fish
Dive one today was at Buchanan's Wall, with visibility still down, we made the most of the macro critters along the wall.Nudibranchs, Shrimp, Yellow Box Fish, Lionfish, Moray Eels, and a sleepy Turtle near the line.Dive two had the Advanced Students get in at The Gantry to complete their Navigation Dive, while the certified divers did…
24th November 2025- Girls Complete Open Water Course!
SoWild defeated the odds against this morning's southerly blow and got out for a successful dive in the Solitary Island Marine Park. We tied up at Cleaner Station on the first dive. The visibility was pretty poor all the way down til 16 metres, where it then cleared up to a brown 5 metres. Despite the…
