Category: Local Dive Report
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…
16th April 2026 –
Finally we are back out diving after some not so great conditions last week.Dive one today was at Shark gutters while dive two was down Boulder Wall, the visibility had dropped a little but the abundance of life underwater was still amazing. We were lucky enough to get a lone Grey Nurse Shark in Cleaner Station…
9th April 2026 – Leopard Sharks Galore
We managed to get out one last time today before the weather turns a bit windy :( Dive one today had the experienced divers in at Manta Arch, while the students and remaining divers got in at Cleaner Station. There were a few Grey Nurse sharks at Manta, along with some Eagle Rays, Schooling Fish, Black…
8th April 2026 – Wonderful Wednesday to Be Diving!
A fabulous group headed out with SoWild to South Solitary for the first dive, entering at Shark Gutters. There were still plenty of leopard sharks hanging around. For the second dive, we enjoyed a nice, relaxing, slow drift from Shark Gutters around to the Gantry, with conditions steadily improving throughout the day. Along the way, we…
