Category: Dive Report – 2024
12th October 2024 – South and Split Saturday
With rougher surface conditions today we took out a boat of our more experienced divers to get out in the water and see some calm below the surface! For our first dive at South Solitary, our divers dropped in to Manta Arch. There was plenty to see with around 10 Grey Nurse Sharks in the arch.…
8th October 2024- Beautiful Visibility today
Before the winds picked up, SoWild had an early and quick morning packing up and shooting out to South Solitary for amazing doube dives! We arrived to some fantastic visibilitiy- so good you could see the bottom of the mooring from the surface at Manta Arch! Dive one saw divers dropping in at Manta Arch. Lots…
6th October 2024 – Turtletastic
We had so many people wanting to dive today we changed boats and loaded "MEGA Wild" up with 23 divers!!Dive one was at Cleaner Station, this dive had lots to see inclduing a few Grey Nurse Sharks at the bottom of the mooring, Black Cod, Eagle Rays, Nudibranchs and Barney The Loggerhead having some morning tea…
4th October 2024- 20/20 Day out
After nearly two weeks of not getting out for a dive, we had 2Wild loaded up and ready to head out this sunny morning for a double dive at South Solitary Island. The water looked pretty green going out but once we hit Split Solitary, it turned quite blue which was inviting!! We arrived to some…
22ns September 2024- Search and Recovery on Sunny SUnday
With a nicely mixed boat of students and some regular customers, we had a great ride out to South Solitary Island this morning on SoWild. With a southerly swell, we managed to get in on the top in. Half of us dropped in at Manta Arrrrrch and swam around the corner to meet the rest at…
21st September 2024 – Sharks and Rays!!
Dive one today was at Cleaner Station to hide from the southerly wind, There was 6-8 Grey Nurse Sharks in the gutters, Bullrays, Schools of fish near ther surface and the sound of singing Humpback Whales at the safety stop.Dive two was a drift from Shark Gutters down to The Gantry. The dive had plenty to…
20th September 2024- Finally Back in the Water
After what seemed like forever, SoWild launched out to sea with a boat full of happy divers! Calm seas and sunshine made for a great ride out to South Solitary Island! Dive one saw all divers dropping in at Manta Arch. The Arch itself didnt have much Grey Nurse Shark action, but the back gutter did!…
7th September 2024
Today on another warm spring weekend we set out for a dive to South Solitary! Our divers dropped in to Manta Arch for a drift to the gap and the gantry for their first dive, and Buchanan's wall for their second dive. Our divers were pleasantly surprised but a little bit of a temperature increase, with…
Dive Reports – July & August 2024
Take a look at our dive reports from July & August 2024! We’ve detailed what we saw, the temperature and visibility, and surface conditions of the Solitary Islands in Coffs Harbour in July & August 2024. Dive Reports - Table of Contents: 12th July 2024 19th July 2024 20th July 2024 27th July 2024 4th August…
