Category: Dive Report – 2026
17th February 2026 – Turtley Wild Tuesday!
With the good conditions holding out SoWild loaded up with some very excited divers and headed out to South Solitary for today's diving First up, our divers dropped in at Shark Gutters. On descent, our divers were engulfed by massive clouds of various schooling fish; other highlights of the dive included Leopard Sharks, juvenile Black Boxfish,…
16TH Febraury 2026 – Shark and Ray Day!
First dive today we headed to South Solitary to dive Shark Gutters. We saw 4–5 leopard sharks cruising around the shallows and a massive splotched fantail ray. For the second dive, we headed to South West Solitary to dive the Crazy Maze, where we found some wobbegong sharks, turtles, and lots of schooling fish. Congratulations to…
15th February 2026 – South-West Solitary Sunday
With a boat full of student divers, we made a trip to one of our less dived islands, South West Solitary, or its more common name, Groper, named after the countless Blue Groper that hang in the marine sanctuary. The first dive was a nice, cruisy dive at Coral Gardens. Covered in massive amounts of plate…
11t February 2026- Safari Diving with Leopards
The weather god's are in our favour and we have had beautiful conditions this week! After what we saw in the water yesterday, it would be silly not to muster up a few punters to make the trip out this morning. Typically, our trip to South Solitary Island takes around 20-25 minutes. Well, today, it only…
10th February 2026- Best conditions of 2026!
Wowee, what a gorgeous day to be out at South Solitary! We didn't let the gloomy morning discourage us, as the sun came out shining and the water was the best we have had this year! 25+ metres of visibility and 25°C in the water made for a fabulous double dive for SoWild and its punters!…
9th January 2026- Monday Madness!
Mega Wild ventured out for another day of great diving. Who said there was a better way to kickstart your week than a double dive on a Monday?! We had a great crew of divers who joined a great crew of staff! Gloomy skies didn't dampen the mood, as the conditions have been fabulous this past…
8th February 2026-Best of both worlds
We were able to wrap up the end of our weekend with another great dive at the Solitaries. Mega Wild headed up to South Solitary while SoWild shot up to North Solitary. Both dive boats had lovely conditions: blue water and warm temperatures! Mega Wild saw divers drop in at Shark Gutters for a kick down…
7th February 2026- Sunny Shark Saturday
Today’s divers were treated to exceptional conditions at South Solitary Island, with warm water temperatures and crystal-clear visibility setting the scene for a seriously memorable day below the surface. What truly stole the show, though, was the sheer abundance of Leopard Sharks cruising the island. Divers reported at least 20 individual leopards encountered between the top…
31st January 2026- Girls Diving Day and Leopard Shark Galore
We had an absolutely fabulous diving day at the Solitary Island Marine Park today! Mega wild held space for its very first Women's Dive Day. So Wild had a solid crew of divers headed up to North Solitary Island. Leaving the harbour, we had a 25 degree water temp and beautiful blue water all the way…
