Category: Local Dive Report
5th December 2024- Mid week break !
Mega Wild loaded up with a boat full of keen divers and shot out to South Solitary Island. After a big Northerly blow this past week, everyone was very keen to get in the water with the lull in the weather! Dive one saw all certified divers jump in at Shark Gutters for a kick down…
29th November 2024- Sharkvember!!!
MegaWild loaded up this morning with a lull in the Northerly Wind and shot out to South Solitary Island for a double dive Dive one saw everyone drop in at Mata Arch as the conditons permitted. Upon dropping in, The Arch was filled with 15+ Grey Nurse Sharks. There was also a nice number of overflow…
24 November 2024- Turtle Galore
Before the Northerly winds picks up for the next few days, MegaWild packed up and headed out to South Solitary Island for a morning double dive to finish off the weekend strong. Dive one saw divers enter the water at Manta Arch for a swim through The Gap, finishing the dive off at The Gantry. Dive…
23rd November 2024 – Lovely Saturday on the water
Today we headed out with a full MegaWild for a double dive to South Solitary Island! For the first dive we dropped into Manta Arch, heading to Shark Gutters. On this dive we saw approximately 20 Grey Nurse Sharks hanging around the arch. We also saw Banded Coral Shrimp, Old Wives, and bannerfish. And of course…
22nd November 2024- Tiger Time!
SoWild and a small group of divers managed to get out to South Solitary Island this morning for a fantastic double dive. With the easterly wind hitting us, it made for a bumpy ride out. Great visibility and even better underwater sightings made it all worth it! The first saw divers jump in at Shark Gutters…
17th November 2024- Barney crashes
Beore the Northerly wind picks up for a few days, SoWild took the opportunity to head out to South Solitary to finish off the weekend strong with another double dive! Dive one saw divers drop in at Buchanan's wall. With a mix of students and certified divers, Lindsay headed deep to complete the deep dive component…
16th November 2024 -Deep Blue Water!
With the warm blue water hanging around MegaWild loaded up and powered out to South Solitary for some awesome diving! First up our divers descended on Shark Gutters, where A large Hawksbill Turtle, Nudibranchs, Octopus, a small Marbled Ray, Flagtail Blanquellos, a couple of Grey Nurse Sharks and Schooling Tarwhine were seen. After the surface interval…
15th November 2024- Great & Scalloped HAMMERHEAD, WHALER, AND NURSES
SoWild shot out to South Solitary today for two fantstic double dives! Upon reaching the island, we had extremely blue water and could see the bottom of the island from all over our dive sites, even at Manta Arch! Water temperatures just touched 23°C and everyone was that keen to jump in! First up, SoWild saw…
10th November 2024- Megawild Enjoys a sunny sunday!
This morning's double dive was bound to be a good one as we left the harbour we were pleased to be greeted with blue water and a 22°C water temp! Mega Wild steamed out to the island and everyone was eager to jump in. All of our certified divers jumped in the water at Manta Arch…
