Category: Local Dive Report
By: Teagan Anderson
5th January 2026- Magic Monday at South Sol
With another beautiful sunny day on Coffs Coast, we had yet another lovely dive crew who jumped on So Wild and headed out to blow some bubbles. It was a nice mix up to have the small boat run instead of Mega! Dive one saw divers jump in at Buchanan's Wall. All of our favourite smaller…
By: Teagan Anderson
4th January 2026- Solitary’s sunday!
Jetty Dive had a full-on day, with weather permitting for both So Wild AND Mega Wild to venture out to the Solitary Island Marine Park! SoWild headed up north, while Mega stayed comfortable at its local spot, South Sol! At North Solitary, they had some fabulous dives! Our first dive saw divers jump in at Anenome…
By: Teagan Anderson
3RD jANUARY 2026 – sENSATIONAL sUMMER sATURDAYS
Today was a busy day at Jetty Dive with summer in full swing and both boats heading out to South Solitary Island. Dive conditions have been excellent lately and today was no exception. Mega and So Wild dropped divers into Manta Arch and Cleaner Station where the warmer water coming in usually sees many Grey Nurse…
By: Teagan Anderson
2nd January 2026- First Dive of 2026 Did Not Dissappoint
South Solitary's conditions were extremely pleasant for todays dive! Mega Wild cruised out with a full boat to enjoy the summer diving we had in front of us. With warm water around 23 C and visibility out to about 20 m, it was easy to scan the bottom of the ocean floor and gutters below the…
By: Lindsay Devery
31st December 2025 – Amazing diving to end the year
We were welcomed with 25-30m Visibility and 23C water at South Solitary Island today, and what a way to finish the year!!We had both boats out today with a total of 36 divers!!! All dives were up the northern end due to a bit of swell still around. There were 2-3 Leopard Sharks, Bullrays, schooling Bullseyes,…
By: Teagan Anderson
24th December 2025- Merry Christmas from Jetty Dive!
Merry Christmas Eve from the team at Jetty Dive! Today we shot out to South Solitary for a double dive in true Christmas Spirit! Conditions were nice and flat on the surface, and upon arrival, the visibility looked better than yesterday! Because of the current running on the top end of the island, we got in…
By: Teagan Anderson
23th December 2025- Rain or Shine.. We Dive!
Rain or shine, if sea conditions permit- you can bet we will be out at South Solitary! Mega Wild had a nearly full boat of divers who were obviously keen to start their summer holidays in the water! First up, we got in at Shark Gutters while the conditions permitted! It was lovely to see some…
By: Teagan Anderson
18th December 2025- Devil Ray in Exciting Current
With the recent southerly blow giving us some great vis, we thought we would get away from the office and have a mid week break! Dive one saw divers jump in at Shark Gutters and the second dive was a good swim with the current from Buchanan's Wall to The Gantry. We had loads to see…
By: Lindsay Devery
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…