Category: Local Dive Report
28th october 2024- First Hammerheads of the Season
With a massive lull in the weather forecast, low winds and small swell called our boat, "So Wild", out to South Solitary Island. We were presented with lovely conditions! The little wind and swell accompanied with minimal to no current made all dive sites very appealing to us! We jumped in the water at Shark Gutters…
27th October 2024- Surprising good Sunday
Today was forecast to be quite windy, but we stuck with the dive and conditions turned out quite nice, with little wind. Swell was up, and coming from the south, so the Northern end was the best spot to dive. Visibility was very good considering the swell, and the water was a nice 20.9. First dive…
24th October 2024-Barney Says hello to NVCC Schoolkids
SoWild made the most of todays flat seas before the Southerly rolled in and made for a bit of mess! We shot out nice and early towards South Solitary Island to enjoy two beautiful dives this morning! Everyone enjoyed a bit of whale watching on our way out, as the season has now come to a…
23rd October 2024- Hump Day Dive
So Wild took advantage of the beautiful weather we had this morning and ventured out for a double dive at South Solitary Island! Surface conditions were a it choppy but the water was blue, clear, and beautiful! With a nice mix of students and certified divers, everyone decided to jump in at the Gantry for the…
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…
7th October 2024- LAbour Day Dives!
SoWild ventured out this morning for a double dive, taking along a group of students finsihing their PADI Open Water Course as well as some South Solitary Regulars! We finished the long weekend off with a great time in the water! Dive one saw the certified divers dropping in at Manta Arch for a swim through…
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…
