Category: Local Dive Report
7th May 2022 – Blue water Saturday
With two fully loaded boats our divers enjoyed a quick trip out to South Solitary Island this morning. MegaWild's divers were greeted by a breaching juvenile humpback whale in the distance! We found some protection from the Southerly wind on the North end of the island at Cleaner Station and Shark Gutters for both dives. While…
6th May 2022 – School Students Certified
The heavens opened up over South Solitary Island today for the Open Water students from the Coffs Harbour Senior College.Dive one we were at Buchanan's Wall as this was the most protected spot from the conditions. We had a few skills to do for the students but still had plenty of time to do some exploring.…
30th April 2022 – Turtle Town
MegaWild steamed out full of excited divers to South Solitary Island this morning. The northerly wind made Buchannon's Wall a calm spot to hide from the wind for the first dive. Highlights included green turtles, lion fish, cuttlefish, and black cod. After a morning tea of warm soup and good conversation some of our more advanced…
29th April 2022 – Warm Current Brings Island to Life
We had Open Water and Advanced Open Water students on board today and Buchanan's Wall was the choice for dive one. There was few Turtles about, schools of Bullseyes, Wobbegongs, Nudibranchs, and some cute Banded Coral Shrimp. With morning tea done, we made the most of the current for dive two and jumped in for a…
25th April 2022 – ANZAC Day Delivers Clear Water
ANZAC Day has delivered some great conditions underwater with loads to see. Dive one we stayed at Cleaner Station and explored around the Cleaner Cave and the Gutters. There were massive schools of fish including Trevally, Bullseyes, Tarwhine, and Fusiliers. The majestic Leopard Shark was still hanging around and came up to say hi to everyone!!…
21st April 2022 – Leopard Sharks here late April
We only had a few divers today, so we took 2Wild out to South Solitary Island for a spin. Once we arrived, we tied on to Shark Gutters mooring which gave us the most protection for dive one. We had Grey Nurse sharks, Black Cod, Blue Spotted Rays and schools of Fusiliers on this dive with…
