Category: Local Dive Report
21st April 2019 – Super Sunday Conditions
With Easter Sunday upon us we ventured once more out to sea, finding the water blue as ever we jumped in at Buchanan's Wall some very friendly Green Sea Turtles greeted us on our way down the wall, as well as Banded Coral Shrimp, and Lionfish. Our second dive was a cruise down the boulder wall…
20th of April 2019 – South Solitary Saturday
Today's trip out to South Solitary was a busy one, with both dive boats packed full of certified divers! With Buchanan's Wall our first destination of the day, we jumped in and found the water warm, clear and full of life including Diamond Trevally, Wobbegongs and even a friendly leopard shark cruising the shallows! With morning…
19th April 2019 – Great Conditions Underwater
Despite the rain we ventured out to South Solitary finding ourselves better off under the waves than on them. Diving at Cleaner Station we found a large number of schooling Goatfish, Sweep and Trevally as well as a few Wobbegongs, Spotted Maskrays and Octopus. After a brief surface interval we were back under the water for…
18th April 2019 – Sharks in the Arch
Diving down to Manta Arch we found it packed full of Grey Nurse Sharks, before swimming around to Cleaner Station with Turtles, Big Eye Trevally Schools along the way. Second dive was a swim around Cleaner Station and North Boulder, with Eagle Rays on the wall, Wobbegongs and a large Bullray in the Cleaner Station Cave.…
17th April 2019 – First Dives at South Solitary
The solitary islands put on a show for wildfin and her load of student divers today, with great vis and warm water still hanging around! Finding shelter at Shark Gutters we were greeted by a large Bullray cruising past the moring, as well as Large Black Cod, Wobbegongs and Moray Eels! Second dive was a slow…
14th April 2019 – Wet South Solitary
With our divers undeterred by today's rain we found underwater was the best place to be. Swimming from Manta Arch to Cleaner Station our divers found half a dozen Grey Nurse Sharks under the arch, a few turtles and Spotted Maskrays. After a wet surface interval we finished our tour of the northern end of the…
