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24 September 2011 - Grouper Island was calm in a strong southerly

Dive and Conditions Report

A Strong SW wind took us to Grouper Island today, nice and calm in the shelter. A school of Mulloway (Jewfish) circling around in a tight bundle was the feature of these dives. Nice to see different country, canyons and deep gutters.
Visibility around 10 mtrs in the deeper water,15 mtrs in the shallows, 20C still.

Sea Surface Conditions

Quite a bouncy ride out, flat at the mooring and then an easy ride home with the wind gone, no current.

22 September 2011 - Padi Underwater Photography for Christine

Dive and Conditions Report

A great day at South Solitary Island. grey Nurse Sharks, Rays and even a big School Of Mulloway (Jewfish) cruised thru. The feature of the dives was the Octopus! We saw 5 different ones out and about today
Visibility around 10 to 15 mtrs, 20C still.

Sea Surface Conditions

A nice ride out with a slight NW choppy sea coming home was flata s a tack. No current.

20 September 2011 - Sharks, Turtles & Rays, AGAIN!

Two fantastic dives today, more than a dozen Grey Nurse, three pretty big BullRays, Turtles, Slipper Crays and Lobsters. An Eagle Ray spotted by our snorkeller. On the surface the Whales put on a show close to the boat, how many people do you think had a camera? Non, but there were a couple of i phones recording.
Visibility around 15-20m at South Solitary Island today, 20C.

Sea Surface Conditions

A bit of chop on the surface and a Northerly breeze, no current.

18 September 2011 - Gaggle of Grey Nurse at South Solitary Island

How Good is this weather!!! Looks like summer has come early. Sunny blue skies, Calm flat seas and plenty of action below the surface at South Solitary Island Marine Park today. Lots of Grey Nurse Sharks, Turtles, Rays, Nudi's and Schooling Fish.

15 September 2011 - What a days diving at South Solitary Island

Thursday 15th September 2011....

An amazing day of diving and Whale Watching at South Solitary Island today! We were spoilt with calm surface conditions and sunny blue skies on the surface whilst below we swam with Grey Nurse Sharks, Black Cod, Loggerhead Turtles, a Spanish Dancer, Schools of Tarwhine, Kingfish and a million or so Pomfreds at North Boulder Wall.

Visibility was 15m at South Solitary Island today, 20C.

8 September 2011 - Another magical days diving

Thursday 8th September 2011....

Yet another great days diving at South Solitary Island. Big pregnant females and inquisitive Juvenile Grey Nurse Sharks gave our first time divers a great introduction to what the Solitary Islands has to offer. The school of Bat Fish are still hanging around and there are a few big Cod along Boulder Wall.
Visibility today was down a little, but still good at 15-20m. Temp 20C.

Sea Surface Conditions A change in the wind direction, a slight SW turning to SE during the morning.

A summary of Weather at Coffs Harbour in general

Over all, the conditions for scuba diving at Coffs Harbours Solitary Islands run relatively consistant throughout the year. We see visibility in the 10 - 30 metre range, with temps running 18 - 25 degrees C. (That's 70 - 80 for you Fareinheit folks!)

There are minor Summer to Winter, seasonal fluctions, and of course weather conditions such as wind, currents, etc can make for a variation in our conditions.

6 September 2011 - Unreal Diving at South Solitary Island

Another magic day diving at South Solitary Island today! Grey Nurse Sharks, Bat Fish, Schools of BIG Kingfish, Lionfish and a couple of Green Turtles surfing the wash at the surface at the Gantry. Our old mate "Barney" the Loggerhead Turtle was also keen to join in on the action spending plenty of time swimming around with our divers.

5 September 2011 - Still have that clean, clear water!

A beautiful day and some beautiful diving at South Solitary! Sharks galore, Grey Nurse, Wobbygongs and Blind sharks. A few Turtles around and some of the bigger fish, Kingfish and Snapper!
Visibility is still a very nice 20-25m, Temp 19C.

Sea Surface Conditions
A NE breeze and some swell made it more comfortable at the Southern end of South Solitary.

A summary of Weather at Coffs Harbour in general

4 September 2011 - Crystal Clear Water at the Solitary Islands!!!

"Wild Fin" shot us up to North Solitary Island today for some pretty spectacular diving! We dived the always popular Anemone Bay and Fish Soup. Our divers spotted Grey Nurse Sharks, Eagle Rays, a HUGE Black Cod, some friendly Blue Grouper and a Gazillion fish.
Visibility was a crystal clear 25-30 metres, Temp a nice 20c.

3 September 2011 - Spring Brings Awesome Vis at South Solitary Island!!!

Magnificent diving today with Grey Nurse Sharks, Eagle rays, Bull Rays and Turtles seen on both dives. Clear water showed our divers the large number of fish are at South Solitary Island. A Large Spanish Dancer was also found.
Visibility was better than 25 metres, whilst the Temperature was a nice 20c