HMAS Brisbane Sunshine Coast Scuba Diving Reports
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Stiff northerlies that weren’t originally predicted for the weekend hit hard on Saturday. In spite of the wind, as there was no swell only a bit of surface chop, we were able to keep all of our Melbourne visitors happy.
Visibility picked up over the weekend to end up with a good 20 metres on the HMAS BRISBANE and water temp of 23C to match. Whale songs were heard from the late travelers heading south back to their home territory for the summer. One whale put on a great display for one of our dive groups, they were very impressed.
A night dive off Mudjimba Island went down well also. It was a bit slow getting across to the island but once there, the protection offered by the island made for a comfortable anchorage. A little less viz could be expected in close at the island but it sparked up again on the Sunday morning to give us 10-15metres.
We say good bye on Tuesday to the 3 groups from Melbourne who were here for a few days and by all reports, will be back again next Melbourne Cup weekend. Thanks for visiting our great Sunshine Coast.
Dive Safe
Greg |
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With water temp of 22C and visibility hovering between 15 and 25 metres all goes together to make for great diving.
Divers have had whales come in very close. The whale songs were so loud that they felt that they were going to appear from the gloom any moment. Unfortunately no underwater sightings were reported but did the whales put on a show on the surface. Only 50 metres from our dive boat there has been some brilliant displays put on by the visiting pod.
Life on the HMAS BRISBANE is still flourishing with many soft and hard corals establishing themselves as part of this relatively new community.
Many overseas visitors have been on board with a good number from the southern states as well. From all reports, all have been very impressed and gone away from the Sunshine Coast with fond memories of their dive experience here.
Dive Safe,
The Sunreef Team.
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With 21C water temp and the day time temperature creeping up, it's making getting out on the water for a dive, a very desirable thing to do. The visibility on the former HMAS BRISBANE and the Gneering Shoals has been great this past week. We had reports of 15, 20 and 25 metres at times. The Grey Nurse sharks are still out on the Gneerings. Whales are heading south and coming in quite close. One breached within 100 metres of our boat while they were on the HMAS BRISBANE on Sunday. We had a couple of hic-cups with boats on the weekend which required some swapping around but I'm pleased to report that all is back to normal again. Kelly landed in Brisbane last night and from the brief report I got, they certainly had a fantastic trip and the experience of snorkeling with the whales in Tonga is one that is beyond description. The photos will tell the story and from what Kell said, there are some fantastic photos depicting the experience. The scuba diving was also great with exceptional visibility.
We have a DAN First Aid course commencing Monday evening 13th October. The Rescue course is scheduled to start the following weekend.
Dive Safe
Greg
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Overcast skies may have put some off the idea of diving this week but those who haven’t let that bother them were rewarded with some great diving. Visibility was on 10-12 metres with the water temp up to 20C now. The exciting part of it all is that we seem to have 3 resident Grey Nurse sharks out at the Gneering Shoals. They have been in the same location for 3 weeks now. Seeing whales breeching inside the blinker and hearing them sing while diving, all adds to the experience. 20 dolphins swimming around and under the dive boat all go to make the day that little bit special.
We’ve also had 10 metres viz at Mudjimba Island this week and 10-12 metres viz on the HMAS BRISBANE as well. Kell takes off on Monday morning heading for Tonga with her group. They are all looking forward to capturing that special pic while snorkeling with the whales and then heading off to take in some scuba diving too. A week later Paul is heading to PNG with his group of “adventurers” who are diving the wrecks and reefs off Kavieng.
Dive Safe
Greg |
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Grey nurse sharks on the Inner Gneerings, Loggerhead turtles and a school of Mac Tuna as well, what more could a diver want on an afternoon dive off Mooloolaba. Visibility was 15 metres and water temperature on 19C so conditions have been great. A bit of wind and rain has interfered with the diving for the past couple of days but with the SW winds it will help to push that swell down for this weekend.
The HMAS BRISBANE has been serving up some great dives as well. There’s always plenty of varying life on the BRISBANE with numerous sightings of the huge Queensland Grouper that are venturing inside the ship at times now. One is so big that there is virtually takes up the whole doorway. Just magnificent to see.
Not long for the group to depart for Tonga and then only a week or so from there the New Guinea trip heads off as well. Can’t wait to see the pics and hear the stories.
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