Calm seas but very slight E shop which made it annoying coming out of Port Hacking and at anchor as side on. Very slight current from N down to 14 m then nothing. Viz was at least 10 to 12 metres but milky. Anchor was on reef top so had to drop it over wall and then move to a good spot. Then up Split to N end and back outside. Hundreds of mado at the end of the Split. Back to anchor and then thousands of yellowtail. Went to the Tunnel and then to Cave. Bastard trumpeters and red morwong in Cave. Back via the rear crack, some more trumpeters and morwong at the end. A few blue morwong seen but no tiger anemones or donuts. Spent last bit around anchor and then up. No whales seen or heard today. A good dive. Visibility good.

Went in off W point as millpond seas. A milky 5-6 metres, perhaps a little more. Cool 16.1C. Lots of opera house nudibranchs near The Bubbles. Back via RIF Reef, none of course there. A purple-lined nembrotha on the Deep Block. Then to 15 MR where there was a fine-lined tambja and a Vercos tambja (Parramatta nudi). Back to SHC, the wobbegong shark from Sunday still on top in crack. no sawtooth pipefish but one USDP. The two PPH are still around and another fine-lined tambja on OHR. The BBSH was on STR today. Lots of small leatherjackets from 8 m back shallow. No RIF again. A very good dive. Visibility fair. 

Club boat dive, two boats and nine divers. A bit sloppy from the S, wind from W but changed to SSW and picked up once I was back on the boat. Viz 8-10 metres. Anchored on the N side of Number 1 inlet. Went around it and then to 2 and onto 3. It is still missing the grills and roof. Huge numbers of fish here, seapike, yellowtail, silver sweep, one-spot pullers and mado. They were inside and around the outside. The other inlets had thousands of mado mostly. Kyle saw a Moorish idol! We went to 4 and then back to 1 via the others. Last bit spent around 1 and then on the top. An excellent dive. Visibility fair.

Was supposed to be Wedding Cake Island but once again, the WCI VooDoo struck! Larger and more powerful swell than predicted. Tried Bypass Reef but a 2 km/h current. Much better here, swell less and wind protection. Water bluish 10-12 metres. Anchored half way between the two sites. Went N along the deeper wall for about 60 metres and then W to the main wall at the Platform site. Then a bit N before heading S. A blue devilfish here in cave. On the way back a small Moorish idol in same cave. Back shallower at 15 m and then headed E to the Rockfall site. S along the wall and then N back to the canyon before heading E to anchor. Spent the rest of the time here and then on the deeper wall. Second group saw two more blue devilfish in the Rockfall area. I also saw a large kingfish under boat. A very good dive. Visibility good.

A great way to celebrate my birthday. Millpond seas but dirty water, 4-5 metres viz at best. Cold, 15.2C. Went off W wall and then to Deep Wall. Reka had problems with buoyancy, new undergarment and was too light. Ended up have to surface and swim back. Did usual route, dozens of opera house nudis near The Bubbles and hundreds of small yellowtail over the wall. Back via RIF Reef, none of course. However, near Deep Block there was a purple-lined nembrotha and on the block a Parramatta nudi (Vercos tambja). Back via 15MR and SHC. A fine-lined tambja on the way. Two sawtooth pipefish and one USDP in normal spot as well as the two PPH we have been seeing for months. One RIF near SHR, no BBSH. Shallow hundreds of mullet near my rock pile. A nice dive to start the day. Visibility poor.

In a group of six, but really only dived with Reka. Large E and fairly protected here, but there was still wave action and lots of surge, even at 15+ metres. Quite dirty 2-3 metres mostly but better near IR1 and main reef. A RIF before STR but no BBSH there. Two PPH before SHR, where has the second one come from? No interesting nudis at OHR. I could not find the PPH on AR but apparently the others saw two. Around IR1 anti-clockwise, the tiny orange painted anglerfish still in same spot on SW corner. Back via SHC, very surgy there. Two USDP and two sawtooth pipefish (STP) near Cave. Back normal way. Not the greatest dive, even getting out was harder as swell and wind up from when we went in. Visibility mostly very poor.  

Millpond seas, no current, no surge but still poor visibility and cold 15.6C. Before we went in thousands of mullet were being herded into the bay by dolphins. Still hundreds near entry point down to before STR. On the way back, some before the Outboard. The two PPHs are still in same spot, no nudis on OHR. Could not find the tiny orange painted anglerfish Nyrelle last Sunday, near where I found the anglerfish months ago. Then to AR but again, no PPH. Two USDP and two STP in normal spot. Down to SHC, a spiny gurnard near there, same one we saw on Sunday. Back via the Caves, a red-lined flabellina and a couple of opera house nudis and a few others. A nice flathead near LR but no RIF or BBSH. Back to exit. My rockpile at the exit is now very large, I add a few rocks each dive. Visibility poor.  

A new access track from existing path being built. Very strong W winds and largish SE swell but easy entry and exit. Very, very cold, 13.7C!! Little outgoing tide. Three seals on the surface near entry point, but not seen underwater. Not much around, a few nudibranchs but not much more. Went E first and then W and back to entry spot. A very average dive. Visibility very poor.

 

Club boat dive. First time I have been able to get a crew during the week for four weeks. Flat seas and a bit of NW wind, a bit of current from N and water 17.2C. Viz was 12 to 15 metres I reckon. Anchored on S end and had to move anchor to a better spot, hence with the current had a higher SAC than normal. Went around the reef, some seapike and small trevally near Cave, only one bastard trumpeter but at least six Port Jackson sharks. No donut nembrothas near Cave but two under the anchor rope, one the biggest I have seen. After the dive a humpback whale 60 metres from the boat and another out wide, went looking but saw no more. A good dive. Visibility good.

W wind and calm seas, viz much better than last Thursday but still cold at 15.4C. Heaps warmer than the 13.7C on Saturday across the bay. Went down closer to main reef. The BBSH was there and three PPHs at the first spot before SHR. Saw another two on the larger AR. No fancy nudibranchs apart from some opera house near Main Cave. Went out on the sand after AR and saw a large flathead. Near IR1 a RIF on the sand. Strong outgoing tide in this area. Back closer to wall. One USDP and three STP near First Cave. Still cannot find the tiny orange painted anglerfish Nyrelle found two Sundays ago. Back to exit, lots of silver sweep on the way. A nice dive. Visibility fair at first but poor on way back.

Club Frenchmans Bay Dive and BBQ day. Three boats, two runs each and 23 divers in all. This was the first run of the day by my boat. A bit more swell than expected but little NW wind and some light rain. No current and bluish 10-12 m viz. Warmer 16.5C. Anchored in normal spot next to the Admiralty Anchor. My housing flooded so had to ascend to give it back to boat watcher, camera is okay. Went S, a bit of surge out at 20 m+, but not too bad. Nothing really special seen here, just usual things. Turned back after 17 mins and came a little shallower. Back past anchor, went back to sand, found a smallish sea dragon. Second dive found two. Went up to 17 m and then turned to head back to anchor. Saw a large moasic leatherjacket on the way. Last bit near anchor. Nice dive despite only sea dragon and the leatherjacket as special things. Great BBQ afterwards. Visibility good.