Kwinana Grain Terminal club night dive

Wednesday 15 March 2023

I know I say it every week but what a great night for a dive down at KGT. The water was flat, the winds were down and it looked awesome out there.

I was not alone in thinking so either. What a great turnout for our Wednesday night free Manta Club dive. 20 divers joined me for a night under the stars. It is great to see so many new and experienced divers coming along each week. These nights are a great way to meet new buddies and enjoy some great social interaction.

The water was around 23 degrees and visibility was great under the waves. Plenty of cool critters to see. The Octopus are back, looking good and getting ‘playful’ again. Crab numbers are easing but if they are replaced with Occy’s then that brings a smile to my face.

Thanks again to everyone that joins us week to week and welcome to our new members. I hope to catch up at a Sunday dive or see you again in the dark on Wednesday.

Written by Divemaster Phil McDonald

Ammunition Jetty Night Dive

Wednesday 8 March 2023

Due to the return of dredging operations at Port Beach on Wednesday Night we had to relocate the dive to Ammo Jetty at Woodman Point. No Weedie Seadragons on the search list but other treasures are found at Ammo Jetty.

What a magnificent night for a dive . Conditions were excellent and as the sun set divers entered the water to great visibility.

I have a love/ hate relationship with Ammo Jetty. There is such a great variety of sea life to be found but visibility can be challenging. Tonight we experienced both along with great conditions to dive.

Port Jackson’s and seahorses were found along with an assortment of Nudibranchs and other swimming critters.

Thanks to all those that came along. Our night dives are great for divers of all experience levels. Even as a Open Water Diver you can join us on a Wednesday night. Club dives are a great way to meet new divers and enjoy the new experience under the watchful eye of our experienced Divemasters and Instructors.

I look forward to meeting new divers at our next dive.

Divemaster Phil McDonald

Manta Club dive at Kwinana Grain Terminal – great visibility and plenty of nudibranchs and octopus

Sunday 5 March 2023

This Sunday morning was excellent for diving. Practically no waves, and very slight wind from the south-east. 28 of the committed dive crew enjoyed the very warm (24C) water in the habitat of nudibranchs and octopus. The visibility was  excellent, at near 8-10 m, and no buddy pairs could be separated due to water conditions. With no ship docked at the end, our exploration of this dive site length was almost unlimited. Multiple octopus were seen, and plenty of blue crabs.

Divers of  various different experience levels were present, and everybody enjoyed the dive. It was a privilege to guide a pair of newest Manta Club divers who attended their first club dive event after their recent open water course. The  visibility should still be good during the next few days, at least.

Thanks everyone for coming to this Manta Club dive! See you on next dives soon.

Written by Mikhail Vasiliev – PADI Instructor

Bulk Jetty (BHP) Club Night Dive

Wednesday 1 March 2023

Thank You to everyone that came to the Perth Scuba night dive. We met in the carpark at Bulk Jetty for a dive brief then went down to the water to start our dive. Conditions were amazing with low wind and flat waters. Visibility was about 2-3 meters with a seahorse, squid, crabs and several rays seen.

Divemaster Sean Stolk

Manta Club dive at Woodman Pt View – good visibility up to 5m, awesome seahorses, brain corals, and huge schools of Talmas

Sunday 19 February 2023

This Sunday morning was quite sunny, and almost perfect weather and water conditions were seen at Woodman Point. The visibility was good, near 3 – 5m. Brain corals sat around their usual places, manly near the tip of groyne, where large schools of Talmas, stripeys, and other small fish were feeding. Very large seahorses were seen (some even were reported reproducting), as well as some  large schools of small catfish and larger Talmas were seen.  The water temperature was perfect, still at 24C, so 29 of divers in our group inspected this not often-visited dive site for full 50 mins. Jellies were not reported.

Divers of almost all possible different experience levels were present, from Open Water Divers to the Rescuers, and even an an MSDT with nearly 2000 logged dives; many new OW divers joined our group today, and everybody enjoyed exploring this dive site. Perth Scuba's new Divemaster trainee Rosalie did exceptionally well at preparing the large group of divers to experience this special dive site, and also looked after some diver groups underwater. Thanks everyone for coming to this Manta Club dive! See you on next Manta Club events soon. 

Written by Mikhail Vasiliev – Perth Scuba PADI Instructor