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.