موسم الحيتان، شهرًا بشهر حول العالم
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متى يكون قائمًا
موسم الحيتان في يناير
- بلدية لوس كابوس 🇲🇽 المكسيكWhale season · 15 ديس – 15 أبرGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.93
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.93
- لا باز 🇲🇽 المكسيكGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 ينا – 30 أبرGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.93
- كايكورا 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداSperm whales, all year · 1 ينا – 31 ديسThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.92
- مازاتلان 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 5 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.90
- كاواي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 10 ديس – 25 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.86
- ماوي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.85
- بويرتو فالارتا 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback season · 8 ديس – 23 مارThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.85
- هونولولو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 نوف – 15 مايو (عادةً)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
- سان دييغو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
- كايلوا-كونا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 1 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.83
- ذي بوتوم ساباHumpback whale season · 1 ينا – 30 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.83
- Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpbacks offshore · 1 ديس – 31 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.82
- لاهاينا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.82
- لاغونا بيتش 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.82
- ستانلي جزر فوكلاندSei whale season · 15 ينا – 15 مايو (عادةً)Endangered sei whales feed close inshore in Berkeley Sound and off Cape Pembroke, near Stanley, from late summer into autumn; sightings fall away in May.82
- Rincón 🇵🇷 بورتوريكوHumpback whale season · 1 ينا – 31 مارHumpbacks pass through the Mona Passage from January to March and are watched from land at the Punta Higuera lighthouse park as often as from a boat.81
- سمانا 🇩🇴 جمهورية الدومينيكانHumpback whales in the bay · 15 ينا – 30 مارThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
- لوس أنجلوس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 30 أبر (عادةً)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.80
- Huatulco 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 1 ديس – 31 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.80
- سانت أوغسطين 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةRight whale calving season · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.80
- بونتا كانا 🇩🇴 جمهورية الدومينيكانHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 ينا – 31 مارThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback season · 15 ديس – 20 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.79
- بروفيدنسياليس جزر توركس وكايكوسHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.79
…و17 غيرها في يناير.
موسم الحيتان في فبراير
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.94
- بلدية لوس كابوس 🇲🇽 المكسيكWhale season · 15 ديس – 15 أبرGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.92
- مازاتلان 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 5 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.91
- لا باز 🇲🇽 المكسيكGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 ينا – 30 أبرGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.91
- كايكورا 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداSperm whales, all year · 1 ينا – 31 ديسThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.90
- كاواي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.88
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 10 ديس – 25 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.88
- سانت أوغسطين 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةRight whale calving season · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.87
- سان دييغو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.86
- هونولولو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 نوف – 15 مايو (عادةً)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.85
- كايلوا-كونا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 1 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.84
- لاغونا بيتش 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.84
- ذي بوتوم ساباHumpback whale season · 1 ينا – 30 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.84
- لوس أنجلوس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 30 أبر (عادةً)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.83
- بويرتو فالارتا 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback season · 8 ديس – 23 مارThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.83
- Huatulco 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 1 ديس – 31 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.83
- لاهاينا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.83
- ماوي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةWorld Whale Day · 8–22 فبر (عادةً)A parade down South Kihei Road and a day of ocean programming in mid-February, at the peak of the whale count.82
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback season · 15 ديس – 20 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.81
- Rincón 🇵🇷 بورتوريكوHumpback whale season · 1 ينا – 31 مارHumpbacks pass through the Mona Passage from January to March and are watched from land at the Punta Higuera lighthouse park as often as from a boat.81
- سمانا 🇩🇴 جمهورية الدومينيكانHumpback whales in the bay · 15 ينا – 30 مارThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
- ستانلي جزر فوكلاندSei whale season · 15 ينا – 15 مايو (عادةً)Endangered sei whales feed close inshore in Berkeley Sound and off Cape Pembroke, near Stanley, from late summer into autumn; sightings fall away in May.81
- Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpbacks offshore · 1 ديس – 31 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.80
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.80
- بويرتو بلاتا 🇩🇴 جمهورية الدومينيكانHumpbacks on the Silver Bank · 15 ينا – 31 مار (عادةً)Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve on the banks off this coast in late winter.80
…و18 غيرها في فبراير.
موسم الحيتان في مارس
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.95
- مازاتلان 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 5 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.93
- سانت أوغسطين 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةRight whale calving season · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.92
- برايا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرHumpback whale season · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.90
- بلدية لوس كابوس 🇲🇽 المكسيكWhale season · 15 ديس – 15 أبرGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.90
- سان دييغو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.89
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 10 ديس – 25 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.89
- بويرتو فالارتا 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback season · 8 ديس – 23 مارThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.88
- كايكورا 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداSperm whales, all year · 1 ينا – 31 ديسThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.88
- لوس أنجلوس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 30 أبر (عادةً)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.87
- كاواي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.87
- لا باز 🇲🇽 المكسيكGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 ينا – 30 أبرGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.86
- لاغونا بيتش 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.86
- ذي بوتوم ساباHumpback whale season · 1 ينا – 30 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.86
- لاهاينا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.84
- هونولولو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 نوف – 15 مايو (عادةً)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.83
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback season · 15 ديس – 20 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.83
- ماوي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
- كايلوا-كونا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 1 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.82
- أوكيناوا 🇯🇵 اليابانHumpback whales off Zamami · 1 ينا – 31 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks calve in the shallow water round the Kerama islands from the new year, and the boats out of Naha and Zamami run daily through the season.81
- بنتة دلغادة 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhale and dolphin season · 15 مار – 15 أكت (عادةً)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.81
- بروفيدنسياليس جزر توركس وكايكوسHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.81
- سمانا 🇩🇴 جمهورية الدومينيكانHumpback whales in the bay · 15 ينا – 30 مارThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.80
- بونتا كانا 🇩🇴 جمهورية الدومينيكانHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 ينا – 31 مارThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
…و23 غيرها في مارس.
موسم الحيتان في أبريل
- لوس أنجلوس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 30 أبر (عادةً)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.96
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.96
- سان دييغو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.94
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.93
- فونشال 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.92
- لاغوس 🇵🇹 البرتغالDolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.91
- لاغونا بيتش 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.91
- جبل طارق جبل طارقDolphins in the bay · 1 أبر – 30 سبت (عادةً)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.90
- كاواي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
- طريفة 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhale and dolphin season · 1 أبر – 15 أكت (عادةً)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.89
- برايا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرHumpback whale season · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.87
- بيغ سور 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 1 مايو (عادةً)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.87
- مونتيري 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 10 مايو (عادةً)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.86
- مازاتلان 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 5 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.86
- سان فرانسيسكو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 مايو (عادةً)The southbound run passes outside the Golden Gate around the turn of the year and comes back with calves in spring; the headlands work as well as a boat.85
- بلدية لوس كابوس 🇲🇽 المكسيكWhale season · 15 ديس – 15 أبرGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.85
- بنتة دلغادة 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhale and dolphin season · 15 مار – 15 أكت (عادةً)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.84
- سانتا كروز 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass the bay heading south in midwinter and back north with calves into April, often within sight of the cliffs.84
- هونولولو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 نوف – 15 مايو (عادةً)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.82
- ماوي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
- لا باز 🇲🇽 المكسيكGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 ينا – 30 أبرGray whales calve in the Pacific lagoons on the other side of the peninsula, under three hours by road, and the season there runs from January to the end of April.82
- ذي بوتوم ساباHumpback whale season · 1 ينا – 30 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.82
- كايكورا 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداSperm whales, all year · 1 ينا – 31 ديسThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.80
- لاهاينا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.80
- بروفيدنسياليس جزر توركس وكايكوسHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.78
…و17 غيرها في أبريل.
موسم الحيتان في مايو
- لاغوس 🇵🇹 البرتغالDolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.95
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback season · 15 مايو – 15 سبت (عادةً)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.95
- فونشال 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.94
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.94
- طريفة 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhale and dolphin season · 1 أبر – 15 أكت (عادةً)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
- جبل طارق جبل طارقDolphins in the bay · 1 أبر – 30 سبت (عادةً)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.93
- بيغ سور 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 1 مايو (عادةً)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.92
- كاواي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.90
- سان فرانسيسكو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 مايو (عادةً)The southbound run passes outside the Golden Gate around the turn of the year and comes back with calves in spring; the headlands work as well as a boat.88
- مونتيري 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 10 مايو (عادةً)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.88
- بوسطن 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 أبر – 20 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.86
- ماوي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.86
- بنتة دلغادة 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhale and dolphin season · 15 مار – 15 أكت (عادةً)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.86
- برايا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرHumpback whale season · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.85
- ولونغونغ 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 مايو – 15 نوف (عادةً)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.84
- فكتوريا 🇨🇦 كنداWhale watching season · 1 مايو – 15 أكت (عادةً)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.84
- لاهاينا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.83
- هونولولو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 نوف – 15 مايو (عادةً)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.81
- إنفرنيس 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.80
- جزيرة كانغارو 🇦🇺 أسترالياSouthern right whales · 15 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)Southern rights move along the north coast and into the bays through winter, with mothers and calves close in.80
- Tofino 🇨🇦 كنداGrey whale migration · 20 فبر – 15 مايو (عادةً)Around twenty thousand grey whales pass on the northbound run to the Arctic each spring, and a few dozen stay to feed off the beaches all summer.78
- أكوريري 🇮🇸 آيسلنداWhales in Eyjafjordur · 1 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks work the length of the fjord through the summer and the boats leave from the town quay rather than a separate harbour.76
- كايكورا 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداSperm whales, all year · 1 ينا – 31 ديسThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.74
- Húsavík 🇮🇸 آيسلنداWhale watching season · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)Skjalfandi bay is the reason the town exists on the tourist map: humpbacks feeding from April to October, sightings on the great majority of summer sailings, and the odd blue whale in June.74
- ريكيافيك 🇮🇸 آيسلنداWhale watching season · 1 أبر – 15 أكت (عادةً)Minke and humpback come into Faxafloi through the summer and the boats run several times a day from the old harbour.72
…و7 غيرها في مايو.
موسم الحيتان في يونيو
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback season · 15 مايو – 15 سبت (عادةً)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.98
- فونشال 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.94
- سواكوبموند 🇳🇦 ناميبياWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.94
- لاغوس 🇵🇹 البرتغالDolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.93
- ديربان 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 30 نوفThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.93
- طريفة 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhale and dolphin season · 1 أبر – 15 أكت (عادةً)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.91
- جبل طارق جبل طارقDolphins in the bay · 1 أبر – 30 سبت (عادةً)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.91
- بنتة دلغادة 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhale and dolphin season · 15 مار – 15 أكت (عادةً)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.90
- بوسطن 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 أبر – 20 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.89
- بروم 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.89
- فكتوريا 🇨🇦 كنداWhale watching season · 1 مايو – 15 أكت (عادةً)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.89
- بورت إليزابيث 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
- توليارا 🇲🇬 مدغشقرHumpback whale season · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.88
- جيمس تاون سانت هيليناHumpback whales · 15 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- بريزبان 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.87
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.87
- غولد كوست 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.86
- سان دوني 🇷🇪 ريونيونHumpbacks off the coast · 15 يون – 31 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.86
- Búzios 🇧🇷 البرازيلHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 يون – 15 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.86
- كنيسنا 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.86
- موروندافا 🇲🇬 مدغشقرHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.86
- كيرنز 🇦🇺 أسترالياDwarf minke whales · 1 يون – 31 يول (عادةً)Dwarf minkes turn up on the Ribbon Reefs north of here for June and July, the only place in the world permitted to snorkel with them.85
- Noosa 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the headland · 15 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.85
- إنفرنيس 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.84
…و28 غيرها في يونيو.
موسم الحيتان في يوليو
- سواكوبموند 🇳🇦 ناميبياWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
- فكتوريا 🇨🇦 كنداWhale watching season · 1 مايو – 15 أكت (عادةً)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.95
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback season · 15 مايو – 15 سبت (عادةً)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.94
- بيغ سور 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 يول – 15 أكت (عادةً)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.94
- مابوتو 🇲🇿 موزمبيقHumpback whales · 1 يول – 15 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks move up the southern Mozambican coast through the winter and are watched from the boats and the dunes at Ponta do Ouro, a few hours south of the city.93
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 موزمبيقHumpback whale migration · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.93
- فونشال 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.92
- بروم 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.92
- بنتة دلغادة 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhale and dolphin season · 15 مار – 15 أكت (عادةً)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.91
- ديربان 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 30 نوفThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.91
- توليارا 🇲🇬 مدغشقرHumpback whale season · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.91
- Tofo 🇲🇿 موزمبيقHumpback whale season · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.90
- سانت جونز 🇨🇦 كنداHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 يون – 31 أغس (عادةً)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.90
- سان دوني 🇷🇪 ريونيونHumpbacks off the coast · 15 يون – 31 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.89
- Búzios 🇧🇷 البرازيلHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 يون – 15 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.89
- خليج هيرفي 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in the bay · 5 يول – 25 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.89
- موروندافا 🇲🇬 مدغشقرHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.89
- فلوريانوبوليس 🇧🇷 البرازيلSouthern right whales · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.88
- بريزبان 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.88
- غولد كوست 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.88
- لاغوس 🇵🇹 البرتغالDolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.88
- فيتوريا، البرازيل 🇧🇷 البرازيلHumpback whales offshore · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass the Espírito Santo coast on the way to and from the Abrolhos calving banks through the southern winter, and the boats out of the bay go looking for them in those months.88
- بورت إليزابيث 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
- جيمس تاون سانت هيليناHumpback whales · 15 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- نوميا 🇳🇨 كاليدونيا الجديدةHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 يول – 30 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.87
…و66 غيرها في يوليو.
موسم الحيتان في أغسطس
- سواكوبموند 🇳🇦 ناميبياWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
- خليج هيرفي 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in the bay · 5 يول – 25 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.94
- اكسماوث 🇦🇺 أسترالياSwim season with humpbacks · 1 أغس – 31 أكت (عادةً)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.94
- فكتوريا 🇨🇦 كنداWhale watching season · 1 مايو – 15 أكت (عادةً)Resident and transient orcas work the Salish Sea through the summer and humpbacks have come back in numbers, all of it a boat ride from the inner harbour.94
- بريزبان 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.93
- Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 يول – 15 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the sheltered water between the islands to calve through the winter, and the sailing day trips tend to find them without going looking.93
- غولد كوست 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.92
- ديربان 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 30 نوفThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.92
- Noosa 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the headland · 15 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.92
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback season · 15 مايو – 15 سبت (عادةً)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.92
- بيغ سور 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 يول – 15 أكت (عادةً)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.92
- سان دوني 🇷🇪 ريونيونHumpbacks off the coast · 15 يون – 31 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.91
- مابوتو 🇲🇿 موزمبيقHumpback whales · 1 يول – 15 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks move up the southern Mozambican coast through the winter and are watched from the boats and the dunes at Ponta do Ouro, a few hours south of the city.90
- Tofo 🇲🇿 موزمبيقHumpback whale season · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.90
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 موزمبيقHumpback whale migration · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.90
- غراند باي 🇲🇺 موريشيوسHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 يول – 31 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.90
- مشهد مورن الثقافي 🇲🇺 موريشيوسWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 يول – 31 أكت (عادةً)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.90
- فونشال 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.89
- خليج بايرون 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration past the cape · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.89
- بورت إليزابيث 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.89
- توليارا 🇲🇬 مدغشقرHumpback whale season · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.89
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.88
- سانت جونز 🇨🇦 كنداHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 يون – 31 أغس (عادةً)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.88
- جيمس تاون سانت هيليناHumpback whales · 15 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- لاغوس 🇵🇹 البرتغالDolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.87
…و65 غيرها في أغسطس.
موسم الحيتان في سبتمبر
- سواكوبموند 🇳🇦 ناميبياWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.96
- بريزبان 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.95
- خليج هيرفي 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in the bay · 5 يول – 25 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.95
- غولد كوست 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.94
- Noosa 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the headland · 15 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.93
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback season · 15 مايو – 15 سبت (عادةً)Blues and humpbacks feed in the channel off the Channel Islands through the summer, the largest animal that has ever lived on a day trip from a small harbour.93
- نوميا 🇳🇨 كاليدونيا الجديدةHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 يول – 30 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.91
- بيغ سور 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 يول – 15 أكت (عادةً)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.91
- بورت إليزابيث 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.91
- اكسماوث 🇦🇺 أسترالياSwim season with humpbacks · 1 أغس – 31 أكت (عادةً)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.91
- فونشال 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.90
- بوسطن 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 أبر – 20 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks and finbacks feed on the bank an hour out of the harbour from mid-April to late October, and the boats stop for the winter.90
- سان دوني 🇷🇪 ريونيونHumpbacks off the coast · 15 يون – 31 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks come up from the Antarctic to calve off Réunion in the austral winter and are watched from the coast road as often as from a boat.90
- لاغوس 🇵🇹 البرتغالDolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.90
- خليج بايرون 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration past the cape · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.90
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.90
- Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 يول – 15 سبت (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the sheltered water between the islands to calve through the winter, and the sailing day trips tend to find them without going looking.89
- غراند باي 🇲🇺 موريشيوسHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 يول – 31 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.89
- مشهد مورن الثقافي 🇲🇺 موريشيوسWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 يول – 31 أكت (عادةً)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.89
- كيب تاون 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.88
- برث 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the coast · 1 سبت – 5 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.88
- ولونغونغ 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 مايو – 15 نوف (عادةً)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
- طريفة 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhale and dolphin season · 1 أبر – 15 أكت (عادةً)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.88
- هيرمانوس 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.88
- كنيسنا 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.88
…و64 غيرها في سبتمبر.
موسم الحيتان في أكتوبر
- سواكوبموند 🇳🇦 ناميبياWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
- كيب تاون 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.94
- برث 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the coast · 1 سبت – 5 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.94
- هيرمانوس 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.94
- أديلايد 🇦🇺 أسترالياSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 15 أكت (عادةً)Southern rights calve in Encounter Bay off Victor Harbor, an hour south.93
- بويرتو مادرين 🇦🇷 الأرجنتينSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.92
- بورت إليزابيث 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.92
- كنيسنا 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.92
- بليتينبيرغ باي 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhale season · 1 يول – 15 ديس (عادةً)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.91
- لاغوس 🇵🇹 البرتغالDolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade.90
- بيغ سور 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 يول – 15 أكت (عادةً)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.90
- ولونغونغ 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 مايو – 15 نوف (عادةً)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.90
- فونشال 🇵🇹 البرتغالWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 أبر – 31 أكت (عادةً)The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.89
- جيمس تاون سانت هيليناHumpback whales · 15 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- جزيرة نورفولك جزيرة نورفولكHumpbacks pass the island · 15 يون – 15 أكت (عادةً)The island sits alone in the middle of the migration route, so humpbacks are watched from the clifftops rather than from a boat.89
- اكسماوث 🇦🇺 أسترالياSwim season with humpbacks · 1 أغس – 31 أكت (عادةً)Ningaloo is one of the few coasts licensed for in-water humpback encounters, run from August to October by the same operators as the whale sharks and on the whales' terms, not yours.87
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.86
- خليج بايرون 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration past the cape · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.86
- طريفة 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhale and dolphin season · 1 أبر – 15 أكت (عادةً)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.86
- بونتا دل إيستي 🇺🇾 أوروغوايRight whales off the coast · 15 يول – 31 أكت (عادةً)Southern right whales pass this coast on their way along the River Plate through late winter and spring, and they can be watched from the headlands between here and Jose Ignacio without a boat.85
- Máncora 🇵🇪 بيروHumpback whales · 1 يول – 15 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks come up from the south to calve in the warm water off this corner of Peru, and boats out of Los Órganos twenty minutes down the coast run daily through the season.85
- غراند باي 🇲🇺 موريشيوسHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 يول – 31 أكت (عادةً)Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.84
- Punta del Diablo 🇺🇾 أوروغوايSouthern right whales · 1 يول – 31 أكتThe Rocha coast sits on the right whales' route from July to October, and the rocky points here are one of the places you can pick them up from the shore without a boat.84
- مشهد مورن الثقافي 🇲🇺 موريشيوسWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 يول – 31 أكت (عادةً)Boats out of Le Morne and nearby Black River find humpback whales moving through from July to October, alongside pods of resident sperm whales and spinner dolphins that work this coast year-round.84
…و45 غيرها في أكتوبر.
موسم الحيتان في نوفمبر
- سواكوبموند 🇳🇦 ناميبياWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
- هيرمانوس 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.96
- كيب تاون 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)The whales come inshore along False Bay and Walker Bay to calve, roughly June to November, and September and October are when you can watch them from a cliff path without a boat.95
- بويرتو مادرين 🇦🇷 الأرجنتينSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.94
- بورت إليزابيث 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 يون – 30 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.94
- Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern right whales come close inshore along the Kouga coast from midwinter into spring, often with calves, while humpbacks pass on migration; the headlands give a fair chance from land, and boat trips run out of Port St Francis.94
- برث 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the coast · 1 سبت – 5 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.92
- كنيسنا 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياSouthern right whales · 15 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
- بليتينبيرغ باي 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhale season · 1 يول – 15 ديس (عادةً)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.92
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.90
- Margaret River 🇦🇺 أسترالياWhale season, coast to coast · 1 يون – 10 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks and southern rights shelter off Augusta in the middle of winter, then work north to Geographe Bay through spring, so the boat leaves from a different town depending on the month.90
- جيمس تاون سانت هيليناHumpback whales · 15 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- ولونغونغ 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 مايو – 15 نوف (عادةً)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
- كايكورا 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداSperm whales, all year · 1 ينا – 31 ديسThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.85
- ديربان 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 30 نوفThe continental shelf runs close in here, so the humpbacks heading north to calve pass within sight of the bluff from June, and come back south with the calves from September.81
- هونولولو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 نوف – 15 مايو (عادةً)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.80
- خليج بايرون 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration past the cape · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Cape Byron sticks out into the migration route, so the lighthouse walk is one of the more reliable land-based watches in the country.80
- بريزبان 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Moreton Bay from June to early November, and the day boats out of Redcliffe and Manly work inside the bay rather than in open sea, which keeps the crossing short.78
- غولد كوست 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpback migration · 1 يون – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.78
- Noosa 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the headland · 15 يون – 5 نوف (عادةً)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.78
- فلوريانوبوليس 🇧🇷 البرازيلSouthern right whales · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.76
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 موزمبيقHumpback whale migration · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.75
- Tofo 🇲🇿 موزمبيقHumpback whale season · 1 يول – 15 نوف (عادةً)Humpback whales pass this stretch of the Inhambane coast on their winter migration, and boats out of Tofo add whale watching to the manta and reef trips from July through to November.74
- بورا بورا 🇵🇫 بولنيزيا الفرنسيةHumpback season · 20 يول – 20 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks come up from Antarctica to calve in the lee of the islands and stay outside the reef until November.71
- Morro de São Paulo 🇧🇷 البرازيلHumpback whale season · 15 يول – 5 نوف (عادةً)Humpbacks come up the Bahia coast to calve, and boats from the island go out looking for them a few mornings a week.71
…و14 غيرها في نوفمبر.
موسم الحيتان في ديسمبر
- Margaret River 🇦🇺 أسترالياWhale season, coast to coast · 1 يون – 10 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks and southern rights shelter off Augusta in the middle of winter, then work north to Geographe Bay through spring, so the boat leaves from a different town depending on the month.96
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 ينا – 31 ديسA resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.92
- بليتينبيرغ باي 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياWhale season · 1 يول – 15 ديس (عادةً)The official whale season runs July to December, with southern right whales through the middle of it and migrating humpbacks arriving with their calves from early November.92
- بويرتو مادرين 🇦🇷 الأرجنتينSouthern right whales · 1 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)The right whales come into Golfo Nuevo to calve and stay half the year; boats go from Puerto Piramides an hour up the road, and in a good spring you can watch them from the town beach.90
- جيمس تاون سانت هيليناHumpback whales · 15 يون – 15 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- برث 🇦🇺 أسترالياHumpbacks off the coast · 1 سبت – 5 ديس (عادةً)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.87
- بلدية لوس كابوس 🇲🇽 المكسيكWhale season · 15 ديس – 15 أبرGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.87
- كايكورا 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداSperm whales, all year · 1 ينا – 31 ديسThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.86
- كاواي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.85
- مازاتلان 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 5 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.84
- سان دييغو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
- سانت أوغسطين 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةRight whale calving season · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.83
- لاغونا بيتش 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.83
- لوس أنجلوس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 30 أبر (عادةً)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.81
- ماوي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.81
- Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpbacks offshore · 1 ديس – 31 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.81
- Huatulco 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 1 ديس – 31 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.81
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback whale season · 10 ديس – 25 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into Banderas Bay to calve and are visible from the headland at Punta Sayulita on a calm morning, never mind the boats.80
- لاهاينا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 ديس – 15 مايوThe Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai holds the densest breeding population in Hawaii, and the federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May.79
- هونولولو 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 15 نوف – 15 مايو (عادةً)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.78
- كايلوا-كونا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHumpback whale season · 1 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Humpbacks come down from Alaska to breed and calve in the warm water off the leeward coast, with the peak numbers in February and March.78
- بويرتو فالارتا 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback season · 8 ديس – 23 مارThe permitted watching season in Banderas Bay runs 8 December to 23 March, a few hundred humpbacks calving in the deepest bay in the country.77
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)Grays pass down the channel to Baja through the winter and back north with calves from late February, close enough in that the boats out of the harbour are a half-day trip.77
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 المكسيكHumpback season · 15 ديس – 20 مار (عادةً)Humpbacks come into the bay and the water off Playa Larga through the winter, close enough that the pangueros run short trips out of the pier before the fishing boats leave.74
- مونتيري 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGray whale migration · 15 ديس – 10 مايو (عادةً)Grays head south past the bay from Christmas and back north with calves from mid-February to May, hugging the shore because the submarine canyon brings deep water close in.73
…و13 غيرها في ديسمبر.