Saison des baleines, mois par mois dans le monde

1. 🏖️ Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale season · 15 déc. – 15 avr.Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.93
2. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
3. 🏙️ La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 janv. – 30 avr.Gray 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
4. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeSperm whales, all year · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.92
5. 🏖️ Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 5 avr. (en général)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.90
6. 🏝️ Kauai 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
7. 🏖️ Sayulita 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 10 déc. – 25 mars (en général)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
8. 🏝️ Maui 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.85
9. 🏖️ Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback season · 8 déc. – 23 marsThe 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
10. 🏖️ Honolulu 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
11. 🏖️ San Diego 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
12. 🏖️ Kailua-Kona 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)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
13. 🏝️ The Bottom SabaHumpback whale season · 1 janv. – 30 avr. (en général)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.83
14. 🏖️ Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpbacks offshore · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.82
15. 🏖️ Lahaina 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe 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
16. 🏖️ Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.82
17. 🏙️ Port Stanley Îles MalouinesSei whale season · 15 janv. – 15 mai (en général)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
18. 🏖️ Rincón 🇵🇷 Porto RicoHumpback whale season · 1 janv. – 31 marsHumpbacks 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
19. 🏖️ Santa Bárbara de Samaná 🇩🇴 République dominicaineHumpback whales in the bay · 15 janv. – 30 marsThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
20. 🏙️ Los Angeles 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.80
21. 🏖️ Santa María Huatulco 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.80
22. 🏙️ Saint Augustine 🇺🇸 États-UnisRight whale calving season · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.80
23. 🏖️ Punta Cana 🇩🇴 République dominicaineHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 janv. – 31 marsThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
24. 🏖️ Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback season · 15 déc. – 20 mars (en général)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
25. 🏝️ Providenciales Îles Turques-et-CaïquesHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 janv. – 15 avr. (en général)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.79

…et 17 de plus en janvier.

Au programme dans le monde en janvier →

1. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
2. 🏖️ Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale season · 15 déc. – 15 avr.Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.92
3. 🏖️ Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 5 avr. (en général)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.91
4. 🏙️ La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 janv. – 30 avr.Gray 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
5. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeSperm whales, all year · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.90
6. 🏝️ Kauai 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.88
7. 🏖️ Sayulita 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 10 déc. – 25 mars (en général)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
8. 🏙️ Saint Augustine 🇺🇸 États-UnisRight whale calving season · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.87
9. 🏖️ San Diego 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.86
10. 🏖️ Honolulu 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.85
11. 🏖️ Kailua-Kona 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)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
12. 🏖️ Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.84
13. 🏝️ The Bottom SabaHumpback whale season · 1 janv. – 30 avr. (en général)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.84
14. 🏙️ Los Angeles 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.83
15. 🏖️ Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback season · 8 déc. – 23 marsThe 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
16. 🏖️ Santa María Huatulco 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.83
17. 🏖️ Lahaina 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe 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
18. 🏝️ Maui 🇺🇸 États-UnisWorld Whale Day · 8–22 févr. (en général)A parade down South Kihei Road and a day of ocean programming in mid-February, at the peak of the whale count.82
19. 🏖️ Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback season · 15 déc. – 20 mars (en général)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
20. 🏖️ Rincón 🇵🇷 Porto RicoHumpback whale season · 1 janv. – 31 marsHumpbacks 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
21. 🏖️ Santa Bárbara de Samaná 🇩🇴 République dominicaineHumpback whales in the bay · 15 janv. – 30 marsThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
22. 🏙️ Port Stanley Îles MalouinesSei whale season · 15 janv. – 15 mai (en général)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
23. 🏖️ Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpbacks offshore · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.80
24. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)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
25. 🏖️ Puerto Plata 🇩🇴 République dominicaineHumpbacks on the Silver Bank · 15 janv. – 31 mars (en général)Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve on the banks off this coast in late winter.80

…et 18 de plus en février.

Au programme dans le monde en février →

1. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
2. 🏖️ Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 5 avr. (en général)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.93
3. 🏙️ Saint Augustine 🇺🇸 États-UnisRight whale calving season · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.92
4. 🏝️ Praia 🇨🇻 Cap-VertHumpback whale season · 1 mars – 31 mai (en général)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.90
5. 🏖️ Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale season · 15 déc. – 15 avr.Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.90
6. 🏖️ San Diego 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.89
7. 🏖️ Sayulita 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 10 déc. – 25 mars (en général)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
8. 🏖️ Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback season · 8 déc. – 23 marsThe 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
9. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeSperm whales, all year · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.88
10. 🏙️ Los Angeles 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.87
11. 🏝️ Kauai 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.87
12. 🏙️ La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 janv. – 30 avr.Gray 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
13. 🏖️ Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.86
14. 🏝️ The Bottom SabaHumpback whale season · 1 janv. – 30 avr. (en général)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.86
15. 🏖️ Lahaina 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe 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
16. 🏖️ Honolulu 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
17. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)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
18. 🏖️ Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback season · 15 déc. – 20 mars (en général)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
19. 🏝️ Maui 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
20. 🏖️ Kailua-Kona 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)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
21. 🏖️ Préfecture d'Okinawa 🇯🇵 JaponHumpback whales off Zamami · 1 janv. – 31 mars (en général)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
22. 🏝️ Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugalWhale and dolphin season · 15 mars – 15 oct. (en général)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.81
23. 🏝️ Providenciales Îles Turques-et-CaïquesHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 janv. – 15 avr. (en général)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.81
24. 🏖️ Santa Bárbara de Samaná 🇩🇴 République dominicaineHumpback whales in the bay · 15 janv. – 30 marsThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.80
25. 🏖️ Punta Cana 🇩🇴 République dominicaineHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 janv. – 31 marsThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79

…et 23 de plus en mars.

Au programme dans le monde en mars →

1. 🏙️ Los Angeles 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.96
2. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
3. 🏖️ San Diego 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.94
4. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)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
5. 🏝️ Funchal 🇵🇹 PortugalWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
6. 🏖️ Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalDolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
7. 🏖️ Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.91
8. 🏙️ Gibraltar GibraltarDolphins in the bay · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.90
9. 🏝️ Kauai 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
10. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 EspagneWhale and dolphin season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.89
11. 🏝️ Praia 🇨🇻 Cap-VertHumpback whale season · 1 mars – 31 mai (en général)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.87
12. 🏖️ Big Sur 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 1 mai (en général)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.87
13. 🏖️ Monterey 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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
14. 🏖️ Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 5 avr. (en général)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.86
15. 🏙️ San Francisco 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 mai (en général)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
16. 🏖️ Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale season · 15 déc. – 15 avr.Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.85
17. 🏝️ Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugalWhale and dolphin season · 15 mars – 15 oct. (en général)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.84
18. 🏖️ Santa Cruz 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Grays pass the bay heading south in midwinter and back north with calves into April, often within sight of the cliffs.84
19. 🏖️ Honolulu 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.82
20. 🏝️ Maui 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
21. 🏙️ La Paz 🇲🇽 MexiqueGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 janv. – 30 avr.Gray 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
22. 🏝️ The Bottom SabaHumpback whale season · 1 janv. – 30 avr. (en général)Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.82
23. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeSperm whales, all year · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.80
24. 🏖️ Lahaina 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe 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
25. 🏝️ Providenciales Îles Turques-et-CaïquesHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 janv. – 15 avr. (en général)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.78

…et 17 de plus en avril.

Au programme dans le monde en avril →

1. 🏖️ Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalDolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
2. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback season · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)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
3. 🏝️ Funchal 🇵🇹 PortugalWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
4. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
5. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 EspagneWhale and dolphin season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
6. 🏙️ Gibraltar GibraltarDolphins in the bay · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.93
7. 🏖️ Big Sur 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 1 mai (en général)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.92
8. 🏝️ Kauai 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.90
9. 🏙️ San Francisco 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 mai (en général)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
10. 🏖️ Monterey 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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
11. 🏙️ Boston 🇺🇸 États-UnisWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 avr. – 20 oct. (en général)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
12. 🏝️ Maui 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.86
13. 🏝️ Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugalWhale and dolphin season · 15 mars – 15 oct. (en général)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.86
14. 🏝️ Praia 🇨🇻 Cap-VertHumpback whale season · 1 mars – 31 mai (en général)Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.85
15. 🏖️ Wollongong 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 mai – 15 nov. (en général)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.84
16. 🏙️ Victoria 🇨🇦 CanadaWhale watching season · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)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
17. 🏖️ Lahaina 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe 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
18. 🏖️ Honolulu 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.81
19. 🏙️ Inverness 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.80
20. 🏝️ Île Kangourou 🇦🇺 AustralieSouthern right whales · 15 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Southern rights move along the north coast and into the bays through winter, with mothers and calves close in.80
21. 🏖️ Tofino 🇨🇦 CanadaGrey whale migration · 20 févr. – 15 mai (en général)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
22. 🏙️ Akureyri 🇮🇸 IslandeWhales in Eyjafjordur · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Humpbacks work the length of the fjord through the summer and the boats leave from the town quay rather than a separate harbour.76
23. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeSperm whales, all year · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.74
24. 🏙️ Húsavík 🇮🇸 IslandeWhale watching season · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
25. 🏙️ Reykjavik 🇮🇸 IslandeWhale watching season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Minke and humpback come into Faxafloi through the summer and the boats run several times a day from the old harbour.72

…et 7 de plus en mai.

Au programme dans le monde en mai →

1. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback season · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)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
2. 🏝️ Funchal 🇵🇹 PortugalWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
3. 🏖️ Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibieWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.94
4. 🏖️ Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalDolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
5. 🏖️ Durban 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHumpback migration · 1 juin – 30 nov.The 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
6. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 EspagneWhale and dolphin season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
7. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
8. 🏙️ Gibraltar GibraltarDolphins in the bay · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.91
9. 🏝️ Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugalWhale and dolphin season · 15 mars – 15 oct. (en général)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.90
10. 🏙️ Boston 🇺🇸 États-UnisWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 avr. – 20 oct. (en général)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
11. 🏖️ Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.89
12. 🏙️ Victoria 🇨🇦 CanadaWhale watching season · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)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
13. 🏖️ Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
14. 🏖️ Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarHumpback whale season · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
15. 🏝️ Jamestown Sainte-HélèneHumpback whales · 15 juin – 15 déc. (en général)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
16. 🏙️ Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 juin – 5 nov. (en général)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
17. 🏖️ Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
18. 🏖️ Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.86
19. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La RéunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 juin – 31 oct. (en général)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
20. 🏖️ Armação dos Búzios 🇧🇷 BrésilHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 juin – 15 oct. (en général)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.86
21. 🏖️ Knysna 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.86
22. 🏖️ Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagascarHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.86
23. 🏖️ Cairns 🇦🇺 AustralieDwarf minke whales · 1 juin – 31 juil. (en général)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
24. 🏖️ Comté de Noosa 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the headland · 15 juin – 5 nov. (en général)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.85
25. 🏙️ Inverness 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.84

…et 28 de plus en juin.

Au programme dans le monde en juin →

1. 🏖️ Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibieWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
2. 🏙️ Victoria 🇨🇦 CanadaWhale watching season · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)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
3. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback season · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)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
4. 🏖️ Big Sur 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.94
5. 🏙️ Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueHumpback whales · 1 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)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
6. 🏖️ Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueHumpback whale migration · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)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
7. 🏝️ Funchal 🇵🇹 PortugalWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
8. 🏖️ Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.92
9. 🏝️ Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugalWhale and dolphin season · 15 mars – 15 oct. (en général)Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.91
10. 🏖️ Durban 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHumpback migration · 1 juin – 30 nov.The 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
11. 🏖️ Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarHumpback whale season · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
12. 🏖️ Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueHumpback whale season · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)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
13. 🏙️ Saint-Jean de Terre-Neuve 🇨🇦 CanadaHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 juin – 31 août (en général)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.90
14. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La RéunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 juin – 31 oct. (en général)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
15. 🏖️ Armação dos Búzios 🇧🇷 BrésilHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 juin – 15 oct. (en général)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.89
16. 🏖️ Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in the bay · 5 juil. – 25 oct. (en général)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.89
17. 🏖️ Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagascarHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.89
18. 🏝️ Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BrésilSouthern right whales · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.88
19. 🏙️ Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 juin – 5 nov. (en général)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
20. 🏖️ Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.88
21. 🏖️ Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalDolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
22. 🏙️ Vitória 🇧🇷 BrésilHumpback whales offshore · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)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
23. 🏖️ Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
24. 🏝️ Jamestown Sainte-HélèneHumpback whales · 15 juin – 15 déc. (en général)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
25. 🏝️ Nouméa 🇳🇨 Nouvelle-CalédonieHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 juil. – 30 sept. (en général)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.87

…et 66 de plus en juillet.

Au programme dans le monde en juillet →

1. 🏖️ Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibieWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
2. 🏖️ Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in the bay · 5 juil. – 25 oct. (en général)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.94
3. 🏖️ Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieSwim season with humpbacks · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)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
4. 🏙️ Victoria 🇨🇦 CanadaWhale watching season · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)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
5. 🏙️ Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 juin – 5 nov. (en général)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
6. 🏖️ Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 juil. – 15 sept. (en général)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
7. 🏖️ Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.92
8. 🏖️ Durban 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHumpback migration · 1 juin – 30 nov.The 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
9. 🏖️ Comté de Noosa 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the headland · 15 juin – 5 nov. (en général)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.92
10. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback season · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)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
11. 🏖️ Big Sur 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.92
12. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La RéunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 juin – 31 oct. (en général)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
13. 🏙️ Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueHumpback whales · 1 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)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
14. 🏖️ Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueHumpback whale season · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)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
15. 🏖️ Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueHumpback whale migration · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)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
16. 🏖️ Grand Baie 🇲🇺 MauriceHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
17. 🏖️ Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MauriceWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
18. 🏝️ Funchal 🇵🇹 PortugalWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
19. 🏖️ Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration past the cape · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
20. 🏖️ Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.89
21. 🏖️ Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarHumpback whale season · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
22. 🏖️ Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
23. 🏙️ Saint-Jean de Terre-Neuve 🇨🇦 CanadaHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 juin – 31 août (en général)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.88
24. 🏝️ Jamestown Sainte-HélèneHumpback whales · 15 juin – 15 déc. (en général)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
25. 🏖️ Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalDolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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

…et 65 de plus en août.

Au programme dans le monde en août →

1. 🏖️ Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibieWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.96
2. 🏙️ Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 juin – 5 nov. (en général)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
3. 🏖️ Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in the bay · 5 juil. – 25 oct. (en général)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.95
4. 🏖️ Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.94
5. 🏖️ Comté de Noosa 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the headland · 15 juin – 5 nov. (en général)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.93
6. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback season · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)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
7. 🏝️ Nouméa 🇳🇨 Nouvelle-CalédonieHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 juil. – 30 sept. (en général)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.91
8. 🏖️ Big Sur 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.91
9. 🏖️ Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.91
10. 🏖️ Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieSwim season with humpbacks · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)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
11. 🏝️ Funchal 🇵🇹 PortugalWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
12. 🏙️ Boston 🇺🇸 États-UnisWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 avr. – 20 oct. (en général)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
13. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La RéunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 juin – 31 oct. (en général)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
14. 🏖️ Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalDolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
15. 🏖️ Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration past the cape · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
16. 🏖️ Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
17. 🏖️ Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 juil. – 15 sept. (en général)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
18. 🏖️ Grand Baie 🇲🇺 MauriceHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
19. 🏖️ Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MauriceWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
20. 🏙️ Le Cap 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)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
21. 🏙️ Perth 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the coast · 1 sept. – 5 déc. (en général)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.88
22. 🏖️ Wollongong 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 mai – 15 nov. (en général)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
23. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 EspagneWhale and dolphin season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.88
24. 🏖️ Hermanus 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.88
25. 🏖️ Knysna 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.88

…et 64 de plus en septembre.

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1. 🏖️ Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibieWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
2. 🏙️ Le Cap 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)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
3. 🏙️ Perth 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the coast · 1 sept. – 5 déc. (en général)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.94
4. 🏖️ Hermanus 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.94
5. 🏙️ Adélaïde 🇦🇺 AustralieSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 15 oct. (en général)Southern rights calve in Encounter Bay off Victor Harbor, an hour south.93
6. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentineSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 15 déc. (en général)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
7. 🏖️ Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.92
8. 🏖️ Knysna 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
9. 🏖️ Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
10. 🏖️ Plettenberg Bay 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhale season · 1 juil. – 15 déc. (en général)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
11. 🏖️ Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugalDolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
12. 🏖️ Big Sur 🇺🇸 États-UnisBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.90
13. 🏖️ Wollongong 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 mai – 15 nov. (en général)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.90
14. 🏝️ Funchal 🇵🇹 PortugalWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
15. 🏝️ Jamestown Sainte-HélèneHumpback whales · 15 juin – 15 déc. (en général)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
16. 🏝️ Île Norfolk Île NorfolkHumpbacks pass the island · 15 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The island sits alone in the middle of the migration route, so humpbacks are watched from the clifftops rather than from a boat.89
17. 🏖️ Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustralieSwim season with humpbacks · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)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
18. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
19. 🏖️ Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration past the cape · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
20. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 EspagneWhale and dolphin season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.86
21. 🏖️ Punta del Este 🇺🇾 UruguayRight whales off the coast · 15 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
22. 🏖️ Máncora 🇵🇪 PérouHumpback whales · 1 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)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
23. 🏖️ Grand Baie 🇲🇺 MauriceHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
24. 🏖️ Punta del Diablo 🇺🇾 UruguaySouthern right whales · 1 juil. – 31 oct.The 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
25. 🏖️ Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MauriceWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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

…et 45 de plus en octobre.

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1. 🏖️ Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibieWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
2. 🏖️ Hermanus 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.96
3. 🏙️ Le Cap 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)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
4. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentineSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 15 déc. (en général)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
5. 🏖️ Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.94
6. 🏖️ Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
7. 🏙️ Perth 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the coast · 1 sept. – 5 déc. (en général)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.92
8. 🏖️ Knysna 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudSouthern right whales · 15 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
9. 🏖️ Plettenberg Bay 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhale season · 1 juil. – 15 déc. (en général)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
10. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
11. 🏖️ Margaret River 🇦🇺 AustralieWhale season, coast to coast · 1 juin – 10 déc. (en général)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
12. 🏝️ Jamestown Sainte-HélèneHumpback whales · 15 juin – 15 déc. (en général)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
13. 🏖️ Wollongong 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 mai – 15 nov. (en général)The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
14. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeSperm whales, all year · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.85
15. 🏖️ Durban 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHumpback migration · 1 juin – 30 nov.The 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
16. 🏖️ Honolulu 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.80
17. 🏖️ Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration past the cape · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)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
18. 🏙️ Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 juin – 5 nov. (en général)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
19. 🏖️ Gold Coast 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpback migration · 1 juin – 15 nov. (en général)Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.78
20. 🏖️ Comté de Noosa 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the headland · 15 juin – 5 nov. (en général)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.78
21. 🏝️ Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BrésilSouthern right whales · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.76
22. 🏖️ Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueHumpback whale migration · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)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
23. 🏖️ Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueHumpback whale season · 1 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)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
24. 🏝️ Bora-Bora 🇵🇫 Polynésie françaiseHumpback season · 20 juil. – 20 nov. (en général)Humpbacks come up from Antarctica to calve in the lee of the islands and stay outside the reef until November.71
25. 🏝️ Morro de São Paulo 🇧🇷 BrésilHumpback whale season · 15 juil. – 5 nov. (en général)Humpbacks come up the Bahia coast to calve, and boats from the island go out looking for them a few mornings a week.71

…et 14 de plus en novembre.

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1. 🏖️ Margaret River 🇦🇺 AustralieWhale season, coast to coast · 1 juin – 10 déc. (en général)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
2. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 janv. – 31 déc.A 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
3. 🏖️ Plettenberg Bay 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudWhale season · 1 juil. – 15 déc. (en général)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
4. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentineSouthern right whales · 1 juin – 15 déc. (en général)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
5. 🏝️ Jamestown Sainte-HélèneHumpback whales · 15 juin – 15 déc. (en général)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
6. 🏙️ Perth 🇦🇺 AustralieHumpbacks off the coast · 1 sept. – 5 déc. (en général)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.87
7. 🏖️ Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexiqueWhale season · 15 déc. – 15 avr.Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.87
8. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeSperm whales, all year · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.86
9. 🏝️ Kauai 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.85
10. 🏖️ Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 5 avr. (en général)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.84
11. 🏖️ San Diego 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
12. 🏙️ Saint Augustine 🇺🇸 États-UnisRight whale calving season · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.83
13. 🏖️ Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.83
14. 🏙️ Los Angeles 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.81
15. 🏝️ Maui 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.81
16. 🏖️ Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpbacks offshore · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.81
17. 🏖️ Santa María Huatulco 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.81
18. 🏖️ Sayulita 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback whale season · 10 déc. – 25 mars (en général)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
19. 🏖️ Lahaina 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 déc. – 15 maiThe 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
20. 🏖️ Honolulu 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 15 nov. – 15 mai (en général)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.78
21. 🏖️ Kailua-Kona 🇺🇸 États-UnisHumpback whale season · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)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
22. 🏖️ Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback season · 8 déc. – 23 marsThe 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
23. 🏖️ Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)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
24. 🏖️ Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 MexiqueHumpback season · 15 déc. – 20 mars (en général)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
25. 🏖️ Monterey 🇺🇸 États-UnisGray whale migration · 15 déc. – 10 mai (en général)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

…et 13 de plus en décembre.

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