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Miesiące, w których wieloryby są w zatoce.

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Sezon wielorybów — styczeń

  1. Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale season · 15 gru – 15 kwiGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.93
  2. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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 🇲🇽 MeksykGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 sty – 30 kwiGray 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 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaSperm whales, all year · 1 sty – 31 gruThe 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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 5 kwi (zwykle)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.90
  6. Kauaʻi 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
  7. Sayulita 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 10 gru – 25 mar (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.85
  9. Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback season · 8 gru – 23 marThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 lis – 15 maj (zwykle)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
  11. San Diego 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 1 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpbacks offshore · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.82
  15. Lahaina 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.82
  17. Stanley FalklandySei whale season · 15 sty – 15 maj (zwykle)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 🇵🇷 PortorykoHumpback whale season · 1 sty – 31 marHumpbacks 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 🇩🇴 DominikanaHumpback whales in the bay · 15 sty – 30 marThousands 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.80
  21. Huatulco 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.80
  22. Saint Augustine 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRight whale calving season · 1 gru – 15 mar (zwykle)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 🇩🇴 DominikanaHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 sty – 31 marThousands 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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback season · 15 gru – 20 mar (zwykle)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 Turks i CaicosHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 sty – 15 kwi (zwykle)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.79

…i jeszcze 17 w tym miesiącu (styczeń).

Co się dzieje na świecie — styczeń →

Sezon wielorybów — luty

  1. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale season · 15 gru – 15 kwiGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.92
  3. Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 5 kwi (zwykle)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.91
  4. La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 sty – 30 kwiGray 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 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaSperm whales, all year · 1 sty – 31 gruThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.90
  6. Kauaʻi 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.88
  7. Sayulita 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 10 gru – 25 mar (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRight whale calving season · 1 gru – 15 mar (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 lis – 15 maj (zwykle)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.85
  11. Kailua 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 1 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback season · 8 gru – 23 marThe 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. Huatulco 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.83
  17. Lahaina 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWorld Whale Day · 8–22 lut (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback season · 15 gru – 20 mar (zwykle)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 🇵🇷 PortorykoHumpback whale season · 1 sty – 31 marHumpbacks 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 🇩🇴 DominikanaHumpback whales in the bay · 15 sty – 30 marThousands 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. Stanley FalklandySei whale season · 15 sty – 15 maj (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpbacks offshore · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇩🇴 DominikanaHumpbacks on the Silver Bank · 15 sty – 31 mar (zwykle)Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve on the banks off this coast in late winter.80

…i jeszcze 18 w tym miesiącu (luty).

Co się dzieje na świecie — luty →

Sezon wielorybów — marzec

  1. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 5 kwi (zwykle)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.93
  3. Saint Augustine 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRight whale calving season · 1 gru – 15 mar (zwykle)This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.92
  4. Praia 🇨🇻 Republika Zielonego PrzylądkaHumpback whale season · 1 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale season · 15 gru – 15 kwiGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.90
  6. San Diego 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 10 gru – 25 mar (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback season · 8 gru – 23 marThe 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 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaSperm whales, all year · 1 sty – 31 gruThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.87
  11. Kauaʻi 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.87
  12. La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 sty – 30 kwiGray 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 lis – 15 maj (zwykle)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
  17. Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback season · 15 gru – 20 mar (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
  20. Kailua 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 1 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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. Prefektura Okinawa 🇯🇵 JaponiaHumpback whales off Zamami · 1 sty – 31 mar (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhale and dolphin season · 15 mar – 15 paź (zwykle)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 Turks i CaicosHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 sty – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇩🇴 DominikanaHumpback whales in the bay · 15 sty – 30 marThousands 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 🇩🇴 DominikanaHumpback whales in Samana Bay · 15 sty – 31 marThousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79

…i jeszcze 23 w tym miesiącu (marzec).

Co się dzieje na świecie — marzec →

Sezon wielorybów — kwiecień

  1. Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.96
  2. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaDolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.90
  9. Kauaʻi 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
  10. Tarifa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhale and dolphin season · 1 kwi – 15 paź (zwykle)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.89
  11. Praia 🇨🇻 Republika Zielonego PrzylądkaHumpback whale season · 1 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 1 maj (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 10 maj (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 5 kwi (zwykle)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.86
  15. San Francisco 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 maj (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale season · 15 gru – 15 kwiGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.85
  17. Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhale and dolphin season · 15 mar – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)Grays pass the bay heading south in midwinter and back north with calves into April, often within sight of the cliffs.84
  19. Honolulu 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 lis – 15 maj (zwykle)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.82
  20. Maui 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
  21. La Paz 🇲🇽 MeksykGray whales at Puerto Chale · 1 sty – 30 kwiGray 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 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)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 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaSperm whales, all year · 1 sty – 31 gruThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe 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 Turks i CaicosHumpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 15 sty – 15 kwi (zwykle)Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.78

…i jeszcze 17 w tym miesiącu (kwiecień).

Co się dzieje na świecie — kwiecień →

Sezon wielorybów — maj

  1. Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugaliaDolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback season · 15 maj – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhale and dolphin season · 1 kwi – 15 paź (zwykle)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 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 1 maj (zwykle)The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.92
  8. Kauaʻi 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.90
  9. San Francisco 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 maj (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 10 maj (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 kwi – 20 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.86
  13. Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhale and dolphin season · 15 mar – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇨🇻 Republika Zielonego PrzylądkaHumpback whale season · 1 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 maj – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇨🇦 KanadaWhale watching season · 1 maj – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 lis – 15 maj (zwykle)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.81
  19. Inverness 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.80
  20. Wyspa Kangura 🇦🇺 AustraliaSouthern right whales · 15 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)Southern rights move along the north coast and into the bays through winter, with mothers and calves close in.80
  21. Tofino 🇨🇦 KanadaGrey whale migration · 20 lut – 15 maj (zwykle)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 🇮🇸 IslandiaWhales in Eyjafjordur · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)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 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaSperm whales, all year · 1 sty – 31 gruThe 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 🇮🇸 IslandiaWhale watching season · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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. Reykjavík 🇮🇸 IslandiaWhale watching season · 1 kwi – 15 paź (zwykle)Minke and humpback come into Faxafloi through the summer and the boats run several times a day from the old harbour.72

…i jeszcze 7 w tym miesiącu (maj).

Co się dzieje na świecie — maj →

Sezon wielorybów — czerwiec

  1. Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback season · 15 maj – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇳🇦 NamibiaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.94
  4. Lagos 🇵🇹 PortugaliaDolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 30 lisThe 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 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhale and dolphin season · 1 kwi – 15 paź (zwykle)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
  7. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhale and dolphin season · 15 mar – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 kwi – 20 paź (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.89
  12. Victoria 🇨🇦 KanadaWhale watching season · 1 maj – 15 paź (zwykle)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. Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
  14. Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whale season · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 Wyspa Świętej HelenyHumpback whales · 15 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)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 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇷🇪 ReunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 cze – 15 paź (zwykle)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.86
  21. Knysna 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.86
  22. Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaDwarf minke whales · 1 cze – 31 lip (zwykle)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. Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the headland · 15 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.85
  25. Inverness 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaDolphins at Chanonry Point · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.84

…i jeszcze 28 w tym miesiącu (czerwiec).

Co się dzieje na świecie — czerwiec →

Sezon wielorybów — lipiec

  1. Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
  2. Victoria 🇨🇦 KanadaWhale watching season · 1 maj – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback season · 15 maj – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.94
  5. Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whales · 1 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale migration · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the Kimberley · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.92
  9. Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhale and dolphin season · 15 mar – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 30 lisThe 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 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whale season · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale season · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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. St. John’s 🇨🇦 KanadaHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 cze – 31 sie (zwykle)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.90
  14. Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 ReunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHumpback whales off Arraial · 15 cze – 15 paź (zwykle)Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.89
  16. Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in the bay · 5 lip – 25 paź (zwykle)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.89
  17. Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇧🇷 BrazyliaSouthern right whales · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaDolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHumpback whales offshore · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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. Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
  24. Jamestown Wyspa Świętej HelenyHumpback whales · 15 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
  25. Numea 🇳🇨 Nowa KaledoniaHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 lip – 30 wrz (zwykle)Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.87

…i jeszcze 66 w tym miesiącu (lipiec).

Co się dzieje na świecie — lipiec →

Sezon wielorybów — sierpień

  1. Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
  2. Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in the bay · 5 lip – 25 paź (zwykle)Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.94
  3. Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaSwim season with humpbacks · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇨🇦 KanadaWhale watching season · 1 maj – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 lip – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 30 lisThe 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. Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the headland · 15 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.92
  10. Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback season · 15 maj – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.92
  12. Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 ReunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whales · 1 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale season · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale migration · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇲🇺 MauritiusHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)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. Le Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MauritiusWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration past the cape · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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. Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.89
  21. Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagaskarHumpback whale season · 15 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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. St. John’s 🇨🇦 KanadaHumpbacks and the capelin roll · 1 cze – 31 sie (zwykle)Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.88
  24. Jamestown Wyspa Świętej HelenyHumpback whales · 15 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaDolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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

…i jeszcze 65 w tym miesiącu (sierpień).

Co się dzieje na świecie — sierpień →

Sezon wielorybów — wrzesień

  1. Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.96
  2. Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in the bay · 5 lip – 25 paź (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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. Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the headland · 15 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.93
  6. Santa Barbara 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback season · 15 maj – 15 wrz (zwykle)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. Numea 🇳🇨 Nowa KaledoniaHumpbacks in the southern lagoon · 1 lip – 30 wrz (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.91
  9. Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.91
  10. Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaSwim season with humpbacks · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWhales on Stellwagen Bank · 15 kwi – 20 paź (zwykle)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 🇷🇪 ReunionHumpbacks off the coast · 15 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaDolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration past the cape · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in the Whitsundays · 1 lip – 15 wrz (zwykle)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 🇲🇺 MauritiusHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)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. Le Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MauritiusWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)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. Kapsztad 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the coast · 1 wrz – 5 gru (zwykle)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.88
  22. Wollongong 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 maj – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhale and dolphin season · 1 kwi – 15 paź (zwykle)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.88
  24. Hermanus 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.88
  25. Knysna 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.88

…i jeszcze 64 w tym miesiącu (wrzesień).

Co się dzieje na świecie — wrzesień →

Sezon wielorybów — październik

  1. Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
  2. Kapsztad 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the coast · 1 wrz – 5 gru (zwykle)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.94
  4. Hermanus 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.94
  5. Adelaide 🇦🇺 AustraliaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 15 paź (zwykle)Southern rights calve in Encounter Bay off Victor Harbor, an hour south.93
  6. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentynaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)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. Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.92
  8. Knysna 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
  9. Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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. Bitou 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhale season · 1 lip – 15 gru (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaDolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneBlue and humpback whales offshore · 1 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.90
  13. Wollongong 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 maj – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 kwi – 31 paź (zwykle)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 Wyspa Świętej HelenyHumpback whales · 15 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
  16. Norfolk NorfolkHumpbacks pass the island · 15 cze – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaSwim season with humpbacks · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)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. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration past the cape · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhale and dolphin season · 1 kwi – 15 paź (zwykle)Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.86
  21. Punta del Este 🇺🇾 UrugwajRight whales off the coast · 15 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇵🇪 PeruHumpback whales · 1 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)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 🇲🇺 MauritiusHumpbacks off the west coast · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)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 🇺🇾 UrugwajSouthern right whales · 1 lip – 31 paźThe 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. Le Morne Brabant 🇲🇺 MauritiusWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)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

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  1. Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiaWhales off Walvis Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
  2. Hermanus 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.96
  3. Kapsztad 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇷 ArgentynaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)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. Gqeberha 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhales in Algoa Bay · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.94
  6. Jeffreys Bay 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right and humpback whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the coast · 1 wrz – 5 gru (zwykle)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.92
  8. Knysna 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaSouthern right whales · 15 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
  9. Bitou 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhale season · 1 lip – 15 gru (zwykle)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. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale season, coast to coast · 1 cze – 10 gru (zwykle)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 Wyspa Świętej HelenyHumpback whales · 15 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks past the escarpment · 15 maj – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaSperm whales, all year · 1 sty – 31 gruThe 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 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 30 lisThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 lis – 15 maj (zwykle)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.80
  17. Byron Bay 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration past the cape · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks in Moreton Bay · 1 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpback migration · 1 cze – 15 lis (zwykle)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. Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the headland · 15 cze – 5 lis (zwykle)The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.78
  21. Florianópolis 🇧🇷 BrazyliaSouthern right whales · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale migration · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇲🇿 MozambikHumpback whale season · 1 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)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 🇵🇫 Polinezja FrancuskaHumpback season · 20 lip – 20 lis (zwykle)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 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHumpback whale season · 15 lip – 5 lis (zwykle)Humpbacks come up the Bahia coast to calve, and boats from the island go out looking for them a few mornings a week.71

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  1. Margaret River 🇦🇺 AustraliaWhale season, coast to coast · 1 cze – 10 gru (zwykle)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. Teneryfa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaWhales and dolphins offshore · 1 sty – 31 gruA 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. Bitou 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaWhale season · 1 lip – 15 gru (zwykle)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 🇦🇷 ArgentynaSouthern right whales · 1 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)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 Wyspa Świętej HelenyHumpback whales · 15 cze – 15 gru (zwykle)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaHumpbacks off the coast · 1 wrz – 5 gru (zwykle)Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.87
  7. Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MeksykWhale season · 15 gru – 15 kwiGrays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.87
  8. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaSperm whales, all year · 1 sty – 31 gruThe canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.86
  9. Kauaʻi 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.85
  10. Mazatlán 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 5 kwi (zwykle)Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.84
  11. San Diego 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRight whale calving season · 1 gru – 15 mar (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.83
  14. Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.81
  15. Maui 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.81
  16. Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpbacks offshore · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.81
  17. Huatulco 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.81
  18. Sayulita 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback whale season · 10 gru – 25 mar (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 gru – 15 majThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 15 lis – 15 maj (zwykle)The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.78
  21. Kailua 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHumpback whale season · 1 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback season · 8 gru – 23 marThe 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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)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 🇲🇽 MeksykHumpback season · 15 gru – 20 mar (zwykle)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 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGray whale migration · 15 gru – 10 maj (zwykle)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

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