观鲸季，逐月看遍全世界
鲸鱼待在海湾里的月份。
SeasonMap 上共有137 个目的地，在每个月份内按舒适度分数排序——因为重点不只是这个季节在哪里上演，还有它上演时的天气值不值得你跑一趟。
什么时候上演
1月的观鲸季
- 洛斯卡沃斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Whale season · 12月15日 – 4月15日Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.93
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 拉巴斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Gray whales at Puerto Chale · 1月1日 – 4月30日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
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Sperm whales, all year · 1月1日 – 12月31日The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.92
- 马萨特兰 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 4月5日（通常）Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.90
- 考爱岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月10日 – 3月25日（通常）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
- 毛伊岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.85
- 巴亚尔塔港 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback season · 12月8日 – 3月23日The 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
- 火奴鲁鲁 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 11月15日 – 5月15日（通常）The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
- 圣迭戈 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
- 凯卢阿 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月1日 – 4月15日（通常）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
- 博坦 萨巴Humpback whale season · 1月1日 – 4月30日（通常）Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.83
- 埃斯孔迪多港 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpbacks offshore · 12月1日 – 3月31日（通常）Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.82
- 拉海纳 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The 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
- 拉古纳海滩 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.82
- 斯坦利 福克兰群岛Sei whale season · 1月15日 – 5月15日（通常）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
- 林孔 🇵🇷 波多黎各Humpback whale season · 1月1日 – 3月31日Humpbacks 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
- 圣塔芭芭拉-山美纳 🇩🇴 多米尼加Humpback whales in the bay · 1月15日 – 3月30日Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
- 洛杉矶 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月30日（通常）The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.80
- 圣玛丽亚瓦图尔科 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月1日 – 3月31日（通常）Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.80
- 圣奥古斯丁 🇺🇸 美国Right whale calving season · 12月1日 – 3月15日（通常）This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.80
- 蓬塔卡納 🇩🇴 多米尼加Humpback whales in Samana Bay · 1月15日 – 3月31日Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
- 锡瓦塔内霍 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback season · 12月15日 – 3月20日（通常）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
- 普罗维登西亚莱斯岛 特克斯和凯科斯群岛Humpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 1月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.79
……1月还有 17 个。
2月的观鲸季
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 洛斯卡沃斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Whale season · 12月15日 – 4月15日Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.92
- 马萨特兰 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 4月5日（通常）Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.91
- 拉巴斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Gray whales at Puerto Chale · 1月1日 – 4月30日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
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Sperm whales, all year · 1月1日 – 12月31日The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.90
- 考爱岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.88
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月10日 – 3月25日（通常）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
- 圣奥古斯丁 🇺🇸 美国Right whale calving season · 12月1日 – 3月15日（通常）This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.87
- 圣迭戈 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.86
- 火奴鲁鲁 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 11月15日 – 5月15日（通常）The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.85
- 凯卢阿 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月1日 – 4月15日（通常）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
- 拉古纳海滩 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.84
- 博坦 萨巴Humpback whale season · 1月1日 – 4月30日（通常）Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.84
- 洛杉矶 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月30日（通常）The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.83
- 巴亚尔塔港 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback season · 12月8日 – 3月23日The 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
- 圣玛丽亚瓦图尔科 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月1日 – 3月31日（通常）Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.83
- 拉海纳 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The 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
- 毛伊岛 🇺🇸 美国World Whale Day · 2月8–22日（通常）A parade down South Kihei Road and a day of ocean programming in mid-February, at the peak of the whale count.82
- 锡瓦塔内霍 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback season · 12月15日 – 3月20日（通常）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
- 林孔 🇵🇷 波多黎各Humpback whale season · 1月1日 – 3月31日Humpbacks 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
- 圣塔芭芭拉-山美纳 🇩🇴 多米尼加Humpback whales in the bay · 1月15日 – 3月30日Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.81
- 斯坦利 福克兰群岛Sei whale season · 1月15日 – 5月15日（通常）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
- 埃斯孔迪多港 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpbacks offshore · 12月1日 – 3月31日（通常）Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.80
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）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
- 圣斐利-银港 🇩🇴 多米尼加Humpbacks on the Silver Bank · 1月15日 – 3月31日（通常）Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve on the banks off this coast in late winter.80
……2月还有 18 个。
3月的观鲸季
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 马萨特兰 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 4月5日（通常）Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.93
- 圣奥古斯丁 🇺🇸 美国Right whale calving season · 12月1日 – 3月15日（通常）This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.92
- 普拉亚 🇨🇻 佛得角Humpback whale season · 3月1日 – 5月31日（通常）Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.90
- 洛斯卡沃斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Whale season · 12月15日 – 4月15日Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.90
- 圣迭戈 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.89
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月10日 – 3月25日（通常）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
- 巴亚尔塔港 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback season · 12月8日 – 3月23日The 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
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Sperm whales, all year · 1月1日 – 12月31日The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.88
- 洛杉矶 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月30日（通常）The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.87
- 考爱岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.87
- 拉巴斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Gray whales at Puerto Chale · 1月1日 – 4月30日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
- 拉古纳海滩 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.86
- 博坦 萨巴Humpback whale season · 1月1日 – 4月30日（通常）Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.86
- 拉海纳 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The 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
- 火奴鲁鲁 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 11月15日 – 5月15日（通常）The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.83
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）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
- 锡瓦塔内霍 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback season · 12月15日 – 3月20日（通常）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
- 毛伊岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
- 凯卢阿 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月1日 – 4月15日（通常）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
- 冲绳县 🇯🇵 日本Humpback whales off Zamami · 1月1日 – 3月31日（通常）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
- 蓬塔德尔加达 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whale and dolphin season · 3月15日 – 10月15日（通常）Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.81
- 普罗维登西亚莱斯岛 特克斯和凯科斯群岛Humpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 1月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.81
- 圣塔芭芭拉-山美纳 🇩🇴 多米尼加Humpback whales in the bay · 1月15日 – 3月30日Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve and court in the bay and the season is fixed by law from 15 January to 30 March.80
- 蓬塔卡納 🇩🇴 多米尼加Humpback whales in Samana Bay · 1月15日 – 3月31日Thousands of North Atlantic humpbacks calve in Samana Bay, and the environment ministry opens and closes the watching season by decree each year.79
……3月还有 23 个。
4月的观鲸季
- 洛杉矶 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月30日（通常）The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.96
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 圣迭戈 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.94
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）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
- 丰沙尔 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 拉古什 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 拉古纳海滩 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.91
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Dolphins in the bay · 4月1日 – 9月30日（通常）Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.90
- 考爱岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.89
- 塔里法 🇪🇸 西班牙Whale and dolphin season · 4月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.89
- 普拉亚 🇨🇻 佛得角Humpback whale season · 3月1日 – 5月31日（通常）Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.87
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 5月1日（通常）The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.87
- 蒙特雷 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 5月10日（通常）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
- 马萨特兰 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 4月5日（通常）Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.86
- 旧金山 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 5月15日（通常）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
- 洛斯卡沃斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Whale season · 12月15日 – 4月15日Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.85
- 蓬塔德尔加达 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whale and dolphin season · 3月15日 – 10月15日（通常）Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.84
- 圣克鲁斯 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Grays pass the bay heading south in midwinter and back north with calves into April, often within sight of the cliffs.84
- 火奴鲁鲁 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 11月15日 – 5月15日（通常）The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.82
- 毛伊岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.82
- 拉巴斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Gray whales at Puerto Chale · 1月1日 – 4月30日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
- 博坦 萨巴Humpback whale season · 1月1日 – 4月30日（通常）Humpbacks pass close enough to Saba's coast from January to April that dive boats occasionally hear them before they see them.82
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Sperm whales, all year · 1月1日 – 12月31日The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.80
- 拉海纳 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The 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
- 普罗维登西亚莱斯岛 特克斯和凯科斯群岛Humpbacks in the Columbus Passage · 1月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Humpbacks funnel through the deep passage between the Caicos and Turks banks on their way to and from the Silver Bank.78
……4月还有 17 个。
5月的观鲸季
- 拉古什 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback season · 5月15日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 丰沙尔 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 塔里法 🇪🇸 西班牙Whale and dolphin season · 4月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Dolphins in the bay · 4月1日 – 9月30日（通常）Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.93
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 5月1日（通常）The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March.92
- 考爱岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.90
- 旧金山 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 5月15日（通常）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
- 蒙特雷 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 5月10日（通常）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
- 波士顿 🇺🇸 美国Whales on Stellwagen Bank · 4月15日 – 10月20日（通常）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
- 毛伊岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.86
- 蓬塔德尔加达 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whale and dolphin season · 3月15日 – 10月15日（通常）Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.86
- 普拉亚 🇨🇻 佛得角Humpback whale season · 3月1日 – 5月31日（通常）Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them.85
- 伍伦贡 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks past the escarpment · 5月15日 – 11月15日（通常）The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.84
- 维多利亚 🇨🇦 加拿大Whale watching season · 5月1日 – 10月15日（通常）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
- 拉海纳 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The 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
- 火奴鲁鲁 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 11月15日 – 5月15日（通常）The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.81
- 因弗内斯 🇬🇧 英国Dolphins at Chanonry Point · 5月1日 – 9月30日（通常）The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.80
- 坎加鲁岛 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Southern right whales · 5月15日 – 9月30日（通常）Southern rights move along the north coast and into the bays through winter, with mothers and calves close in.80
- 吐芬奴 🇨🇦 加拿大Grey whale migration · 2月20日 – 5月15日（通常）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
- 阿克雷里 🇮🇸 冰岛Whales in Eyjafjordur · 5月1日 – 9月30日（通常）Humpbacks work the length of the fjord through the summer and the boats leave from the town quay rather than a separate harbour.76
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Sperm whales, all year · 1月1日 – 12月31日The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.74
- 胡萨维克 🇮🇸 冰岛Whale watching season · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 雷克雅未克 🇮🇸 冰岛Whale watching season · 4月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Minke and humpback come into Faxafloi through the summer and the boats run several times a day from the old harbour.72
……5月还有 7 个。
6月的观鲸季
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback season · 5月15日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 丰沙尔 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Whales off Walvis Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.94
- 拉古什 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 德班 🇿🇦 南非Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月30日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
- 塔里法 🇪🇸 西班牙Whale and dolphin season · 4月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.93
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 直布罗陀 直布罗陀Dolphins in the bay · 4月1日 – 9月30日（通常）Three species work the bay year-round and the boats out of Marina Bay run several trips a day through the summer.91
- 蓬塔德尔加达 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whale and dolphin season · 3月15日 – 10月15日（通常）Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.90
- 波士顿 🇺🇸 美国Whales on Stellwagen Bank · 4月15日 – 10月20日（通常）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
- 布鲁姆 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the Kimberley · 6月15日 – 9月15日（通常）One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.89
- 维多利亚 🇨🇦 加拿大Whale watching season · 5月1日 – 10月15日（通常）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
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Whales in Algoa Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
- 图利亚拉 🇲🇬 马达加斯加Humpback whale season · 6月15日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 詹姆斯敦 圣赫勒拿Humpback whales · 6月15日 – 12月15日（通常）Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- 布里斯班 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in Moreton Bay · 6月1日 – 11月5日（通常）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
- 杰弗里斯贝 🇿🇦 南非Southern right and humpback whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 黄金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.86
- 圣但尼 🇷🇪 留尼汪Humpbacks off the coast · 6月15日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 阿尔马桑多斯布齐奥斯 🇧🇷 巴西Humpback whales off Arraial · 6月15日 – 10月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.86
- 克尼斯纳 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.86
- 穆龙达瓦 🇲🇬 马达加斯加Humpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 6月15日 – 9月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.86
- 凯恩斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Dwarf minke whales · 6月1日 – 7月31日（通常）Dwarf minkes turn up on the Ribbon Reefs north of here for June and July, the only place in the world permitted to snorkel with them.85
- Noosa 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the headland · 6月15日 – 11月5日（通常）The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.85
- 因弗内斯 🇬🇧 英国Dolphins at Chanonry Point · 5月1日 – 9月30日（通常）The Moray Firth bottlenose pod feeds on the rising tide at the point across the water, half an hour from town.84
……6月还有 28 个。
7月的观鲸季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Whales off Walvis Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
- 维多利亚 🇨🇦 加拿大Whale watching season · 5月1日 – 10月15日（通常）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
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback season · 5月15日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback whales offshore · 7月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.94
- 马普托 🇲🇿 莫桑比克Humpback whales · 7月1日 – 10月15日（通常）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
- 维兰库洛 🇲🇿 莫桑比克Humpback whale migration · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 丰沙尔 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 布鲁姆 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the Kimberley · 6月15日 – 9月15日（通常）One of the largest humpback populations anywhere calves in Kimberley water and passes Broome from late June.92
- 蓬塔德尔加达 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whale and dolphin season · 3月15日 – 10月15日（通常）Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat.91
- 德班 🇿🇦 南非Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月30日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
- 图利亚拉 🇲🇬 马达加斯加Humpback whale season · 6月15日 – 9月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass close to Anakao and Ifaty on their migration from Antarctic waters, roughly mid-June to September, with boat trips out of both villages finding them most days at the season's peak in July and August.91
- Tofo 🇲🇿 莫桑比克Humpback whale season · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 圣约翰斯 🇨🇦 加拿大Humpbacks and the capelin roll · 6月1日 – 8月31日（通常）Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.90
- 圣但尼 🇷🇪 留尼汪Humpbacks off the coast · 6月15日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 阿尔马桑多斯布齐奥斯 🇧🇷 巴西Humpback whales off Arraial · 6月15日 – 10月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass the Cabo Frio coast on their way north to breed.89
- 赫维湾 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in the bay · 7月5日 – 10月25日（通常）Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.89
- 穆龙达瓦 🇲🇬 马达加斯加Humpback whales at Belo sur Mer · 6月15日 – 9月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass close to shore at Belo sur Mer, a boat trip down the coast from Morondava, from around mid-June to September.89
- 弗洛里亚诺波利斯 🇧🇷 巴西Southern right whales · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.88
- 布里斯班 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in Moreton Bay · 6月1日 – 11月5日（通常）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
- 黄金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.88
- 拉古什 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 维多利亚 🇧🇷 巴西Humpback whales offshore · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Whales in Algoa Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.88
- 詹姆斯敦 圣赫勒拿Humpback whales · 6月15日 – 12月15日（通常）Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- 努美阿 🇳🇨 新喀里多尼亚Humpbacks in the southern lagoon · 7月1日 – 9月30日（通常）Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.87
……7月还有 66 个。
8月的观鲸季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Whales off Walvis Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.95
- 赫维湾 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in the bay · 7月5日 – 10月25日（通常）Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.94
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Swim season with humpbacks · 8月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 维多利亚 🇨🇦 加拿大Whale watching season · 5月1日 – 10月15日（通常）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
- 布里斯班 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in Moreton Bay · 6月1日 – 11月5日（通常）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
- 埃尔利海滩 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in the Whitsundays · 7月1日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 黄金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.92
- 德班 🇿🇦 南非Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月30日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
- Noosa 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the headland · 6月15日 – 11月5日（通常）The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.92
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback season · 5月15日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback whales offshore · 7月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.92
- 圣但尼 🇷🇪 留尼汪Humpbacks off the coast · 6月15日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 马普托 🇲🇿 莫桑比克Humpback whales · 7月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Humpbacks move up the southern Mozambican coast through the winter and are watched from the boats and the dunes at Ponta do Ouro, a few hours south of the city.90
- Tofo 🇲🇿 莫桑比克Humpback whale season · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 维兰库洛 🇲🇿 莫桑比克Humpback whale migration · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 格朗德贝 🇲🇺 毛里求斯Humpbacks off the west coast · 7月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 莫纳山 🇲🇺 毛里求斯Whales and dolphins offshore · 7月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 丰沙尔 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 拜伦湾 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration past the cape · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Whales in Algoa Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.89
- 图利亚拉 🇲🇬 马达加斯加Humpback whale season · 6月15日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 杰弗里斯贝 🇿🇦 南非Southern right and humpback whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 圣约翰斯 🇨🇦 加拿大Humpbacks and the capelin roll · 6月1日 – 8月31日（通常）Humpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer.88
- 詹姆斯敦 圣赫勒拿Humpback whales · 6月15日 – 12月15日（通常）Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.88
- 拉古什 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
……8月还有 65 个。
9月的观鲸季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Whales off Walvis Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.96
- 布里斯班 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in Moreton Bay · 6月1日 – 11月5日（通常）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
- 赫维湾 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in the bay · 7月5日 – 10月25日（通常）Humpbacks break their southern run in the flat water behind K'gari, mothers and calves resting for days at a time.95
- 黄金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.94
- Noosa 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the headland · 6月15日 – 11月5日（通常）The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.93
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback season · 5月15日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 努美阿 🇳🇨 新喀里多尼亚Humpbacks in the southern lagoon · 7月1日 – 9月30日（通常）Humpbacks calve inside the reef in the sheltered water south of Nouméa, an hour or two out by boat from Prony.91
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback whales offshore · 7月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.91
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Whales in Algoa Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.91
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Swim season with humpbacks · 8月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 丰沙尔 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 波士顿 🇺🇸 美国Whales on Stellwagen Bank · 4月15日 – 10月20日（通常）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
- 圣但尼 🇷🇪 留尼汪Humpbacks off the coast · 6月15日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 拉古什 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 拜伦湾 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration past the cape · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 杰弗里斯贝 🇿🇦 南非Southern right and humpback whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 埃尔利海滩 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in the Whitsundays · 7月1日 – 9月15日（通常）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
- 格朗德贝 🇲🇺 毛里求斯Humpbacks off the west coast · 7月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 莫纳山 🇲🇺 毛里求斯Whales and dolphins offshore · 7月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 开普敦 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）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
- 珀斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the coast · 9月1日 – 12月5日（通常）Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.88
- 伍伦贡 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks past the escarpment · 5月15日 – 11月15日（通常）The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
- 塔里法 🇪🇸 西班牙Whale and dolphin season · 4月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.88
- 赫曼努斯 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.88
- 克尼斯纳 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.88
……9月还有 64 个。
10月的观鲸季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Whales off Walvis Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
- 开普敦 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）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
- 珀斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the coast · 9月1日 – 12月5日（通常）Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.94
- 赫曼努斯 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.94
- 阿德莱德 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Southern rights calve in Encounter Bay off Victor Harbor, an hour south.93
- 馬德林港 🇦🇷 阿根廷Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 12月15日（通常）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
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Whales in Algoa Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.92
- 克尼斯纳 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
- 杰弗里斯贝 🇿🇦 南非Southern right and humpback whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 普利登堡湾 🇿🇦 南非Whale season · 7月1日 – 12月15日（通常）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
- 拉古什 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 大瑟尔 🇺🇸 美国Blue and humpback whales offshore · 7月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer.90
- 伍伦贡 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks past the escarpment · 5月15日 – 11月15日（通常）The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.90
- 丰沙尔 🇵🇹 葡萄牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 4月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 詹姆斯敦 圣赫勒拿Humpback whales · 6月15日 – 12月15日（通常）Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- 诺福克岛 诺福克岛Humpbacks pass the island · 6月15日 – 10月15日（通常）The island sits alone in the middle of the migration route, so humpbacks are watched from the clifftops rather than from a boat.89
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Swim season with humpbacks · 8月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 拜伦湾 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration past the cape · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 塔里法 🇪🇸 西班牙Whale and dolphin season · 4月1日 – 10月15日（通常）Pilot whales and three dolphin species are resident in the strait through the season, with sperm whales passing.86
- 埃斯特角城 🇺🇾 乌拉圭Right whales off the coast · 7月15日 – 10月31日（通常）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
- 曼科拉 🇵🇪 秘鲁Humpback whales · 7月1日 – 10月15日（通常）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
- 格朗德贝 🇲🇺 毛里求斯Humpbacks off the west coast · 7月1日 – 10月31日（通常）Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.84
- Punta del Diablo 🇺🇾 乌拉圭Southern right whales · 7月1日 – 10月31日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
- 莫纳山 🇲🇺 毛里求斯Whales and dolphins offshore · 7月1日 – 10月31日（通常）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
……10月还有 45 个。
11月的观鲸季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 纳米比亚Whales off Walvis Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks pass Walvis Bay, half an hour down the coast, through winter and spring.97
- 赫曼努斯 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat.96
- 开普敦 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）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
- 馬德林港 🇦🇷 阿根廷Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 12月15日（通常）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
- 格貝哈 🇿🇦 南非Whales in Algoa Bay · 6月1日 – 11月30日（通常）Southern rights and humpbacks work through the bay across winter and spring.94
- 杰弗里斯贝 🇿🇦 南非Southern right and humpback whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 珀斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the coast · 9月1日 – 12月5日（通常）Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.92
- 克尼斯纳 🇿🇦 南非Southern right whales · 6月15日 – 11月15日（通常）Southern rights work the coast between the Heads and Buffalo Bay through winter and spring.92
- 普利登堡湾 🇿🇦 南非Whale season · 7月1日 – 12月15日（通常）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
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 玛格丽特河 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Whale season, coast to coast · 6月1日 – 12月10日（通常）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
- 詹姆斯敦 圣赫勒拿Humpback whales · 6月15日 – 12月15日（通常）Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- 伍伦贡 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks past the escarpment · 5月15日 – 11月15日（通常）The whole east-coast migration passes close in below the escarpment, and the headlands at Bald Hill and Hill 60 are free grandstands.88
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Sperm whales, all year · 1月1日 – 12月31日The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.85
- 德班 🇿🇦 南非Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月30日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
- 火奴鲁鲁 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 11月15日 – 5月15日（通常）The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.80
- 拜伦湾 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration past the cape · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 布里斯班 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks in Moreton Bay · 6月1日 – 11月5日（通常）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
- 黄金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpback migration · 6月1日 – 11月15日（通常）Humpbacks pass close inshore on the way north and back south again with calves, and the boats out of Main Beach run daily.78
- Noosa 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the headland · 6月15日 – 11月5日（通常）The national park headland walk looks straight down on the migration line, so the whales cost nothing to watch here.78
- 弗洛里亚诺波利斯 🇧🇷 巴西Southern right whales · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba.76
- 维兰库洛 🇲🇿 莫桑比克Humpback whale migration · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）Migrating humpback whales pass the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park between July and November, and boats out of Vilankulo find them most days through the middle of that window.75
- Tofo 🇲🇿 莫桑比克Humpback whale season · 7月1日 – 11月15日（通常）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
- 波拉波拉岛 🇵🇫 法属波利尼西亚Humpback season · 7月20日 – 11月20日（通常）Humpbacks come up from Antarctica to calve in the lee of the islands and stay outside the reef until November.71
- Morro de São Paulo 🇧🇷 巴西Humpback whale season · 7月15日 – 11月5日（通常）Humpbacks come up the Bahia coast to calve, and boats from the island go out looking for them a few mornings a week.71
……11月还有 14 个。
12月的观鲸季
- 玛格丽特河 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Whale season, coast to coast · 6月1日 – 12月10日（通常）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
- 特内里费岛 🇪🇸 西班牙Whales and dolphins offshore · 1月1日 – 12月31日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
- 普利登堡湾 🇿🇦 南非Whale season · 7月1日 – 12月15日（通常）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
- 馬德林港 🇦🇷 阿根廷Southern right whales · 6月1日 – 12月15日（通常）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
- 詹姆斯敦 圣赫勒拿Humpback whales · 6月15日 – 12月15日（通常）Humpbacks use the island's waters through the southern winter and spring, with mothers and calves close in along the lee coast.89
- 珀斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亚Humpbacks off the coast · 9月1日 – 12月5日（通常）Humpbacks pass Rottnest and the metropolitan coast on the way south, calves in tow, from September to early December.87
- 洛斯卡沃斯 🇲🇽 墨西哥Whale season · 12月15日 – 4月15日Grays and humpbacks pass the cape between mid-December and April, peaking in February.87
- 凯库拉 🇳🇿 新西兰Sperm whales, all year · 1月1日 – 12月31日The canyon comes within a kilometre of the shore, so resident sperm whales are here in every month rather than in a season.86
- 考爱岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The federal sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May, peaking around February.85
- 马萨特兰 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 4月5日（通常）Humpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings.84
- 圣迭戈 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Twenty thousand gray whales pass the coast between Alaska and the Baja lagoons, close enough to watch from the cliffs at Cabrillo.83
- 圣奥古斯丁 🇺🇸 美国Right whale calving season · 12月1日 – 3月15日（通常）This is the only known calving ground for North Atlantic right whales, and a few hundred animals remain in the population.83
- 拉古纳海滩 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）Grays pass close inshore heading for Baja from about Christmas and come back north with calves in March and April.83
- 洛杉矶 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月30日（通常）The whole population passes offshore on its way to Baja and back, southbound around January and northbound with calves in March.81
- 毛伊岛 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai.81
- 埃斯孔迪多港 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpbacks offshore · 12月1日 – 3月31日（通常）Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings.81
- 圣玛丽亚瓦图尔科 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月1日 – 3月31日（通常）Humpbacks come into the bays to calve from December and are usually gone by April.81
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback whale season · 12月10日 – 3月25日（通常）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
- 拉海纳 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月15日 – 5月15日The 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
- 火奴鲁鲁 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 11月15日 – 5月15日（通常）The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February.78
- 凯卢阿 🇺🇸 美国Humpback whale season · 12月1日 – 4月15日（通常）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
- 巴亚尔塔港 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback season · 12月8日 – 3月23日The 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
- 圣巴巴拉 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 4月15日（通常）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
- 锡瓦塔内霍 🇲🇽 墨西哥Humpback season · 12月15日 – 3月20日（通常）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
- 蒙特雷 🇺🇸 美国Gray whale migration · 12月15日 – 5月10日（通常）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
……12月还有 13 个。