賞鯨季：全世界逐月一覽
鯨魚進灣的月份。
SeasonMap 上有 137 個目的地，在每個月份內依舒適度分數排名——因為重點不只是季節何時登場，還有登場時值不值得專程跑一趟。
什麼時候登場
1月的賞鯨季
- 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
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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
- 凱庫拉 🇳🇿 紐西蘭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
- 馬薩特蘭 🇲🇽 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
- 考艾島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 茂宜島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 巴亞爾塔港 🇲🇽 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
- 檀香山 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖迭戈 🇺🇸 美國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
- 凱盧阿-科納 🇺🇸 美國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 薩巴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
- 拉海納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 拉古納海灘 🇺🇸 美國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
- 史坦利 福克蘭群島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
- 萨马纳 🇩🇴 多明尼加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
- 洛杉磯 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖瑪麗亞瓦圖爾科 🇲🇽 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
- 聖奧古斯丁 🇺🇸 美國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 🇩🇴 多明尼加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
- 普羅維登西亞萊斯島 土克凱可群島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月還有 17 個。
2月的賞鯨季
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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
- 馬薩特蘭 🇲🇽 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
- 凱庫拉 🇳🇿 紐西蘭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
- 考艾島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖奧古斯丁 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖迭戈 🇺🇸 美國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
- 檀香山 🇺🇸 美國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
- 凱盧阿-科納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 拉古納海灘 🇺🇸 美國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 薩巴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
- 洛杉磯 🇺🇸 美國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
- 巴亞爾塔港 🇲🇽 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
- 聖瑪麗亞瓦圖爾科 🇲🇽 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
- 拉海納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 茂宜島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 萨马纳 🇩🇴 多明尼加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
- 史坦利 福克蘭群島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
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖斐利-銀港 🇩🇴 多明尼加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月還有 18 個。
3月的賞鯨季
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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
- 馬薩特蘭 🇲🇽 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
- 聖奧古斯丁 🇺🇸 美國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
- 普拉亞 🇨🇻 維德角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
- 聖迭戈 🇺🇸 美國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
- 巴亞爾塔港 🇲🇽 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
- 凱庫拉 🇳🇿 紐西蘭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
- 洛杉磯 🇺🇸 美國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
- 考艾島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 拉古納海灘 🇺🇸 美國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 薩巴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
- 拉海納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 檀香山 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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
- 茂宜島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 凱盧阿-科納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 沖繩縣 🇯🇵 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
- 蓬塔德爾加達 🇵🇹 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
- 普羅維登西亞萊斯島 土克凱可群島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
- 萨马纳 🇩🇴 多明尼加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 🇩🇴 多明尼加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月還有 23 個。
4月的賞鯨季
- 洛杉磯 🇺🇸 美國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
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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
- 聖迭戈 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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
- 豐沙爾 🇵🇹 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
- 拉古納海灘 🇺🇸 美國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
- 直布羅陀 直布羅陀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
- 考艾島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 普拉亞 🇨🇻 維德角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
- 大蘇爾 🇺🇸 美國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 🇺🇸 美國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
- 馬薩特蘭 🇲🇽 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
- 舊金山 🇺🇸 美國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
- 蓬塔德爾加達 🇵🇹 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
- 聖塔克魯茲 🇺🇸 美國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
- 檀香山 🇺🇸 美國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
- 茂宜島 🇺🇸 美國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 薩巴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
- 凱庫拉 🇳🇿 紐西蘭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
- 拉海納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 普羅維登西亞萊斯島 土克凱可群島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月還有 17 個。
5月的賞鯨季
- 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
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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
- 豐沙爾 🇵🇹 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
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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
- 直布羅陀 直布羅陀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
- 大蘇爾 🇺🇸 美國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
- 考艾島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 舊金山 🇺🇸 美國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 🇺🇸 美國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
- 波士頓 🇺🇸 美國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
- 茂宜島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 蓬塔德爾加達 🇵🇹 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
- 普拉亞 🇨🇻 維德角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
- 臥龍崗 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 維多利亞 🇨🇦 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
- 拉海納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 檀香山 🇺🇸 美國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
- 因弗內斯 🇬🇧 英國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
- 袋鼠島 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇮🇸 冰島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
- 凱庫拉 🇳🇿 紐西蘭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
- 胡薩維克 🇮🇸 冰島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 🇮🇸 冰島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月還有 7 個。
6月的賞鯨季
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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
- 豐沙爾 🇵🇹 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 🇳🇦 納米比亞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
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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
- 直布羅陀 直布羅陀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
- 蓬塔德爾加達 🇵🇹 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
- 波士頓 🇺🇸 美國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
- 布冧埠 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 維多利亞 🇨🇦 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
- 圖利亞拉 🇲🇬 馬達加斯加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 聖赫勒拿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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 傑弗里斯貝 🇿🇦 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
- 黃金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 聖但尼 🇷🇪 留尼旺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
- 克尼斯納 🇿🇦 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
- 穆龍達瓦 🇲🇬 馬達加斯加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
- 凱恩斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 因弗內斯 🇬🇧 英國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月還有 28 個。
7月的賞鯨季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 納米比亞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
- 維多利亞 🇨🇦 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
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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
- 大蘇爾 🇺🇸 美國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
- 馬普托 🇲🇿 莫三比克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
- 維蘭庫洛 🇲🇿 莫三比克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
- 豐沙爾 🇵🇹 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
- 布冧埠 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 蓬塔德爾加達 🇵🇹 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
- 圖利亞拉 🇲🇬 馬達加斯加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 🇲🇿 莫三比克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
- 聖約翰 🇨🇦 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
- 聖但尼 🇷🇪 留尼旺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
- 赫維灣 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 穆龍達瓦 🇲🇬 馬達加斯加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
- 弗洛里亞諾波利斯 🇧🇷 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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 黃金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 維多利亞 🇧🇷 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 聖赫勒拿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 🇳🇨 新喀里多尼亞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月還有 66 個。
8月的賞鯨季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 納米比亞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
- 赫維灣 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 維多利亞 🇨🇦 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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 艾爾利海灘 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 黃金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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
- 大蘇爾 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖但尼 🇷🇪 留尼旺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
- 馬普托 🇲🇿 莫三比克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 🇲🇿 莫三比克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
- 維蘭庫洛 🇲🇿 莫三比克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 🇲🇺 模里西斯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
- 莫納山 🇲🇺 模里西斯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
- 豐沙爾 🇵🇹 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
- 拜倫灣 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 圖利亞拉 🇲🇬 馬達加斯加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
- 傑弗里斯貝 🇿🇦 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
- 聖約翰 🇨🇦 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 聖赫勒拿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月還有 65 個。
9月的賞鯨季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 納米比亞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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 赫維灣 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 黃金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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 🇳🇨 新喀里多尼亞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
- 大蘇爾 🇺🇸 美國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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 豐沙爾 🇵🇹 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
- 波士頓 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖但尼 🇷🇪 留尼旺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
- 拜倫灣 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 傑弗里斯貝 🇿🇦 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
- 艾爾利海灘 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇲🇺 模里西斯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
- 莫納山 🇲🇺 模里西斯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
- 開普敦 🇿🇦 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
- 伯斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 臥龍崗 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 克尼斯納 🇿🇦 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月還有 64 個。
10月的賞鯨季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 納米比亞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
- 開普敦 🇿🇦 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
- 伯斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 阿得雷德 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 克尼斯納 🇿🇦 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
- 傑弗里斯貝 🇿🇦 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
- 普利登堡灣 🇿🇦 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
- 大蘇爾 🇺🇸 美國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
- 臥龍崗 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 豐沙爾 🇵🇹 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 聖赫勒拿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
- 諾福克島 諾福克島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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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
- 拜倫灣 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇺🇾 烏拉圭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 🇵🇪 秘魯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 🇲🇺 模里西斯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 🇺🇾 烏拉圭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
- 莫納山 🇲🇺 模里西斯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月還有 45 個。
11月的賞鯨季
- 斯瓦科普蒙德 🇳🇦 納米比亞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
- 開普敦 🇿🇦 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
- 傑弗里斯貝 🇿🇦 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
- 伯斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 克尼斯納 🇿🇦 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
- 普利登堡灣 🇿🇦 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
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 聖赫勒拿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
- 臥龍崗 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 凱庫拉 🇳🇿 紐西蘭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
- 檀香山 🇺🇸 美國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
- 拜倫灣 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 黃金海岸 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 弗洛里亞諾波利斯 🇧🇷 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
- 維蘭庫洛 🇲🇿 莫三比克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 🇲🇿 莫三比克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
- 波拉波拉島 🇵🇫 法屬玻里尼西亞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月還有 14 個。
12月的賞鯨季
- 玛格丽特河 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 特內里費島 🇪🇸 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
- 普利登堡灣 🇿🇦 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 聖赫勒拿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
- 伯斯 🇦🇺 澳大利亞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
- 凱庫拉 🇳🇿 紐西蘭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
- 考艾島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 馬薩特蘭 🇲🇽 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
- 聖迭戈 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖奧古斯丁 🇺🇸 美國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
- 拉古納海灘 🇺🇸 美國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
- 洛杉磯 🇺🇸 美國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
- 茂宜島 🇺🇸 美國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
- 聖瑪麗亞瓦圖爾科 🇲🇽 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
- 拉海納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 檀香山 🇺🇸 美國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
- 凱盧阿-科納 🇺🇸 美國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
- 巴亞爾塔港 🇲🇽 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
- 聖塔芭芭拉 🇺🇸 美國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 🇺🇸 美國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月還有 13 個。