Best Time To See Whales In South Australia
. Humpback whale in Schouten Passage Freycinet Experience Walk Freycinet National Park Tasmania Freycinet Experience Walk. The whale watching season begins every year in mid-May when the southern right whales arrive at the Head of Bight to give birth mate and socialise.
Early October the whales then slowly continue their long journey of migration. Humpback whale in Schouten Passage Freycinet Experience Walk Freycinet National Park Tasmania Freycinet Experience Walk. Between May and December humpback southern right and blue whales make their way along Western Australias coast often coming so close to shore with their calves you can see them with binoculars or the naked eye from coastal vantage points.
Many nature enthusiasts start spotting whales in mid-May gathering atop the cliffs and rocks that overlook the ocean.
Whale watching in Australia. The most reliable time to see a whale is during July and August. In Warnambool Victoria blue whales are occasionally seen in May. During the southern migration the whales head south from mid-August to November to return to the Antarctic feeding ground for the southern hemisphere summer.
