Whale
watching is a popular pastime in Sydney, due in part to the 38
vantage points from which these magnificent beasts can be seen from
land. Every year, thousands of whales migrate along the NSW coast,
for a stretch of more than 2,000 km. When it’s whale-watching
season, you’ll be able to see these splendid mammals from a lot of
headlands in Sydney, as well as at destinations from Eden in the
south to Byron Bay in the north.
The
Australian waters are home to more than half of Mother Earth’s
cetacean species, like whales, porpoises and dolphins. Two commonly
sighted species near the NSW shore are southern right whales and
humpbacks. Whales will migrate north in order to breed in warmer
waters during the months of May, June, July and August. After
breeding, they return with their calves to southern oceans in order
to feed from August to November. With quality whale watching service providers, you should be able to go whale watching at any point in
the annual whale migration season, which goes from May to November,
although July and September are peak months.
