Whale Sightings

With beautiful conditions on the water today our Whale Watching Cruises across all sessions were nothing short of incredible! First up we located four whales heading north (of all places at this time of the season), tail slapping their way in the opposite direction to the rest. Three more humpbacks were spotted just north of…

WHALES WHALES WHALES It has truly been am amazing October Long Weekend on our Whale Watch Cruises.  We’ve had fine, sunny days and reasonable offshore conditions with whales EVERYWHERE.   On occasion we’ve barely out of the heads and whales have come and  surrounded our vessels. They are using the calm waters between Yaccaba Headland and…

Reporting back from our Dolphin Watch & Eco Adventure cruise this morning, yes you heard right, not our Whale Watching Cruise…. We very soon after crossing through Tomaree & Yacaaba Headlands, spotted three mother’s and calves being very active enjoying this long weekend weather. We had both the mothers and calves breaching, pec slapping &…

Today was nothing short of magical on the humpback highway. We started our morning with the incredible sight of not one, but three separate pods of humpback whales, all migrating south for the season. Among them was a mother and her calf. One pod appeared to be in hot pursuit of another just off Cabbage…

Our 10 a.m. whale watching cruise was an unforgettable experience! We were lucky to encounter two separate pods of humpback whales, each with 2-3 adults and an adorable calf. The best part? They were right between the headlands of Tomaree and Yacaaba, meaning we didn’t have to venture far to witness the magic. Throughout the trip,…

Whales everywhere! Our crew reported back that they really had nothing more to say but that there are whales everywhere. Still a lot of mothers and calves coming through which is to be expected around this time of their migration journey, but it certainly is a great time to be out at sea with these…

Today has been a picture perfect Sunday on the water at Port Stephens for whale watching along the Whale Highway- we have been blessed with brilliant sunshine, calm seas and light breezes. We are seeing great numbers of Humpback Whales mum traveling in close to the shore line with their calves. One of the pairs…

Spring time is magical at Port Stephens and the wonderful sighting of Humpback Whales with their beautiful calves are increasing day by day. It’s a spectacular sight to watch the energy and enthusiasm as the Humpback Whale Calves are in the process of learning all their behaviours from the adults and becoming stronger as they…

Lots of mothers, calves and their escorts were the flavour of today’s cruises, with lots of behavior lessons being taught. It’s such a lovely time of the season to see all the new calves coming through with lots of activity as they learn their new skills in the water. We had pectoral fin slapping, tail…

The southern migration is in full swing with mothers and their calves making the most of the beautiful conditions out on the humpback highway. We also had a short visit from a few Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphins and for our passengers enjoying our onshore Dolphin Discovery Cruise, we had a humpback come right inside the heads…

Cruising past Boondelbah Island this morning we spotted a mother and calf having a ‘whale of a time’ on their journey down south. Displaying continuous breaches by both. It looked to be somewhat of a lesson that mum was teaching her new calf and was great to bare witness to. A big pod of common…

It’s Saturday, the rain has gone, the sun is out and offshore with no wind chop and just a gentle rolling swell our vessel MV Osprey ventured out for another day of Whale Watching. We first spotted just off Zenith Beach a mother, calf & escort with one of the adults rolling about showing off…