Whale Sightings

Today on the morning Whale Watching Cruise, two Whales were sighted off Fingal Island with a patch of white on one of the Whales back.  They were traveling north with good surface time in the 1.5m to 2m waves.  On the return trip via Cabbage Island there were plenty of Seals to be seen lazing…

Another sunny day in Port Stephens but with quite a crisp chill in the air.  Our morning cruisers on Hinchinbrook Explorer saw one lazy whale close to the boat.  It spent a lot of surface time swimming with the occasional blow.  Further out on the horizon a pod of 3 whales were competing who had…

Today’s morning cruisers got to see a mother and calf spending plenty of time on the surface but they seemed a little confused; they didnt know what direction they wanted to go.  Eventually they found their bearings and headed in the northern direction.  Good sightings of fur seals at Cabbage Tree Island and Bottlenose Dolphins….

It seemed like even the whales had Mondayitis this morning with only one whale sighted off Fingal Island.  It was moving slowly, spending more time under the water than on top.  It was certainly was enjoying some ‘down time’. The sun came out and the day got better for the afternoon cruisers, seeing plenty of…

The boys have been trying to impress the ladies this morning! Our crew have caught up with two pods of Humpback Whales, each pod having two whales in each. We have observed the whales becoming quite fast paced and active with a heat run, which occurs when the males whales are trying to court the…

It’s great to be back out on the water with the sunshine today.  The Hinchinbrook Explorer departed at 10am and came across a Whale that breached upon their arrival.  They observed multiple Whales further out while waiting for some action from the visiting Whale.  Of course when the vessel decided to depart location the Whale…

There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain! Add in a Humpback Whale breaking the surface of the water as it expels the air from its lungs creating a beautiful whale rainbow. Passengers aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer have spent time with a pod of two Humpback Whales cruising their way north bound. Both whales…

What better way to spend a sunny Saturday in Port Stephens than jumping on a whale watch cruise! The air was extremely chilly today, so wearing plenty of warm winter clothing including a beanie was a must! For our passengers onboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer 10am whale watch cruise, it has taken every effort of the…

During both our morning whale watch cruises aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer and MV Spirit our passengers have had a close encounter with a juvenile Humpback Whale located close to the Fingal Island Lighthouse. The whale was spending a good amount of time on the surface of the water and only diving for periods of three…

The whales during our morning cruise aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer have been a little elusive today, even though we are seeing a large number of whales blows as they break the surface of the water within the vicinity the whales are quickly disappearing and diving beneath the surface of the water between 10-15 minutes at…

The sunshine and blue skys have returned to Port Stephens and with sea conditions settling greatly we are excited to depart the dock on our morning whale watch cruise aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer. Our first wildlife sighting of the day has been a pod of the local Bottlenose Dolphins near to the Tomaree Headland at…