Whale Sightings

Today offshore sea conditions and large swells have prevented us from heading out offshore for our Whale Watch Cruises, so unfortunately we weren’t in luck when it comes to Whale Watching today…… Or were we??… Quite the opposite really! During our 1:30pm Dolphin Discovery Cruise our passengers and crew alike were shocked and then thrilled…

Spring is in the air! Off shore sea conditions are beautiful today with plenty of sunshine and light sea breeze. The crew onboard MV Osprey have reported that there are whales in abundance with pods of Humpback Whales heading south bound, other heading in a northerly direct and others being a little more confused and…

Have you ever played a game of hide and seek with a Humpback Whale? You would think with such an incredibly large mammal that a whale should be easy to keep track of. This morning the crew have reporedt a number of whales being sighted but these whales were taking long sounding dives spending substantial…

It has been a hazy start to the day in Nelson Bay with a low sea mist hovering making for a mystical appearance as MV Osprey cruised out through the headland at Shoal Bay. We have been treated with the sighting on a local Port Stephens Bottlenose Dolphin and her calf, and a Sea Eagle…

Absolutely beautiful conditions to be cruising in today. Sunny, warm, a slight breeze with nice smooth sea conditions off shore. As we headed out off shore we first came across a pod of whales that seemed to be very interested in a smaller private boat that had two very excited barking dogs on board. We…

We were beginning to have whale withdrawals with unfavourable sea conditions over the past few day not allowing our vessel to head off shore for our Whale Watch Cruise. So as you can imagine we were very eager to get out to see our whale friends again. Captain James has cruised MV Osprey out to…

We could not of asked for a better day on the water for Father’s Day and the first day of spring! Our morning cruise aboard MV Osprey has located approx four pods of Humpback Whales with at least three whales in each pod, with all whales heading north bound. There was lots of action with…

The MV Osprey had a great Whale Watching cruise this morning spotting a mother and calf heading southbound, just north of Fingal Island with the calf breaching several times and was curious to see the boat however the mother threw in a few tail lobs to keep the calf away.  Upon leaving these Humpback Whales,…

Port Stephens has turned on a spectacular day with beautiful sea conditions, sunshine and blue skies. It was all about whale tails today, with north and south bound whales sighted throughout the day on our Whale Watch Cruise. Photo credit: Lee Matthews Photography

Another day, another mugging! This morning we had another exciting experience of this time four humpbacks that decided to come right in nice and close to our boat and have a 35min session of human watching. We had spy hops, tail lobs and body rolls which had the passengers gasping in awe. After we’d spent…

We have been blessed with another mugging of two Humpback Whales during the 10am Whale Watch Cruise aboard MV Osprey today. Two very playful and inquisitive whales hung around the vessel giving everyone a very close encounter with these delightful mammals showing off their white underbellies rolling on the surface of the water. The crew…

It’s an absolute picturesque perfect day for whale watching at Port Stephens! The crew on this mornings cruise are overwhelmed with joy reporting the day as pure magic! We had the most breathtaking experience watching two angelic Humpback Whales traveling north. They were so curious and gave us an incredible view of their sheer size…