Whale Sightings

We could not have asked for a better day, Port Stephens is basking in warm winter sunshine and beautiful calm seas with just a gentle roll. Hinchinbrook Explorer has cruised off shore past the Yaccaba Headland on the Tea Gardens side of the Bay and then on towards Boondelbah Island. We have multiple pods of…

Today’s calm waters made for perfect conditions for whale spotting.  It was ‘Whale overload’ on our morning cruise with passengers being treated with whale sightings in all directions. We made a beeline to the east of Fingal Island where we meet up with a pod of whales who were rather sleepy and not that active. …

Heading out past Mount Tomaree for the first whale watch cruise of the day a couple of Dolphins have swam over to say hello. Cruising further out in line to the Fingal Island Lighthouse we have located a pod of very active whales that displaying signs of a heat run with all whales moving very…

Gorgeous sea conditions again today and the whales are about in great numbers, while we are viewing pods of Humpback Whales within close proximity to the boat there are a number of different pods further off in the distance. One whale surprise everyone during the morning cruise aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer by breaching unexpectedly catching…

WHALE hello there! Port Stephens has turned on another magnificent day as we search for Humpback Whales aboard MV Osprey and Envision. It has been a day of heat runs which are exhilarating to watch as the large male Humpback Whales battle it out for the female’s attention. The sound alone can take your breath…

Beautiful sea conditions, with a nice gentle swell and very light breezes have greeted MV Osprey on our morning Whale Watch Cruise at Port Stephens. The crew have quickly located two pods of Humpback Whales at Fingal Island, we have cruised along and soon became surrounded by three pods of whales. The whales have been…

We have not needed to cruise too far to find whales during today’s 10am Whale Watch Cruise, straight past the Fingal Island Lighthouse Cruise Director Jaclyn has reported there are ‘truck loads of whales’ There must be at least ten pods, each consisting of 1 – 3 Humpback Whales within in each pod. All whales…

  Everyone onboard our whale watch cruises have needed every single layer of warm clothing to brace for the freezing conditions on the water today, and a bit dreary with the rain about. But that didn’t stop the whales from making an appearance, we came across a pod of four whales just off Fingal Lighthouse,…

Heading out of the harbour along Shoal Bay beach we have sighted a number of large adult Humpback Whales close to the Fingal Island Lighthouse, but as they say you should always look behind you and sure enough this morning the crew have reported a bunch of breaches toward tomaree headland just we had been….

Mother Nature is finally on our side with the return of favourable off shore sea conditions and the return of availability of our whale watch cruise. We have can see many pods of Humpback Whales in the distance which is a great start to the day, but we have been blessed with a nice close…

Fantastic, incredible, terrific, impressive, unbelievable, striking, magnificent, smashing, top-notch which ever word chosen it has been a cracking day for whale watching aboard the Hinchinbrook Explorer. The morning cruise spotted breaching and tail slapping whales in the distance as we have cruised towards Fingal Island. There must be about four pods of whales with a…

Just east of Fingal Lighthouse the crew and passengers on board this mornings cruise were thrilled to find three very active pods of humpback whales making their way north. They looked to be having the time of their life displaying continuous tail slaps, pec slaps, tail lobs and even at one point two whales giving…