Best Places to see Hump Back Whales
- Hervey Bay Australia. June to September
- Hawaii
- Colombia
Distribution and Migration
Northern spend summer at the north pole and winter in the north tropics (DEC-APR)
Southern spend summer at the south pole and winter in the south tropics (JUNE-SEPT).
East Coast Australian Humpback Migration about 35000 each year Heading North they Arrive at Victoria and West coast Tasmania in April to June, Eden NSW by May June, Byron Bay and Gold coast by June, Sunshine coast late June July. Spend a few weeks between June and Aug off the Northern Queensland Coast near the Great Barrier reef. Then start back South again . Arriving Hervey bay mid July young whales and mature females pregnant females, males august, then Aug to Sept lactating females with calves. Gold Coast peak in OctoberSydney, Eden Tasmania seen feeding off the coast in large numbers Sept Oct feeding in super groups.
West Coast Australian Humpback Migration about 30000 Start up past Geographe Bay off the coast of Busselton in late May track west of Rottnest ,Past the North-West Cape and Shark Bay, where they come very close to shore.The bulk of humpbacks will reach Shark Bay by the end of July and some will travel further north to the Kimberley, then start moving back down with their calves, which are often pursued by a group of killer whales that live in the area.