Whale Watching Sydney

Whale Watching Sydney The best whale watching cruises in Sydney with over 30 years of experience. Hop on board Sydney's bes It's an unforgettable experience!

At Whale Watching Sydney we have been watching Humpback Whales off our beautiful coastline since 1993, so we know the great feeling that people get
seeing these whales up close and personal. Our experienced crew is looking forward to welcome you aboard Sydneys best custom built, fast and spacious
vessels to give you the best day possible out at sea. From mid May to early December tens of thousands

of Humpback Whales migrate along the coast off Sydney each year. Your cruise begins with all of Sydney Harbours famous sights such as the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge,
Watsons Bay and many more as we make our way towards the entrance of Sydney Harbour. Then we head to the blue waters of the pacific ocean where we witness these magnificent mammals migrate past
Sydney's famous beaches and rugged cliff lines in the biggest mass migration in the world.

Peekaboo!Our whales were playing very difficult to find today, with some tricky conditions and it felt more like a game ...
22/08/2025

Peekaboo!

Our whales were playing very difficult to find today, with some tricky conditions and it felt more like a game of hide and seek with some young juveniles, this young one decided to surprise us with an excellent spy hop out of nowhere towards the back of the boat!

The weathers looking to bring some bumpy conditions over the weekend but the whales are everywhere so let’s hope for some good shows!

Wet weather and wild whales today! Out Express trip had three incredibly curious whales mug our boat with triple spy hop...
20/08/2025

Wet weather and wild whales today! Out Express trip had three incredibly curious whales mug our boat with triple spy hop, and huge rolls just meters from us! All the while three other whales put on a breach show in the distance! For those that braved the conditions today, the whales gave us one of the best close encounters of the season!

Wet windy and wild on the humpback Highway today! Lots of young whales flying along with spontaneous breaches and big ta...
19/08/2025

Wet windy and wild on the humpback Highway today! Lots of young whales flying along with spontaneous breaches and big tail throws! They were tricky to track but put on some amazing shows when we did find them!

Easy cruising along the Northern beaches for our trips today! The whales seemed to be travelling in all directions, incl...
17/08/2025

Easy cruising along the Northern beaches for our trips today! The whales seemed to be travelling in all directions, including a Mother, Calf and Es**rt swimming in huge circles just outside the harbour entrance. It’s was hard work to track these whales but we still had some stunning close encounters.

Wow! What an afternoon cruise that was.The whales were, for the most part, taking it easy on the humpback highway today,...
16/08/2025

Wow! What an afternoon cruise that was.

The whales were, for the most part, taking it easy on the humpback highway today, which made locating them challenging but not impossible.

Just to seal the deal on our afternoon cruise, we had 2 breaches and a head lunge from an adult humpback, as much as we love to see a breach, we love to hear the cheering that follows post-breach!

Show of the season!!! Unbelievable encounter just now on our Express Trip from Circular Quay!We were joined by two very ...
15/08/2025

Show of the season!!! Unbelievable encounter just now on our Express Trip from Circular Quay!

We were joined by two very friendly whales that spent almost an hour mugging the boat! Appearing so close to the us we could barely believe our eyes! They swam straight up to us, circling the boat and taking as good a look at us as we did at them. That was definitely one for the title of best trip of the season. Even our crew were speechless! Thank you whales! 🐋 ❤️

Another beautiful cruise this afternoon, with possibly the calmest conditions all season. The water is like glass and th...
13/08/2025

Another beautiful cruise this afternoon, with possibly the calmest conditions all season. The water is like glass and the whales were inquisitive, swimming beside us for a solid half an hour, an occasional change in direction to get a closer look at us before continuing on their way!

What a morning! The sea conditions are stunning and we found a pod of young whales putting on a party out there! Lots of...
13/08/2025

What a morning! The sea conditions are stunning and we found a pod of young whales putting on a party out there! Lots of lunging behaviours and rolling around each other, all with the stunning Sydney skyline in the background!

A wild and wonderful day on the Tasman Sea today! Our whales put on some huge tail slapping shows for us and some very c...
11/08/2025

A wild and wonderful day on the Tasman Sea today! Our whales put on some huge tail slapping shows for us and some very close encounters with our Adventure Cruise on our smallest but mightiest boat, ‘Totally Wild’.

We loved every second of it and seeing these massive flukes waving in the air up close was pretty special!!

Wow!! 🚀🚀Just when we thought the midday trip was going to be the best one of the day our late afternoon show kicked off ...
10/08/2025

Wow!! 🚀🚀

Just when we thought the midday trip was going to be the best one of the day our late afternoon show kicked off straight away yet again! Two juveniles breaching again and again all the way across the harbour entrance! We had at least an hour with these young whales putting on an acrobatic show! So good!

Our midday cruise got lucky today with some action just two minutes out of the harbour, this little juvenile decided to ...
10/08/2025

Our midday cruise got lucky today with some action just two minutes out of the harbour, this little juvenile decided to practice its moves with some great attempted breaches and pec fin waves as we cruised along!

The southern migration is just starting to get underway and we expect the action to keep increasing very soon, we can’t wait to see what we get and hope you can join us!

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Circular Quay/Wharf 6
Sydney, NSW
2000

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm
Sunday 9am - 4:30pm

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At Whale Watching Sydney we have been watching Humpback Whales off our beautiful coastline since 1993, so we know the great feeling that people get seeing these whales up close and personal. Our experienced crew is looking forward to welcome you aboard Sydneys best custom built, fast and spacious vessels to give you the best day possible out at sea. It's an unforgettable experience! From mid May to early December tens of thousands of Humpback Whales migrate along the coast off Sydney each year. Your cruise begins with all of Sydney Harbours famous sights such as the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, Watsons Bay and many more as we make our way towards the entrance of Sydney Harbour. Then we head to the blue waters of the pacific ocean where we witness these magnificent mammals migrate past Sydney's famous beaches and rugged cliff lines in the biggest mass migration in the world.