Take a look at our whale watching reports from August and September 2015! We’ve detailed our encounters in the Solitary Islands Marine Park in Coffs Harbour in August and September 2015.

Whale Watching Reports – August & September 2015 Table of Contents


Whale Watching 14 August 2015 by Jetty Dive
Whale Watching 14 August 2015 by Jetty Dive

14TH AUGUST 2015 – HUMBACK WHALES KEEP BOAT CORNERED

What an amazing day on the water watching these beautiful creatures in their natural environment.
At 10am we went just out of the harbour to find one on the northern side of Mutton Bird Island!!!
we then found 2 Humpback Whales having a ball of a time, for about 50mins to an hour we had these 2 whales tail slapping, breaching, and pectoral slapping so close to the boat!!
best Whale watching trip yet!!!

Whale Watching Report by Lindsay


5TH SEPTEMBER 2015 – JUVENILE HUMPBACK WHALE FOLLOWS BOAT!!!

Our 2pm Whale Watch was amazing on Saturday afternoon!!
We had one Humpback Whale who followed us for just about the entire trip and getting really up close to our passengers and we couldn’t actually move anywhere because it was swimming under the boat!!. Although there was a little wind about, this couldn’t damper the excitement on seeing these beautiful mammals in their natural environment.
It is the turn around point for the Humpback Whales now and they are heading south again back to Antarctica so book now with Jetty Dive to go see these amazing creatures!!

Whale Watching Report by Lindsay

5th September 2015 - Juvenile Humpback Whale Follows Boat!!!
5th September 2015 – Juvenile Humpback Whale Follows Boat!!! by Jetty Dive

Two humpback whales breaching out of the water, one completely upside down adn anothers head out of the water
Jetty Dive Humpback Whale Breach

13TH SEPTEMBER 2015 – ACROBATIC HUMPBACKS OFF COFFS COAST

With a calm sea and blue sky, this afternoon was a perfect day for whale watching. After a short journey from the harbour we spotted our first pod of whales. They were not hard to spot either, spending almost more time out of the water than in! One of the whales jumped at least 30 times while his companion worked on her back stroke!

Whale Watching Report by Lindsay


28TH SEPTEMBER 2015 – HUMPBACK WHALES STEAMING SOUTH

Today we had a 9am and a 11am Whale Watch. No wind and the beautiful hot sun made it a great morning to be looking for whales.
Both times we had groups of 3 – 4 whales and they were happily making their way south to Antarctica, lots of tail and pectoral slaps but we did not have many big jumps although they did get really close when the whales turned and came to us!!!

Whale Watching Report by Lindsay

Whale watch Coffs Harbour
Whale Watching with Wild Fin (R Vercoe)

Whale Watch Coffs Harbour breaching whale
Whale Watch Coffs Harbour breaching whale (Michelle Jeffery 2015)

29TH SEPTEMBER 2015 – 8 WHALES SURROUND THE BOAT

Today we had about 8 Humpback Wales swimming around the boat for almost the whole trip!! One of the whales was a very energetic juvenile whale who wouldn’t stop jumping. Plenty of tail rolls too!
Great photo taken today by Michelle Jeffery of the juvenile whale enjoying the sun!!

Whale Watching Report by Lindsay

Where to find us.

OFFICE LOCATION

Jetty Dive Centre Dive Shop is at 398 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450. This is where you begin your experiences with us! All Scuba Dives and Snorkelling must check-in before moving to departure point.

BOATS DEPARTURE POINT

All our boats leave from the Public floating pontoon wharf opposite the “Attitude Burgers “ building.

Jetty dive google maps with markers for priority locations
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