Whale Watching Byron Bay
Winter is almost about the start and this means the Whale watching season as well! From June until November you have to change to see the humpback Whales passing by in Byron Bay.
Every year the Humpback whales leave their home in Antarctica and head north towards their winter breeding in the tropical waters of Southern Hemisphere. During this journey one group of Humpback whales passes by the Australian east coast. They swim a few kilometers away from cape Byron and that’s why Byron Bay is one of the best places to watch the Whales.
A few facts about the Humpback whales:
- Size
- Adults
- 14m to 18m (up to 50 tonnes)
- Calves
- 4m to 5m at birth (2 tonnes)
- Gestation
- 11 to 11.5 months
- Weaning age
- Up to 11 months
- Calving interval
- 2 to 3 years
- Physical maturity
- 12 to 15 years
- Length
- 13 to 14m
- Sexual maturity
- 4 to 10 years
- Length
- 11.6m Males/12.1m Females
- Migration season
- May to December
- Swimming speed
- 3-4 knots
- Blow pattern
- inverted tear drop, up to 5m
- Status (east coast)
- Approximately 11000 (unofficial)
- It is a very amazing thing to see these animals jump out of the water. So when you are staying at Nomads Arts Factory Backpackers Lodge in Byron Bay come and see our MAD travel desk and book your Whale watching tour!
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