Watch humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii, the densest winter gathering of North Pacific humpbacks anywhere on Earth. Each winter thousands of whales migrate to the sheltered Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai to breed and calve, making this one of the easiest, highest success whale trips in the world. Mothers, calves, breaching and singing males are all common from the boats, best from December to April.

Best Months

Fauneya maps 32 Humpback Whale spots worldwide, with monthly sighting probabilities and practical info for each location. Featuring Maui Nui / Auau Channel, Hawaii, USA, Hervey Bay / K'gari, Australia, Dominican Republic - Samana Bay / Silver Bank, Newfoundland - Iceberg Alley / St. Vincent's, Canada, Abrolhos Bank / Caravelas, Brazil.

February: 95%
September: 94%
January: 92%
March: 92%
July: 92%
August: 92%

32 Observation Spots Worldwide

Maui Nui / Auau Channel, Hawaii, USA - 95% (Feb, Jan, Mar)
Hervey Bay / K'gari, Australia - 94% (Sep, Aug, Oct)
Dominican Republic - Samana Bay / Silver Bank - 92% (Mar, Feb, Jan)
Newfoundland - Iceberg Alley / St. Vincent's, Canada - 92% (Jul, Aug, Sep)
Abrolhos Bank / Caravelas, Brazil - 92% (Sep, Aug, Oct)
Ile Sainte-Marie / Antongil Bay, Madagascar - 92% (Aug, Sep, Jul)
Vava'u, Tonga - 92% (Aug, Sep, Oct)
Skjervoy / Northern Norway fjords, Norway - 90% (Dec, Nov, Jan)
Johnstone Strait / Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada - 90% (Aug, Jul, Sep)
Husavik / Skjalfandi Bay, Iceland - 90% (Aug, Jul, Sep)
Exmouth / Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia - 90% (Sep, Aug, Oct)
Puerto Lopez / Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 90% (Aug, Sep, Jul)
Rurutu, French Polynesia - 90% (Sep, Oct, Aug)
Bahia Malaga, Colombia - 90% (Sep, Aug, Oct)
Pacific Mexico - Bahia de Banderas / Revillagigedo Archipelago - 88% (Feb, Mar, Jan)
Stellwagen Bank / Cape Cod, USA - 88% (Aug, Jul, Sep)
Saint-Gilles / Saint-Pierre, La Reunion - 88% (Aug, Sep, Jul)
Moorea, French Polynesia - 88% (Sep, Oct, Aug)
Boa Vista / Sal shelf, Cape Verde - 85% (Apr, Mar, May)
Niue - 85% (Aug, Sep, Jul)
Western Antarctic Peninsula / Gerlache Strait - 84% (Jan, Feb, Dec)
Kerama Islands / Okinawa, Japan - 82% (Feb, Mar, Jan)
South Georgia / Scotia Sea - 82% (Jan, Feb, Dec)
Monterey Bay, California, USA - 82% (Jul, Jun, Aug)
Gulf of Chiriqui / Coiba fringe, Panama - 82% (Sep, Aug, Oct)
Hallaniyat Islands / Dhofar, Oman - 78% (Feb, Mar, Jan)
Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 78% (Sep, Aug, Oct)
Aleutian Islands / Gulf of Alaska, USA - 75% (Aug, Jul, Sep)
Southern Ocean - East Australian sector - 60% (Jan, Feb, Dec)
Southern Ocean - Southwest Indian Ocean sector - 58% (Jan, Feb, Dec)
Southern Ocean - West Australian sector - 56% (Jan, Feb, Dec)
Southern Ocean - Central South Pacific sector - 55% (Jan, Feb, Dec)

Countries where you can see Humpback Whale

Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Fiji
Hawaii
Iceland
Japan
Madagascar
Mexico
Mozambique
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Panama
Réunion
Senegal
USA - Alaska
USA - Northeast
USA - West