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Sunshine Coast Humpback Whale Reports

Frst-hand Whale Watching Experiences

Sightings

Entries found here are from Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast whale watching trips from whale season 2020 all the way back to 2011. 

2 June 2012 Whale Watching Report

WHALE ONE CRUISES WELCOMES NEW BOAT TO THE FLEET With Whale One being delayed in Darwin with its summer charter, a fantastic new boat is joining the fleet to kick off the whale season for 2012. The Hinchinbrook Explorer is a fantastically comfortable and spaceous 28 metre...

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26 April 2012 Whale Watching Report

2012 WHALE SEASON DETAILS CONFIRMED It's official - the whale watching season for the Sunshine Coast will commence on Saturday16th June with Whale One's first trip now open for bookings! The magnificent humpback whales are just starting their swim from Antarctic waters and are...

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18 February 2012 Whale Watching Report

Mooloolaba had a fabulous summer with plenty of sunshine and loads of happy holiday makers laying on our magnificant beaches. During 2011, Whale One went whale watching, sunset cruising, lunch cruising and hosted many a great party - a great year for Whale One. 2012 sees Whale...

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13 November 2011 Whale Watching Report

Whale watching has turned into whale searching over the last couple of days so the 2011 season has now ended for us on the Sunshine Coast. It has been a fantastic first season for the new operators of Whale One with the weather having been the kindest remembered for quite a...

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6 November 2011 Whale Watching Report

.............who said the whales were over for 2011????!!! Another beautiful day cruising off the Sunshine Coast in very calm and clear conditions was enjoyed by the small group of passengers today. The whales have certainly slowed right down with most of our winter visitors...

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3 November 2011 Whale Watching Report

Wow an amazing day today at sea today the weather was magnificent- warm breeze, calm seas and stunning customers!A Relaxed day with the whales today, the mother and calf we came across outside the four mile mark were participating in feeding rituals. The whales were calm and...

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2 November 2011 Whale Watching Report

A stunning day at sea today- beautiful weather and sea conditions. The first two whales we came across were very friendly indeed, we had a few close encounters much to the delight of our guests! The two large, adult whales swam gracefully south. A close encounter showed some...

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30 October 2011 Whale Watching Report

An absolutely beautiful day on the water today had us doing two trips and enjoying great friendly whales. There is still good numbers of whales on our stretch of coast - mainly mothers and calves with the occasional pods of sub-adults making their way south. They were a little...

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29 October 2011 Whale Watching Report

Yet another exotic adventure aboard Whale One! A great start to the the day with some fantastic breaching by mother and calf on the morning trip. This mother and calf gave as u good show until the end of the trip when we had to drag ourselves away from the playful pod. Wind...

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28 October 2011 Whale Watching Report

What a wonderful day at sea, the rain did not deter us at all! Just past the three mile mark we passed a mother and calf participating in feeding rituals, peduncle throws, tail slapping and finally our patience payed off when mum and calf breached within close proximity to the...

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27 October 2011 Whale Watching Report

Glory at sea today!!!! We have mothers and calves breaching, tail slapping, peduncle throwing, tail lobbing and some serious close encounters. An exciting day as you can tell as we traveled between two pods outside the three mile mark, The weather was lovely and warm the clouds...

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26 October 2011 Whale Watching Report

As we departed the river mouth of Mooloolah River we were greeted by a velvety calm ocean. We discovered a 2 whale pod early on in the trip. It began with a fascinating close encounter which gave us a wonderful viewing opportunity. They came so close we were able to get a good...

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25 October 2011 Whale Watching Report

The seas were calm and wind light and cooling, the waters crystal clear , and the whales were a sight for sore eyes that's for sure. The whales were in absolute abundance today, seven pods crossed paths with the whale one today leaving our customers very excited. Early in the...

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24 October 2011 Whale Watching Report

A beautiful day on the Sunshine Coast proves once again, the weather comes good on Mondays after the week-end. Luckily some of us call a day on the ocean work - a good cruise today although the whales were a bit quiet again today. We found and followed five pods this morning,...

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23 October 2011 Whale Watching Report

Two trips again today and the weather forecast still can't get it right. Another sloppy day offshore with a confused swell made it harder to enjoy the cruise than expected. The morning was fantastically compenstaed with some great close encounters with several pods as well...

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Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is about a one hour drive north of Brisbane. Mooloolaba is around a  50 minute drive south of the Noosa.

Our office is located at The Wharf Mooloolaba in Sunreef. The Vessel Whale One is docked on the river behind the shop.

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Shop 11-12, The Wharf Mooloolaba, 123 Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba qld 4557