Lighthouse Bay whale watching

The best free shore vantage for humpbacks tracking past the cape.

When

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Between June and November tens of thousands of humpback whales pass Ningaloo on migration, and the high ground at Vlamingh Head is the best free shore vantage on the coast to watch them — breaching and tail-slapping out over Lighthouse Bay.

Bring binoculars and give it time; the elevated lookout lets you scan a wide arc of ocean, and the spring southern migration brings mothers and calves closer in.

How it works

Shore-based and free — bring binoculars to the lookout; no booking needed.

Part of

Humpback whale watchingMarine wildlife

More to do at Vlamingh Head Lighthouse

Vlamingh Head sunsetThe cape’s best sunset, over the Mildura wreck and the Indian Ocean.
Vlamingh Head sunriseQuieter than sunset — first light over the gulf with the lighthouse behind you.

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