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Best places to dive with Southern right whale

Eubalaena australis

A large baleen whale that migrates into southern Australian coastal waters in winter. Scuba encounters are incidental and approach-distance rules apply.

Destinations ranked by how reliably southern right whale is seen. The bars show the likelihood by month — never a guarantee. See the full species page for more.

Fleurieu Peninsula, Australia

Sighting likelihood by month
Month	Likelihood
January	rare
February	rare
March	rare
April	rare
May	rare
June	rare
July	rare
August	rare
September	rare
October	rare
November	rare
December	rare

Possible year-round; no unsupported peak is applied.

Sydney, Australia

Sighting likelihood by month
Month	Likelihood
January	rare
February	rare
March	rare
April	rare
May	rare
June	rare
July	rare
August	rare
September	rare
October	rare
November	rare
December	rare

Possible year-round; no unsupported peak is applied.

Tasmania — East & Southeast, Australia

Sighting likelihood by month
Month	Likelihood
January	rare
February	rare
March	rare
April	rare
May	rare
June	rare
July	rare
August	rare
September	rare
October	rare
November	rare
December	rare

Possible year-round; no unsupported peak is applied.

Whyalla & Cuttlefish Coast, Australia

Sighting likelihood by month
Month	Likelihood
January	not seen
February	not seen
March	not seen
April	not seen
May	not seen
June	rare
July	rare
August	rare
September	rare
October	not seen
November	not seen
December	not seen

Coastal migration does not make an underwater encounter predictable.