Where to See Humpback Whale in Royal National Park

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Humpback Whale sightings in Royal

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Where Humpback Whale has been reported, from 56 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM4% of the busiest hour5 AM11% of the busiest hour6 AM28% of the busiest hour7 AM61% of the busiest hour8 AM78% of the busiest hour9 AM91% of the busiest hour10 AM98% of the busiest hour11 AMBusiest hourNoon94% of the busiest hour1 PM98% of the busiest hour2 PMBusiest hour3 PM94% of the busiest hour4 PM87% of the busiest hour5 PM76% of the busiest hour6 PM56% of the busiest hour7 PM28% of the busiest hour8 PM13% of the busiest hour9 PM7% of the busiest hour10 PM3% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Humpback Whale is most seen 9 AM–5 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Humpback Whale sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	4%
5 AM	11%
6 AM	28%
7 AM	61%
8 AM	78%
9 AM	91%
10 AM	98%
11 AM	100%
Noon	94%
1 PM	98%
2 PM	100%
3 PM	94%
4 PM	87%
5 PM	76%
6 PM	56%
7 PM	28%
8 PM	13%
9 PM	7%
10 PM	3%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Humpback Whale on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Royal, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Royal Tour Guide

A Humpback’s Tail Signature

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“If you watch a humpback whale dive from a coastal lookout, keep an eye on its tail. Sometimes the whale rolls forward until the two broad tail lobes, called flukes, lift clear of the water.”

Plays as you drive near Bonnie Vale Campground in Parkwolf’s Royal Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Royal spots that mention Humpback Whale

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Humpback Whale. A good start, never a guarantee.

Trails

ChallengingThe Coast Track27 km · 10 hrA 27 km coast crossing through beaches, cliffs and rainforest.

EasyJibbon Loop Track5.2 km · 2 hrA sandy beach, Dharawal engravings and a rugged headland in one loop.

ModerateWedding Cake Rock Track5.6 km · 2.5 hrCoastal walk to a fragile rock, viewed safely from behind the fence.

ModerateGarie Beach to Eagle Rock8.6 km · 3.5 hrFind an eagle profile and an ocean waterfall at the far end.

ModerateWattamolla to Big Marley Beach Loop10.4 km · 4 hrA boardwalk and sandstone coast walk to two wild beaches.

ChallengingWattamolla to Garie Beach16 km · 7 hrA hard 16 km return to Garie Beach, via Eagle Rock.

ChallengingGreat South Coast Walk Stage 01: Bundeena to Wollongong63 km · 20 hrThree days from sandstone cliffs to the Wollongong waterfront.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

Every sighting map, in your pocket.

16 sighting mapsfor Royal, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Royal

All 16 sighting maps

70 sightingsWhite-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterMost seen 8 AM–1 PM & 2–6 PMSighting map

12 sightingsKoalaPhascolarctos cinereusMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

34 sightingsJavan RusaRusa timorensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

70 sightingsShort-beaked EchidnaTachyglossus aculeatusMost seen 7 AM & 5 PMSighting map

11 sightingsRed FoxVulpes vulpesMost seen 6 AM & 5 PMSighting map

32 sightingsPowerful OwlNinox strenuaMost seen 6 AM & 5 PMSighting map

189 sightingsLace MonitorVaranus variusMost seen 10 AM–2 PMSighting map

66 sightingsRed-bellied Black SnakePseudechis porphyriacusMost seen 9 AM–12 PMSighting map

Where to see Humpback Whale in Royal