Head of Bight Whale Watching Centre

One of the most spectacular whale watching sites in South Australia (or indeed, the world) is the Head of the Bight, near the Nullarbor Plain in the State's Far West coast.
• Between May and October approximately 100 whales appear at Head of Bight
• Whales at HoB take up 'residence' for the entire 5 month winter period
• HoB is recognised as a calving ground & nursery of international significance for the species
• 2% of Southern Right Whales born at HoB white and turn grey instead of the usual black
• You are guaranteed to see a whale from June to August
• As at 3 September 2012 there were 119 whales at HoB, 55 of them calves
• Of those 55 calves four of them were white
• 1000 whales have been recorded in the HoB region
• Some whales have been observed returning to HoB since 1991