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Whale season is upon us.

Having lunch at the stunning V&A Waterfront may include watching seals whirling around the water or birds diving for fast catches; you may even see an otter playing about, but a whale?

If you happened to be at the waterfront harbour at the right time over the weekend, you might have been one of the lucky few who spotted a humpback whale bathing in the shallow end.

Videos of the lone whale swimming and blowing around the harbour have popped up all over social media.

A little concerning this Humpback 🐳 has found his/her way into the V&A harbour in Cape Town. Hopefully he/she will find the way & continue the journey up the East coast of South Africa #safari #whale #CapeTown pic.twitter.com/GCxt8RAkkI

— Ultimate Safari (@SafariUltimate) June 23, 2024

 

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@mo_simpson1 Whale in the Harbour – Waterfront #CapCut #whalecapetown #vawaterfront ♬ Dark Whale – Syed Hassan Samin & Fatin Al Shadab Ratul

On Friday, 21 June, the lucky luncher An van Leeuwen noticed the humpback whale coming into the harbour while she was seated at the harbourside terrace of the popular Belgian restaurant, Den Anker, per Cape Town ETC.

According to her waiter, the humpback whale spent most of its Friday morning in the harbour waters. By the time Leeuwen left at around 3pm, the whale was still swimming around.

Image: An van Leeuwen / Facebook

Marine conservationist and wildlife storyteller Martine Viljoen notes the sheer variety of wildlife visitors that often find themselves at the harbour, like whales, dolphins, seals, otters, sunfish and seabirds.

 

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While some may have thought the whale was trapped, the Two Oceans Aquarium spoke to IOL about the unusual visitor.