Whale & dolphin watching around Madeira, February 2026

Weather and sea conditions are not playing easy this winter. Wind has been blowing quite strong, it has been colder than previous winters and also rainier. Although these conditions do not affect much the underwater species, it gets hard for humans to sail the ocean and to spot cetaceans...

Week 9: From the 23rd of February to the 1st of March 2026
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus

Week 8: From the 16th to the 22nd of February 2026
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

Week 7: From the 9th to the 15th of February 2026
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Week 6: From the 2nd to the 8th of February 2026
No sightings this week due to the bad weather