Whale watching around Madeira, January 2026

This new year started with some stormy weather and rough sea conditions which did not allow many whalewatching trips...

Week 5: From the 26th of January to the 1st of February 2026

Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
No other sightings due to stormy weather

Week 4: From the 19th to the 25th of January 2026

Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus

Week 3: From the 12th to the 18th of January 2026

Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 2: From the 5th to the 11th of January 2026

Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus

Week 1: From the 29th of December to the 4th of January 2026

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus