Country Guide

Natural Phenomena in Australia

The natural spectacles worth witnessing across Australia, from aurora and blooms to wildlife and rare optics. Each one tracks live conditions so you know the best time to go.

51 phenomena
2028 Total Solar Eclipse (Australia)
Celestial

2028 Total Solar Eclipse (Australia)

Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)
Atmospheric

Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)

Australian Fur Seal Pupping (Seal Rocks)
Marine

Australian Fur Seal Pupping (Seal Rocks)

Banded Stilt Mass Breeding (Inland Salt Lakes)
Wildlife

Banded Stilt Mass Breeding (Inland Salt Lakes)

Belt of Venus and Earth's Shadow
Atmospheric

Belt of Venus and Earth's Shadow

Beta Taurid Daylight Fireballs
Celestial

Beta Taurid Daylight Fireballs

Bioluminescent Fungi - Ghost Mushrooms
Botanical

Bioluminescent Fungi - Ghost Mushrooms

Bogong Moth Migration
Wildlife

Bogong Moth Migration

Bremer Bay Orca Season
Marine

Bremer Bay Orca Season

Cape Woolamai Shearwater Return
Wildlife

Cape Woolamai Shearwater Return

Central Australia Desert Wildflower Bloom
Botanical

Central Australia Desert Wildflower Bloom

Christmas Island Red Crab Migration
Wildlife

Christmas Island Red Crab Migration

Coral Reef Dawn & Dusk Chorus
Marine

Coral Reef Dawn & Dusk Chorus

Coral Spawning - Great Barrier Reef
Marine

Coral Spawning - Great Barrier Reef

Coral Trout Spawning Aggregations (Great Barrier Reef)
Marine

Coral Trout Spawning Aggregations (Great Barrier Reef)

Crepuscular and Anticrepuscular Rays
Atmospheric

Crepuscular and Anticrepuscular Rays

Dwarf Minke Whale Encounters, Ribbon Reefs
Marine

Dwarf Minke Whale Encounters, Ribbon Reefs

East Coast Humpback Whale Migration (Australia)
Marine

East Coast Humpback Whale Migration (Australia)

Ephemeral Pool Resurrection Life
Wildlife

Ephemeral Pool Resurrection Life

Giant Cuttlefish Aggregation - Whyalla
Marine

Giant Cuttlefish Aggregation - Whyalla

Giant Spider Crab Congregation (Port Phillip Bay)
Wildlife

Giant Spider Crab Congregation (Port Phillip Bay)

Gippsland Lakes Bioluminescence (Noctiluca)
Marine

Gippsland Lakes Bioluminescence (Noctiluca)

Head of the Bight Southern Right Whale Nursery
Marine

Head of the Bight Southern Right Whale Nursery

Hervey Bay Humpback Whale Breaching
Marine

Hervey Bay Humpback Whale Breaching

Horizontal Falls Spring Tide Rush
Marine

Horizontal Falls Spring Tide Rush

Jervis Bay Sea Sparkle (Bioluminescence)
Marine

Jervis Bay Sea Sparkle (Bioluminescence)

Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Flooding (Inland Sea)
Geological

Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Flooding (Inland Sea)

Kosciuszko Alpine Wildflower Bloom
Botanical

Kosciuszko Alpine Wildflower Bloom

Lake Hillier
Geological

Lake Hillier

Lake Macquarie Spider Ballooning Sky Snowstorm
Biological

Lake Macquarie Spider Ballooning Sky Snowstorm

Lord Howe Island shearwater fledgling fallout
Biological

Lord Howe Island shearwater fledgling fallout

Macquarie Island Royal Penguin Breeding Colony
Biological

Macquarie Island Royal Penguin Breeding Colony

Manta Ray Feeding Frenzy
Biological

Manta Ray Feeding Frenzy

Mon Repos Loggerhead Turtle Nesting and Hatchlings
Marine

Mon Repos Loggerhead Turtle Nesting and Hatchlings

Morning Glory Clouds
Atmospheric

Morning Glory Clouds

Ningaloo Coral Mass Spawning
Marine

Ningaloo Coral Mass Spawning

Ningaloo Humpback Whale Coastal Season
Marine

Ningaloo Humpback Whale Coastal Season

Ningaloo Whale Shark Season
Marine

Ningaloo Whale Shark Season

Penguin Parade - Phillip Island
Biological

Penguin Parade - Phillip Island

Perth Canyon Blue Whale Season
Marine

Perth Canyon Blue Whale Season

Purnululu Wet-Season Waterfalls (Scenic Flights)
Geological

Purnululu Wet-Season Waterfalls (Scenic Flights)

Short-tailed Shearwater (Muttonbird) Return
Biological

Short-tailed Shearwater (Muttonbird) Return

Soldier Crab Army Emergence
Biological

Soldier Crab Army Emergence

Staircase to the Moon (Broome)
Celestial

Staircase to the Moon (Broome)

STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)
Atmospheric

STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)

Sturt's Desert Pea Bloom
Botanical

Sturt's Desert Pea Bloom

Tasmania Sea Sparkle (Bioluminescence)
Marine

Tasmania Sea Sparkle (Bioluminescence)

Turning of the Fagus (Tasmania)
Botanical

Turning of the Fagus (Tasmania)

Uluru Waterfalls After Rain
Geological

Uluru Waterfalls After Rain

Western Australia Wildflower Wave
Botanical

Western Australia Wildflower Wave

Whale Shark Aggregations
Biological

Whale Shark Aggregations