Photo courtesy of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. S ummer is a great time to see seals in our Cape Cod waters. In June, seals can be seen basking in the sun just off the coasts of Chatham and Monomoy.
Harbor seals are the most abundant seals off the New England coastline.
They are most often found near harbor entrances and basking in the sun along beaches. On Cape Cod, seals can often be seen lounging around the shoals of Chatham from the North Beach break-through to South Beach and Monomoy. The gray seal's numbers are regulated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The best time to see seals is within 2 hours of low tide on a sunny midday afternoon. Because seals cannot move well on land, during high tide they position themselves over submerged jetties.