SEE: Humpback Whale Wows NYC Surfers

From CBS New York:

NEW YORK – Despite the freezing weather, New York City surfers took to the water off the Rockaways Wednesday – and boy did they get a treat.

According to video posted on the Instagram account “Surfline,” a humpback whale was spotted playing the in the water near Queens.

Surfers say the whale was bobbing up and down Wednesday afternoon, doing several back flips in the chilly waters.

Cleaner waters have brought whales to New York City waters in their hundreds in recent years, experts told Patch.

No matter the reason, the humpback gave the New York crowd a show they won’t soon forget.