Incredible footage shows humpback breaching and landing right by boat

And the boat couldn't have been closer.

Mark this down on your bucket list.

Photographer Beau Pilgrim was on a boat off the coast of Tonga when he found himself in the perfect position to catch this epic leap by a humpback whale on video.

The clip shows the whale swimming up from beneath, breaching and clearing the water before slapping back down just metres from Pilgirm.

It's an incredible - and surprisingly gracefully - feat for so large an animal.

You wouldn't want to be any closer than that.

The video has been watched over 1.4 million times and you can check out some of his other amazing underwater whale shots here.