Whale filmed almost leaping into boat

A group of fishermen came close to landing the catch of their lives, after a humpback whale almost leapt into their boat on a guided tour off Canada's British Columbia.

The men captured the whale on video as it shot almost vertically out of the water and belly flopped a few metres from the boat, splashing them with sea water.

"It's gonna tip our boat over. Get ready," one of the men is heard saying, as they watch the whales frolicking in the ocean from the Tofino Fishing boat.

Moments later the whale leaps out of the water.