If you go just outside the Boston Harbor area you can find Humpback, Finback, and Minke whales. These are the types of whales you commonly see on the Boston Harbor whale watch cruises in addition to dolphins.
The time to watch is seasonal. From Jan to May you can see whales within the Cape Cod Bay area and after that better chances are further out to sea or towards the mid-atlantic or south-eastern coast.
For details you can check out the website (sponsored by the New England Aquarium) for the Boston Habor whale watch cruises.
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No,
Orcas are marine mammals and need to be in the water to survive. Cape Cod is a land mass so if an Orca was "in Cape Cod" it would be beached and dead or dying....
But can they live "off" Cape Cod"
Yes, Killer whales have, very rarely, been spotted in Massachusetts Bay near the Cape.