San Diego Whale Sightings — Updated Daily!

See what our naturalists have spotted during our last 7 trips in Mission Bay and off the coast of San Diego.

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Whales Spotted

4,900

Dolphins Spotted

9

Different Species Spotted

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Detailed Sightings Log - May 23, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourBlue Whale1Surface Active
Morning TourShort-beaked Common Dolphin300PlayingJumpingCow/Calf Pair
Mid-day TourShort-beaked Common Dolphin50PlayingJumping
Mid-day TourOffshore Bottlenose Dolphin50Surface ActivePlaying
Mid-day TourBlue Whale1Surface Active
Sunset Tour1Surface Active

Detailed Sightings Log - May 22, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin1000Chin SlappingNursery PodSurface ActivePlayingMegapodJumpingDivingTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBow RidingBreaching

Detailed Sightings Log - May 22, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourOffshore Bottlenose Dolphin50Surface ActiveJumping
Morning TourHumpback Whale3Surface ActiveFeedingTail Slapping
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin500HuntingPlayingBreaching

Detailed Sightings Log - May 21, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Sunset TourBlue Whale1Feeding
Sunset TourHumpback Whale2HuntingSurface ActiveDivingFeedingLunge Feeding
Sunset TourShort-beaked Common Dolphin400Hunting
Sunset TourCalifornia Sea Lion25Hunting

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Round n’ Round

We set out West today and had a few California Sea Lions say hello to us! While…

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Stampede!

DOLPHIN STAMPEDE! About 8 miles offshore, the entire horizon turned to white foam — a mile‑wide stampede…

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Fins a Flyin’

Today we headed out West towards a bait ball being bombarded by common dolphins, brown pelicans, sooty…

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Thursday Night Blues…

A sneaky blue showed their tail! After spinning us around a couple times we made our way…

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Seaweed Ahead!

Headed out this afternoon and encountered a Fin whale, a Minke whale, and two Humpbacks that were…

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Three Fin whales, three Humpbacks, Megapod of dolphins, all smiles.

We cruised out to the Northwest when we encountered a large flock of Shearwaters and decided to…

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While our route varies with sightings, we typically follow a similar course near known feeding areas.

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This Year's Stats

Total: 24,047 dolphins and 334 whales.

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