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

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Dolphins Spotted

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Different Species Spotted

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Detailed Sightings Log - June 9, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin600HuntingSurface ActiveFeeding
Morning Tour3JumpingChin SlappingTail SlappingBreaching
Morning TourFin Whale2Surface ActiveFeeding

Detailed Sightings Log - June 8, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin500DivingMuggingSurface Active
Mid-day TourFin Whale1DivingFeeding

Detailed Sightings Log - June 7, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Sunset TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin600HuntingJumpingFeedingTail Slapping
Sunset TourBryde's Whale1DivingFeeding

Detailed Sightings Log - June 7, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourHumpback Whale1Diving
Mid-day TourLong-beaked Common DolphinSurface ActiveJumpingFeedingCow/Calf Pair

Detailed Sightings Log - June 7, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourOffshore Bottlenose Dolphin50StampedeSurface ActivePlaying
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin1000Megapod
Morning TourMola mola (Sunfish)1Surface Active

Detailed Sightings Log - June 7, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin399DivingHunting
Morning TourOffshore Bottlenose Dolphin30DivingMugging

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3…2…1… Blast Off!

Today had the whole crew wiping away tears of joy — and the passengers too. Just 6…

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Fins are in!

A hungry fin whale did circles feeding amongst hundreds of common dolphins today! The weather was quite…

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A northern run with nonstop company tonight!

We blasted up the coast with a nearly continuous escort of long‑beaked common dolphins, all dialed in…

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Thar she blooooows!! We zoomed up to La Jolla and caught up with a Humpback whale and about 1000 Common dolphins!

We took in the sights of the coastline and spotted our first pod of Long-beaked Common dolphins…

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Bony fish and happy guests!

The Inspiration headed out at 10:30 AM and immediately encountered a pod of well over 1000 common…

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The buffet is open and everyone is taking part!

Seems like everywhere we went on this morning’s trip was chock-a-block with food! We started the day…

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Our Typical Route

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

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Total: 22,556 dolphins and 319 whales.

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