San Diego Whale Watch
Can’t stop, won’t stop! The great migration is in FULL SWING! We’ve had gray whales cruising down the coastline EVERY SINGLE DAY! Today, within about half a mile of shore, we spotted a pod of Pacific white‑sided dolphins (Aethalodelphis obliquidens, respectfully) — LAGS FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS These winter visitors are known for playing with … Read more
We saw a very new baby gray whale! And it was adorable. All the action was close to the coastline today, neither the 12pm trip and 3pm sunset whale watch went further than 5 miles from Mission bay but we saw a great variety of wildlife! Shortly into the 12pm trip, a large heart-shaped spout … Read more
Sunshine, Smooth seas, Southbound Gray whales and Social Pacific white-sided dolphins ALL DAY!! We had two amazing trips with amazing sea conditions. During our morning trip, we began our journey to the south. We hugged the coast to see if we could catch up with any Gray whales. It was pretty quiet to start so … Read more
Glittering seas greeted us as we set out this afternoon, our boat packed with about 90 kids on a field trip! Trips like these are always extra special — you get to experience everything through the eyes and hearts of children. It’s also a chance to build a new era of ocean warriors, leaving us … Read more
We hung out with a Survivor today!! A southbound Gray whale was sighted on our trip today and we noticed in the photos that it had rake marks on its tail flukes! Killer whales (Orcas) will often bite the tips of these migrators and leave rake marks (“bite” marks) on the tips of their tail! … Read more
The whales are outnumbering the days of the year — FIVE individual animals today on a SINGLE TRIP, and two different species! Storms have been sweeping through overnight, but by morning the wind dies down and leaves us with calm, sparkling seas and long‑period swell. It’s been unbelievably comfortable out there, and the sighting conditions … Read more
Day 2 of 2026 and we had a fun time hanging out with Offshore bottlenose dolphins! We encountered them on the drop-off west of Mission bay! We cruised to the SW initially and were cruising through some dense fog for awhile but it cleared and we were lucky to spot them as we searched for … Read more
It’s January already? WHEN did that happen? Happy New Year! A BIG storm rolled through over night and left the ocean looking very dramatic. We set out looking for life on glassy seas with gorgeous clouds filtering a soft glowing orange light. We got north just a few miles off the point of La Jolla … Read more
Humpday Humpbacks!! We ended 2025 with TWO Humpback whales and ~400 Short-beaked Common dolphins! On our morning trip, we cruised out to the SW and spotted a Humpback whale just inside of the drop-off! It was cruising to the north very slowly. We watched it come up for 2-4 breaths and go down for 2 … Read more