San Diego Whale Watch Blog
What better way to celebrate World Ocean Day than a trip on the Privateer on the mighty Pacific Ocean?!
Rounding out a weekend of full trips sharing the ocean with our wonderful passengers we navigated to the north west chasing elegant terns diving...
June 7, 2025
It’s been a beautiful day out on the water so far! We left the jetties this AM and headed straight out to the west. Bird activity seemed to slowly...
June 6, 2025
Feeding Frenzy Friday! We are hungry to see what’s in store for the weekend! We started the day out by pointing our nose to the SW. We spotted big...
June 5, 2025
We made some new dolphriends on our afternoon trip! We left the Mission bay jetties and went west. After reaching the drop-off, we hooked it to the...
This evenings sunset whale watch was one for the books!!
The ocean was teaming with life, starting with great looks at a harbour seal right after departing the dock. Heading southwest chasing some pelicans...
June 3, 2025
Our fearless guests showed up despite a heavy mist, a gray morning with persistent drizzle. But the “June gloom did not deter our intrepid whale...
Gray Whale Season Recap: An Incredible Journey
Gray whale migration season has concluded, and we are reflecting on an unforgettable few...
June 2, 2025
We had an amazing morning trip with a Fin whale, a big pod of 200 Long-beaked Common dolphins and ~30 Offshore Bottlenose dolphins! We left Mission...
June 1, 2025
The first day of June greeted our intrepid travelers and guests with liquid sunshine, the official “June Gloom” of coastal overcast weather. The...
May 31, 2025
A whale-y eventful day so far!! We started the day headed west and ran into a pod of about 700 long-beaked common dolphins. They were a super spunky...
May 30, 2025
On our afternoon trip, we had sunny skies and just a little bit of a swell and wind chop. Just a few miles outside of Mission Bay, we spotted white...
May 29, 2025
We KRILLED it today! There’s nothing better than seeing a couple of big & beautiful blue whales swimming happily in our big & beautiful blue...