San Diego Whale Watch Blog
May 6, 2023 Blue whales are in town
It's busy out there! Our morning trip had amazing conditions and lots of life. We spotted a blue whale about 5 miles from shore! We stuck with it...
Friday, May 5 2023. First Blues of the season!
We had our first Blue Whale of the year today!!!! We started our adventure heading straight west from Mission Bay as we had heard whispers of...
How Humpback Whales Respond to Tourists
Because of their size and the various tales about them that have been told about humpback whales since the beginning of time, it might be simple for...
Thursday, May 4, 2023
We had some wind and waves today on our afternoon trip as we ventured out to the 9 mile bank. We sighted several Mola molas feeding on Velellas and...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
We had one morning trip today and encountered at least 5 Mola molas eating Velellas and a gregarious pod of ~100 short-beaked common dolphins...
April 30, 2023
So far today we've encountered over a thousand common dolphins, 2 fin whales, offshore bottlenose dolphins, Molas, Velellas, and a brown booby....
April 29, 2023
We had a great day on the water! We had smooth seas and nice visibility! During our morning tour, we set out and found a feeding frenzy of birds...
April 28, 2023
We had a fun morning trip! We had sightings of multiple pods of Short and long-beaked Common dolphins! They surfed in our wake but were mostly...
Thursday, April 27, 2023
We had two trips today in great conditions. This afternoon we found 3 baleen species! We first encountered a northbound pair of cow/calf gray whales...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Todays trip was great! This afternoon we went nearly straight west and first encountered a Mola mola. We continued west and found a spread out pod...
April 24, 2023
We had a FIN-tastic day! Right out out of the Mission Bay jetties, we encountered a small pod of ~5 Inshore bottlenose dolphins! They cruised up to...
April 23, 2023
It was a bumpy one today but that didn't stop the whales! Our morning trip had a small nursery pod of long beaked common dolphins about 4 miles out....