San Diego Whale Watch Blog

February 16, 2023

February 16, 2023

It was a windy one out there today! Our morning trip was a charter with an amazing group of kids from Julian Elementary. We got to hang out with...

Monday, February 13, 2023

Monday, February 13, 2023

We spotted a northbound gray whale right off the bat today cruising towards the kelp line off La Jolla. We are off the water the next two days...

Sunday, February 12, 2023

We had a great day out there on our three trips. We encountered multiple gray whales on every trip and on our afternoon trip we had a big feeding...

February 11, 2023

It was a Super Swelly Saturday aboard the Privateer! We cruised out to the west this morning, and were greeted to some big swell! We pushed out and...

February 10, 2023

We encountered ~300 Long-beaked Common dolphins and a single Gray whale on the morning tour! The Common dolphins were cruising down to the south,...

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Thursday, February 9, 2023

We had beautiful conditions on the ocean today once again! We encountered feeding long-beaked common dolphins with birds, a cow/calf pair of gray...

February 8, 2023

February 8, 2023

We had an awesome day full of Gray whales and Common dolphins! During the morning trip, we set out and found ~250 Long-beaked Common dolphins! They...

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

We had beautiful conditions today as we set out north along the gray whale highway. Up around La Jolla we spotted a tall spout to the north west of...

Gray Whale Migration Facts

Spring and summer by the coast are ideal times to see a variety of species, including harbor seals. However, the great whale migration is one of the...

February 5, 2023

February 5, 2023

We had a great day! We hung out with Humpback whales and Common dolphins! They were sighted up north. We also encountered Gray whales headed south!...

February 4, 2023

February 4, 2023

Fun times aboard the Privateer! We started the day off with a single Humpback whale and ~40 Risso's dolphins! We were ecstatic to see many cow/calf...

February 3, 2023

February 3, 2023

It was an awesome day on the water! We enjoyed three great trips with whales sighted all day! During the morning trip, we sighted two humpback...