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Get up-to-date information on the latest whale sightings in San Diego and surrounding areas with our daily blog posts. With a focus on blue whale sightings, orca sightings, and more, you’ll never miss a chance to witness the beauty of these magnificent creatures in the wild.
Every year, whales make their way to the California coast for their annual migration. As one of the best places for whale watching, San Diego offers incredible opportunities to see these magnificent creatures up close. With peak viewing season occurring from December to April, visitors can expect to see a variety of species, including blue whales, gray whales, and orcas. However, even outside of peak season, whale watching is available year-round and offers a chance to witness the beauty of these creatures in their natural habitat. Whether you’re looking for recent whale sightings, the latest whale sightings, or whale sightings today, San Diego is the perfect place to immerse yourself in the wonder of whale migration.
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With whale migration season in full swing, we encourage you to follow our daily updates and get the most out of your whale watching experience. From December to April, the California coast is a prime location for whale watching, with a variety of species making their way along the coast. But even outside of peak season, there is always a chance to spot these magnificent creatures in the San Diego area.
Gray Whales
Gray whales are among the most commonly seen species during whale watching tours in San Diego. These magnificent creatures migrate annually from their summer feeding grounds in the Arctic to their winter breeding grounds just south of San Diego in Baja California.
Blue Whales
Blue whales, renowned for their size as the largest mammals on Earth, stretching up to 100 feet in length and weighing over 200 tons, embark on captivating annual migrations along the California coast, affording residents and tourists in San Diego an awe-inspiring spectacle of whale watching.
Dolphins
With its abundant population of dolphins, San Diego is a prime location for observing these playful creatures in their natural habitat. From the comfort of a boat, you can witness the dolphins swimming, jumping, and playing in the waves, making for a truly unforgettable experience.
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August 22, 2024
Some absolutely groovy shades of blue out there today! Summer ocean has definitely arrived. WE found nearly 1000 short beaked common dolphins on our morning trip! Every time we would announce our departure from one pod - another would show up just ahead of us!...
August 21, 2024
A fintastic dolphin show was on the menu for our afternoon trip today! We headed out west and near the drop-off we encountered a massive pod of ~300 short-beaked common dolphins! They were leaping out of the water and having a blast! They love to jump up high and...
August 20, 2024
It was a BRYDE-ful day out there! There’s a whole lotta bait balls out there! We had two great trips with dolphins sighted everywhere we went! On our morning trip, we set out to the west and spotted a MEGAPOD of Short-beaked Common dolphins! They were traveling to the...
August 19, 2024
The ocean is full of many life lessons, every single day out here teaches us something new about nature, about humans, about life or gratitude. Our big lesson today was just how important it is for us not to throw our trash into the ocean. On our sunset trip we were...
August 18, 2024
Whale Whale Whale, look what we found today! We found 3 Bryde’s whales on our afternoon trip and it looks to be that there may be even more out there to find! (more on that later)We went straight south this morning and found SO MANY dolphins and they were having ….a...
August 17, 2024
I’m bringin’ humpy back! (yeah) Them other whales don’t know how to act (yeah) We found a juvenile humpback whale on both our morning and afternoon trips today! On our morning trip, we found the humpback whale hanging out near the kelp forest off of Point Loma. It was...
August 16, 2024
We hung out with a Juvenile Humpback whale that was playing in the Kelp forest in 68-ft of water!! We planned to head to deeper water but were pleasantly surprised to catch up with a single Humpback whale milling around only a mile or so outside of Sunset Cliffs! It...
August 15,2024
We had an amazing afternoon trip spent with Offshore Bottlenose and Short-beaked Common dolphins! We pushed out to the west and crossed the drop-off. We spotted some big splashes to the south of us! They were launching out of the water non-stop! We were so lucky to...
August 13, 2024
Just something about the ocean today! MY GOODNESS - some sort of magical - you could just FEEL it - SO alive! Both trips today had a MASSIVE pod of short beaked common dolphins erupt into stampede! White water like a tidal wave RUSHING toward us- but as we got closer...
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