San Diego Whale Sightings — Updated Daily!

See what our naturalists have spotted during our last 7 trips in Mission Bay and off the coast of San Diego.

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Whales Spotted

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Dolphins Spotted

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Different Species Spotted

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Detailed Sightings Log - October 4, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourShort- Finned Pilot Whales75PlayingSpy hopForagingBreathingHuntingSurface ActiveJumpingDivingCow/Calf Pair
Sunset TourShort- Finned Pilot WhalesPlayingKelpingHuntingSurface ActiveFeedingChin SlappingCow/Calf Pair
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Detailed Sightings Log - October 3, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourBlue Whale4BreathingSurface ActiveFeedingDivingMigrating

Detailed Sightings Log - October 3, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourPacific White-Sided Dolphin100PlayingSurfingMugging
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin12PlayingSurfingMugging

Detailed Sightings Log - October 2, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Sunset TourPacific White-Sided Dolphin5Playing
Sunset TourShort- Finned Pilot Whales100ForagingBreathingSurface ActiveMegapodDivingJuvenileCow/Calf Pair

Detailed Sightings Log - October 2, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourHumpback Whale2BreathingJuvenileKelpingSpy hopSurface ActiveTail Slapping

Recent Sightings

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Stampeding into the week!

We headed out to the deep water on our Monday afternoon excursion looking for baleen whales and…

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Serene Seas

Out of the jetties to the glassy Pacific we headed, starting out unusually calm And quiet with…

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Eye contact that hits different

Making eye contact with wild cetaceans just HITS DIFFERENT. There’s an intelligence there you can FEEL in…

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Pink Dolphin Club!

Couldn’t get enough of this group of long-beaked common dolphins with this high flyer! You might notice…

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Blues Baby!

We got a BLUE WHALE! And so much other wildlife today. The morning took us way out…

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DOLPHINS PARTY!

We headed out today and found a couple ENORMOUS pods of dolphins. We found a pod of…

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While our route varies with sightings, we typically follow a similar course near known feeding areas.

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Total: 20,064 dolphins and 324 whales.

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