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

3,826

Dolphins Spotted

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Different Species Spotted

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Detailed Sightings Log - October 24, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Sunset TourHumpback Whale4ForagingSurface ActiveFeedingDiving
Sunset TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin600ForagingBreathingSurfingHuntingJumpingDivingTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBow Riding

Detailed Sightings Log - October 24, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourHumpback Whale6KelpingMugging

Detailed Sightings Log - October 24, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin700PlayingForagingBreathingHuntingJumpingChin SlappingTail Slapping
Morning TourHumpback Whale1TravelingDiving

Detailed Sightings Log - October 23, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Sunset TourOrcas7Spy hopBreathingCow/Calf PairTraveling

Detailed Sightings Log - October 23, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourOrcas15PlayingBreathingMuggingNursery PodSurface ActiveDivingCow/Calf PairBow Riding
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin400Running for their lives

Detailed Sightings Log - October 22, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Sunset TourHumpback Whale2PlayingForagingBreathingSurface ActiveJuvenileBreaching
Sunset TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin200ForagingSurfingSurface ActiveJumpingDivingTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBreaching

Recent Sightings

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They can deFINitely move!

Holy mola we covers a lot of water today. Out beyond the drop-off we saw an enormous…

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Bottlenose for days!

We had a fun group out from Montana! We enjoyed nice sea conditions and cruised out to…

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What’s better than a hundred dolphins?

HOW ABOUT 700 DOLPHINS!? We were treated to a huge pod of common dolphins complete with breaches,…

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Risso’s!

Rocking and rolling on our Monday afternoon trip we made way to some extremely deep water, we…

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Fin-ominal night!

We pushed north today just about as far as our range allows and spotted a HUGE spout…

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Sunday Spectacular!

We eased into the 5th of July with perfect Summer weather and a lot of dolphins! We…

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Our Typical Route

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

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This Year's Stats

Total: 21,547 dolphins and 326 whales.

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