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

2,229

Dolphins Spotted

6

Different Species Spotted

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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

Detailed Sightings Log - October 1, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourHumpback Whale2BreathingSurface ActiveDivingTail SlappingMigrating

Recent Sightings

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Fins are in!

A hungry fin whale did circles feeding amongst hundreds of common dolphins today! The weather was quite…

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A northern run with nonstop company tonight!

We blasted up the coast with a nearly continuous escort of long‑beaked common dolphins, all dialed in…

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Thar she blooooows!! We zoomed up to La Jolla and caught up with a Humpback whale and about 1000 Common dolphins!

We took in the sights of the coastline and spotted our first pod of Long-beaked Common dolphins…

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Bony fish and happy guests!

The Inspiration headed out at 10:30 AM and immediately encountered a pod of well over 1000 common…

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The buffet is open and everyone is taking part!

Seems like everywhere we went on this morning’s trip was chock-a-block with food! We started the day…

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Face off

This time of year you can spot juvenile california sea lions play-fighting and getting ready for their…

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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 320 whales.

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