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 - June 9, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin600HuntingSurface ActiveFeeding
Morning Tour3JumpingChin SlappingTail SlappingBreaching
Morning TourFin Whale2Surface ActiveFeeding

Detailed Sightings Log - June 8, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin500DivingMuggingSurface Active
Mid-day TourFin Whale1DivingFeeding

Detailed Sightings Log - June 7, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Sunset TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin600HuntingJumpingFeedingTail Slapping
Sunset TourBryde's Whale1DivingFeeding

Detailed Sightings Log - June 7, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourHumpback Whale1Diving
Mid-day TourLong-beaked Common DolphinSurface ActiveJumpingFeedingCow/Calf Pair

Detailed Sightings Log - June 7, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourOffshore Bottlenose Dolphin50StampedeSurface ActivePlaying
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin1000Megapod
Morning TourMola mola (Sunfish)1Surface Active

Detailed Sightings Log - June 7, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Morning TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin399DivingHunting
Morning TourOffshore Bottlenose Dolphin30DivingMugging

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July 8, 2025

8 July 2025 AM Tuesday “There she blows!-there she blows!”  This is what some of us might think…

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July 7, 2025

Common dolphins showed up big time for us today! We had two awesome trips with both Short-…

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July 6, 2025

A bit of a swell greeted us as we exited the Mission Bay Channel. Captain Brian pointed…

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July 5, 2025

The early bird gets the worm! Nice to see a lot of adventurous folks for the morning…

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July 4, 2025

Happy 4th of July everyone! We are seeing RED, WHITE and BLUE skies today! We had a…

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July 3, 2025

Did you know that a dolphins echo location is SO GOOD that we still have personnel dolphins…

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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: 22,556 dolphins and 319 whales.

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