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 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

Detailed Sightings Log - October 21, 2026

Tour Species Count Behavior
Mid-day TourHumpback Whale2BreathingSurface ActiveJumpingMigrating
Mid-day TourLong-beaked Common Dolphin300PlayingForagingBreathingSurface ActiveTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBow RidingBreaching

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Rays in the Seas and Skies

Sunday with a full boats on both trips we covered so many miles of oceans and saw…

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Black and white and red all over…THEY’RE STILL HERE!

The sunset trip on Privateer was another one for the books. Beautiful glassy seas and nearly 1000…

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Back to back dolphins and humpback part 2!

On the midday trip, we reversed the order of the morning were headed up by almost 1000…

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Back to back, dolphins and humpback!

In the morning we headed out from the jetties to find a humpback whale close to shore!…

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Mobula Rays, Coco’s Booby’s and a MEGAPOD of Common dolphins were on our sightings list today!

We left Mission bay and cruised out to a beautiful ocean! The increased winds made for a…

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Killers off the coast!

ORCAS. OFF. SAN DIEGO. AGAIN. You heard that right — our favorite big black‑and‑whites showed up once…

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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: 21,153 dolphins and 325 whales.

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