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 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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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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July 2, 2025

We had the sun burning through the marine layer and eventually prevailing with sunny skies on this…

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July 1, 2025

The marine layer known as June Gloom continued into July, but did not deter our intrepid whale…

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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: 20,952 dolphins and 320 whales.

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