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

1,560

Dolphins Spotted

6

Different Species Spotted

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Today's Sightings Summary

Detailed Sightings Log - October 15, 2026

Tour	Species	Count	Behavior
Mid-day Tour	Humpback Whale	10	BreathingMuggingSurface ActiveTail SlappingCow/Calf PairBreaching
Sunset Tour	Humpback Whale	11	Surface ActiveJumpingDivingTail SlappingCow/Calf PairMigratingBreaching

Recent Sightings

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June 9, 2025

Who likes anchovies on their pizza? Common dolphins would if they ate pizza! On both tours, we…

It’s been a beautiful day out on the water so far! We left the jetties this AM…

June 6, 2025

Feeding Frenzy Friday! We are hungry to see what’s in store for the weekend! We started the…

We made some new dolphriends on our afternoon trip! We left the Mission bay jetties and went…

June 3, 2025

Our fearless guests showed up despite a heavy mist, a gray morning with persistent drizzle. But the…

June 2, 2025

We had an amazing morning trip with a Fin whale, a big pod of 200 Long-beaked Common…

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Our Typical Route

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

A typical route that San Diego Whale Watch takes from Mission Bay into the Pacific Ocean to see gray whales

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Total: 22,509 dolphins and 317 whales.

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