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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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Hunting Killer whales and Fantastic Humpbacks!
Just one of those days... just when we thought our day couldn't get any better, the channel had one more surprise in store! THE MORNING...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 132 min read
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15 humpbacks across 2 Trips!
A wonderful Saturday allowed us to get 2 trips off the docks. Both with equally amazing sightings! The first trip found 10 Humpbacks in...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 121 min read
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SO MUCH LIFE in the channel!
What a wonderful day, seas were light and wind was negligible until the return journey to the harbor. Whales and dolphins were...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 61 min read
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SUPERB breaching calf!
Unforecasted south east wind in the morning backed off to a beautiful day by the afternoon! The day unfolded as follows. Our morning trip...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 311 min read
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Hungry Cow/ Calf Humpbacks and more!
Today's excursion took us west towards the East Channel Buoy where we first came across 5-6 dall’s porpoise. Here we also found a very...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 261 min read
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 100 min read
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Incredible marine life and a kelping baby whale!
The conditions calmed down significantly in the east compared to yesterday. Wildlife sightings included 7 humpback whales and 1,500+...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 71 min read
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Mugging plus Lungefeeding!
7 humpbacks were on today's schedule. The day unfolded as follows. Overcast skies but calm seas allowed Captain Devin to find a pair of...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 301 min read
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10+ Humpbacks with some familiar faces!
Another day with whale after whale! 10+ humpbacks and 50 common dolphins in total. The day unfolded as follows. Captain Adam first...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 291 min read
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Beautiful day with lots of wildlife!
We enjoyed a beautiful day in the channel with a light swell and bright sunny skies. We headed east and came upon a large group of ~1,250...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 281 min read
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Non-stop ACTION AGAIN! | 11 Humpbacks, 1300 commons
Captain Devin reports nonstop action again from the whales. Breaching, pec-slapping, lunge-feeding all over the place. One of the whales...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 241 min read
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Lots of whales and action!
10+ Humpbacks, 1,000 dolphins. Lots of breaching and lunge-feeding. Until Next Time, The SBWW Crew

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 231 min read
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25+ Humpbacks!!! With every behavior imaginable
WHAT A DAY! Captain Devin found the motherload of feeding humpback whales. We started the day with a pair of lunge-feeding whales....

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 231 min read
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12+ humpbacks on a beautiful day in SB
A stunningly flat day in the channel from spring greeted us as we left the harbor. Near platform habitat, a whole heap of life started to...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 141 min read
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Over a Dozen Humpbacks, Gray Whales and More!
Captain Devin had a wonderful day in the channel. Calm seas and lots of marine life greeted us. Over a dozen lunge-feeding humpbacks and...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 41 min read
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Stunning March Day with lots of Life!
Beautiful flat and glass conditions paired with lots of marine life are all we can ask for on any given day! We watched 600 common...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 161 min read
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First northbound Gray Whales of the Year!
3 Northbound Gray Whales and 400 common dolphins Until Next Time, The SBWW Crew

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 281 min read
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2 Humpbacks and lots of dolphins
2 humpback whales and 500+ common dolphins

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 221 min read
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Humpbacks back in the channel
Yet another beautiful day in the channel, packed with wildlife! We started out our trip with a nice pod of ~300 common dolphins. The...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 191 min read
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Commons galore and a humpback!
We spent a beautiful day at sea with blue skies and a light moderate bump. No wind was found throughout the day, a nice change of pace!...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 151 min read
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