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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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A Social Trio among 7 humpbacks. Plus a single PWSD?!
Another beautiful day stacked with lots of marine life! Our first sighting of the day was a pod of ~500 or so common dolphins. We would...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 15, 20251 min read
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 9, 20250 min read
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 6, 20250 min read
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Birdnados Galore! 20+ Humpbacks along with 4,000 Dolphins
Beautiful weather and blubber everywhere! The whales were plentiful today. We encountered over 20 whales along with 4,000 dolphins. The...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 5, 20251 min read
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"Bruce," a rambunctious dolphin, and an EPIC mugging!
Another action-packed day started off with some foggy conditions! "Fogust" is here and we experienced a little bit of that to start the...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 5, 20251 min read
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Old friend "Jor," and a close encounter in the lanes.
It took us a little longer than usual to find the whales today, as the majority of them moved a bit east. But once we did, the encounters...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 3, 20251 min read
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Double Muggers in one Trip!
Absolutely incredible. Among 6 humpback whales, we had 2 separate friendly encounters! The first whale was well well-known whale...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 26, 20251 min read
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Mugger, among 18+ whales across 2 trips
Another splendid day spent with humpback whales in the channel. Across both trips, we encountered 4 unique cow/ calf pairs of whales, and...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 26, 20251 min read
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Another Mugging Day!
Captain Devin reports a beautiful day in the channel. We watched 8 humpback whales with many, many more in the area. Topped off with an...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 21, 20251 min read
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 15, 20250 min read
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Pec-slapper in the lanes! One of 14+ Humpbacks today
Today was greeted with similar sea conditions as yesterday, perfectly flat, beautifully calm, complete with stunning light. Whales were...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 14, 20251 min read
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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 13, 20252 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 12, 20251 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 6, 20251 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 31, 20251 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 26, 20251 min read
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 25, 20250 min read
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Muggers and lungers among a dozen humpbacks!
Today was AWESOME! Our crew joked that the whales would become better and better throughout the day. This couldn't have been more spot...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 21, 20251 min read
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11 Humpbacks and a late-season gray whale!
Today's adventure was filled with a wealth of wildlife! We enjoyed watching 11 humpback whales, including two separate cow/ calf pairs....

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 20, 20251 min read
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9 Humpbacks with some great behavior!
We witnessed 9 humpback whales today, the first pair of the day made a few friendly approaches but we wouldn't consider it a full-on...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 15, 20251 min read
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