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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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Lungefeeding Trio | 3 humpbacks, 2,000 common dolphins, 100 offshore bottlenose
One of the prettiest days we’ve had in a while was highlighted by an incredible encounter with humpback whales. Before finding the...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Hungry Humpies! | 3 Humpback whales, 1,000 common dolphins, 100 offshore bottlenose
Seas were flat and skies were overcast. The big group of whales we saw yesterday has moved around a bit and we weren't able to locate...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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HUMPBACKS GALORE! | 12+ Humpback whales, 1,500 Common dolphins
They have returned! Our coastal waters exploded today with over a dozen whales just a few miles off the coast. We first stopped on a pair...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Cow/calf/escort in beautiful seas | 3 humpbacks, 1,000 common dolphins
Sunny skies and beautiful sea conditions led us to a beautiful cow/calf/ escort trio. We enjoyed the three whales rolling around with one...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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A friendly cow/ calf pair | 2 humpbacks, 1,500 dolphins
A stunning day complete with bright skies and glassy water, Captain Devin found 2 humpbacks along the shipping lanes. The pair turned out...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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Friendly duo! | 2 Humpbacks, 2,000 common dolphins
A nice overcast day was complete with 2 awesome juvenile whales! Upon arriving to the shipping lanes, a giant pod of dolphins caught our...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 15, 20241 min read
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LUNGEFEED MADNESS + a Kelp MONSTER! | 5+ Humpbacks, 2,500 common dolphins
Conditions have been extremely tough this year but we're thankful to have lots of whales close to shore! We closely watched 5 whales as...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 6, 20241 min read
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 5, 20240 min read
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Trap-feeding Humpbacks?! | 3+ Humpbacks, 3,000 Dolphins
Trap feeding? Kind of? Our first whale of the day was a whale that was trap/kick-feeding at the surface. It was more of a sideways trap...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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A Whale Buffet! | 3+ Humpbacks, 5,000 Common Dolphins
An astronomical amount of anchovies today were found in our coastal waters, it was truly mind-blowing! The millions of fish near shore...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 2, 20240 min read
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A Lungefeeding Humpback! | 1 Humpback Whale, 2,500 Common dolphins
Beautiful sea conditions graced the coastal waters today leading to a heap of feeding activity. Giant bait balls of anchovies were...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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A MEGA MUGGING! | 1 Humpback Whale, 1,000 common dolphins
Seas could not get more perfect as an overcast sky with zero wind and zero swells graced the channel. We found a humpback whale that had...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 27, 20241 min read
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A humpback and Shortbeaks | 1 Humpback, 1,000 Short Beaks, 1,000 Long beaks
A beautiful day in the channel filled with wildlife and beautiful seas. We were surrounded by dolphins including an amazingly active...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Humpbacks and MEGA dolphins again! | 3+ Humpbacks, 10,000 dolphins
2 trips left the dock today each with dolphins and humpbacks. The morning trip was a bit swelly but had no wind. We sent it west to where...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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Humpbacks and ENDLESS dolphins | 4+ Humpback Whales, 6,000+ Dolphins
Some decent 4-foot swells rolled through the channel today. This didn't stop us from finding a whole bunch of marine life! Dolphins were...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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Humpbacks, dolphins, and molas | 3 Humpback whales, 1,000 Commons, 3 mola molas
A beautiful day in the channel capped off with lots of marine life. We found a large feeding aggregation of whales, dolphins, and sea...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 25, 20241 min read
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ACTIVE WHALES! | 5+ Humpbacks, 1,000 Commons
Two trips left the dock and both had equally epic sightings! Our AM trip spent time with dolphins and two separate humpbacks; one a small...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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Humpback show continues! | 12+ Humpbacks, 3,000 dolphins
Captain Devin ran a short private trip today, but the duration of the trip didn’t stop him from finding a huge feeding area of humpback...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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GIANT feeding Frenzy! | 8+ Humpbacks, 2+ Fin Whales, 1 Minke Whale, 3,000 common dolphins.
Today was our first day without blue whales in quite some time. A report from friends confirmed a good amount of blues moved off of...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 9, 20241 min read
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