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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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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


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


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


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


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



Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 5, 20240 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Whales and a brand new baby dolphin | 3 humpbacks, 1 blue whale, 2,500 commons, 100 bottlenose
Ggray skies covered the channel but visibility and sea conditions were great. Along with it, we found a whole heap of marine life....

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 8, 20241 min read


Whales, dolphins, and FOG... oh my! | 4+ blue whales, 2+ Humpback whales, 2,500 common dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins
Another foggy day in the channel didn't deter us from having a great day in the channel with lots of wildlife. Both trips had very...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 6, 20241 min read
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