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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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So many sightings today! Humpbacks dolphins and more.
A stunningly beautiful day in the channel, we got two trips in the book! Sightings total include : 8 humpback whales 600 common dolphins 20 coastal bottlenose dolphins 1 breaching baby mako shark Two trips left the dock today. The first one included a nice group of 4 humpback whales. Among the group was humpback mother Tiani with her 2026 calf, as well as famous humpback whale Prime Suspect. The whales appeared to be in a competitive group, with two large whales chasing aroun

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 241 min read


2 humpbacks and Pacific White Sided Dolphins along the Islands
This report is from Saturday October 24th, 2026. Trip totals include : 2 humpback whales (cow/calf) 40 pacific white sided dolphins Absolutely stunning conditions graced the channel today, after a windy day yesterday. We crossed the channel without an animal in sight! Weied! We enjoyed beautiful looks at painted cave which had a small trickle of a waterfall in it. Outside of the cave and to the west, we found a stunning group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins. Probably around 4

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 231 min read


Pacific White sided dolphins, commons, grays, and humpbacks!
Pacific white sided dolphins have become a rare sighting in Southern California over the past few years. These beautiful dolphins used to be a common sighting every winter and spring in the channel, but have been MIA the past few years. In fact, yesterday was Captain Devin's first encounter with them in over 5 years! These dolphins have an expansive range, from the Aleutian Islands to the tip of Baja, so who’s to say what has caused their disappearance in recent years. Finger

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 181 min read


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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