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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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15+ Humpback Whales in a Competitive Mood
Captain Devin reports 15+ humpback whales split up into 3 groups. Each group contained 5-7 whales that were clearly in a competitive state. This time of year “comp pods,” are very common as the whales prepare to head south for their winter breeding season.

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Nov 3, 20251 min read


15+ Humpbacks and 4,000 dolphins actively feeding!
15+ humpbacks and 4,000 common dolphins were actively feeding throughout the channel. A lot of the feeding was subsurface, but we did see a few instances of lunge-feeding, always impressive to see! The highlight of the day was when 1,000 dolphins suddenly took to the sky in a stampede! Go, buddies go! Until next time, The SBWW Crew

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 30, 20251 min read


Incredible Mugging in PERFECT Seas!
Sunny skies and perfectly flat seas greeted us in the channel. We spotted our first couple of whales from well over 6 miles away as the visibility was SUPERB! The first whales we came across immediately came up to the boat and approached us. These gentle giants were rolling around beside us and spyhopping next to us, staring our crew and passengers directly in the eyes. WE later watched 8+ more humpbacks feeding and socializing as well as a few hundred dolphins. Fall has been

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 29, 20251 min read


20+ Humpbacks, Breaching, Mugging, Lunge-feeding!
Captain Devin Reports 20+ Humpbacks with active breaching, mugging, and lunge-feeding as well as 4,000+ dolphins!

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 28, 20251 min read


HUGE WHALE mugs us in BLUE WATER!
A phenomenal day in the old SBC started off hot with a pair of humpbacks off the rigs. Here we enjoyed hundreds of common dolphins as...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 15, 20251 min read


KILLER WHALES AGAIN! (CA51A's + more)
It is killer whale season in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Devin again spent time with the CA51A's today, marking our 12th encounter...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 7, 20251 min read


25+ Humpback whales! Unlimted common dolphins!
Captain Devin found 25+ Humpback whales and unlimited common dolphins today in the Santa Barbara Channel!

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 6, 20251 min read


12+ humpbacks, unlimited dolphins
Captain Devin found 12+ humpbacks, and unlimited dolphins today in the Santa Barbara Channel!

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 5, 20251 min read


3 humpbacks, 5000 Dolphins, 1 loggerhead sea turtle!
Captain Devin found 3 humpbacks, 5000 Dolphins, 1 loggerhead sea turtle today in the Santa Barbara Channel!

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 4, 20251 min read


2 Humpbacks, 2000 Dolphins
Captain Devin found 2 Humpbacks, and 2000 Dolphins today in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 31, 20251 min read


CA51A's! + Humpbacks and dolphins
Captain Devin spent time with the CA51A's today + CA50B as well as humpbacks and dolphins as per usual! An amazing day in the Santa...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 31, 20251 min read


11 humpbacks, 4,000 dolphins, 1 painted cave
11 humpbacks, 4,000 dolphins, 1 painted cave

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 28, 20251 min read


3+ humpbacks, 8k dolphins, one Falcon 9 rocket!
3+ humpbacks, 8k dolphins, one Falcon 9 rocket!

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 26, 20251 min read


4 Killer whales!
Captain Devin found 4 killer whales today in the Santa Barbara Channel!

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 22, 20251 min read


10+ humpbacks, unlimited dolphins
10+ humpbacks, unlimited dolphins today in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 21, 20251 min read


4 Humpback Whales, 4000 dolphins
4 Humpback Whales, 4000 dolphins today in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 18, 20251 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



Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 9, 20250 min read



Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 7, 20250 min read


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 6, 20251 min read
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