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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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Surrounded by 15+ Humpback Whales!
What a gorgeous day in the SB Channel, sightings today included 15+ humpback whales and over 4,000 common dolphins. It was overcast the...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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Competition pod!
Sightings for the day included 5+ humpback whales and 5,000+ common dolphins. The competition pod consisted of 5 whales. Typically males...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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5+ Humpbacks go GRAZY
Stunningly beautiful seas and sunny skies graced the channel today, a stark contrast from our very thick FOGTOBER. 5+ humpbacks joined us...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Lungefeeding Humpbacks
7+ humpbacks, thousands of dolphins

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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Humpback Comp Pod
10+ humpbacks Group of 7 in a comp pod, thousands of short and long-beaked common dolphins.

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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Humpback Mania! | 11+ Humpback whales
Humpbacks are prevalent in our coastal waters today. We closely watched 11 animals with many more in the distance. We witnessed kelping...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Killer whales! | 4+ Killer Whales, -2 Sea lions
Ahhhh Fall. Fall is our favorite time of year and for good reason! Huge groups of humpback whales, and of course killer whales become...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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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 Great WHITE SHARK Encounter!
The whales evaded us today, but we found something much rarer... a GIANT GREAT WHITE SHARK feeding on an elephant seal carcass! Captain...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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