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DAILY SIGHTINGS
Below you'll find our daily sightings report! Keep up to date with the channel's wildlife by subscribing below


FROSTY AGAIN! Sighting number 7 in 2025
Captain Devin found FROSTY and company AGAIN in the Santa Barbara Channel. Tucked into one of their usual spots near Santa Cruz Island,...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 23, 20251 min read


2 Humpbacks and lots of dolphins
2 humpback whales and 500+ common dolphins

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 22, 20251 min read


Stunning Humpback Breachfest!
Another stunning day in the channel with heaps of wildlife! The feeding season is off to a nice start, totals for the day include : 5...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 21, 20251 min read


Humpbacks back in the channel
Yet another beautiful day in the channel, packed with wildlife! We started out our trip with a nice pod of ~300 common dolphins. The...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 19, 20251 min read


A juvenile humpback and common dolphins
A single juvenile humpback and 250 common dolphins

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 17, 20251 min read


World Whale Day with Grays and a Humpback
Nice weather greeted us for World Whale Day. While every day here is a day we celebrate the wonderful world of whales, today is...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 16, 20251 min read


Commons galore and a humpback!
We spent a beautiful day at sea with blue skies and a light moderate bump. No wind was found throughout the day, a nice change of pace!...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 15, 20251 min read


Frosty and company return! Killer whales 3 DAYS IN A ROW!
Another day spent with killer whales in the channel! This marks our 7th encounter with killer whales in 2025! The day started off as fast...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 10, 20251 min read


"The Friendly Pod," of killer whales off Santa Cruz Island
Today was an adventure, to say the least! We left the harbor with a bit of hope that we would find yesterday's killer whales. We ran a...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 9, 20251 min read


Our most KILLER day yet!
WOW! Today was one for the ages. Thanks to our friend Tim Simes for alerting us of orcas nearby, we spent an action-packed 4 hours with 2...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 8, 20252 min read



Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 4, 20250 min read



Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 3, 20250 min read


Bottlenose, Commons, and Gray Whales!
Our morning started as fast as any. We found a beautiful group of ~15 coastal bottlenose dolphins out the gate. The seas were glassy and...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 31, 20251 min read


A single humpback and plenty of gray whales
Today’s weather was perfect, nice sunny skies and calm glassy water, it was a stunning day in Santa Barbara paradise. We enjoyed a single...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 24, 20251 min read


GUESS WHO! Frosty and Fam for a THIRD TIME!
Frosty has once again made an appearance in the channel! For a third time in 2025, we enjoyed this beautiful leucistic killer whale...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 20, 20251 min read


FROSTY AGAIN! 6 Total Killer Whales Today
Frosty and Company again showed up in the Santa Barbara Channel today. This time they were even closer to home. We enjoyed 6 of these...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 12, 20251 min read


FROSTY THE KILLER WHALE!
A VERY special sighting today, as Captain Devin found FROSTY, the elusive white killer whale! ❄️ Devin found 6 killer whales traveling...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 11, 20251 min read


KILLER WHALES to start out the NEW YEAR!
Our first trip of 2025 was one we will never forget! We spent the day with killer whales from two different matrilines. These whales...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 2, 20251 min read


A New Years Eve Humpback
Today, we said goodbye to 2024 and reflected on a spectacular day in the Santa Barbara Channel. From endless humpbacks to hungry killer...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Dec 31, 20241 min read


Nautical Day with Humpback Whales
Large swells and a bit of wind greeted us in the channel today. While the weather slowed us down a bit it didn't stop us from finding...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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