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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Another day with GIANT blues | 5+ blue whales
Blues blues blues! Another day with a bit of bump and a bit of fog, didn’t deter us from finding 5+ blue whales. These gentle giants were...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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More blues today! | 5++ blues, 300 commons, 1 Mylar balloon
We left the fog behind and were greeted with a bit of wind today proving how dynamic the Santa Barbara channel can really be! In the same...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 10, 20241 min read
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Foggy Blues | 3-10 blue whales, 500 commons, 50 bottlenose
Another foggy day at sea was capped off with Blue whales! We battled to fog all day but were rewarded once the fog lifted late in the...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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An immeasurable amount of BLUE WHALES! | 20++ Blue Whales, 1,500 common dolphins
Blue Whales were as far as the eye can see today, and boy were they hungry! But before getting to the whale feeding ground, we had a...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 7, 20241 min read
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Incredible BLUE WHALE aggregation! | 15++ Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 200 Offshore Bottlenose
WOW! Today was one for the ages. After a few weeks of dense fog and high winds, we were finally graced with blue skies and an endless...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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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
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The return of BLUE WHALES! | 10+ Blue Whales, 1,500 common dolphins
Ahhhhh what a spectacular day at sea! After a few weeks of no blue whale sightings for us, it was refreshing to know these gentle giants...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Phenomenal Sea Conditions yield lots of whales | 6+ Blue Whales, 1 Fin whale, 2,500 Common Dolphins
Outstanding sea conditions graced the channel. Foggy and overcast initially, it opened up to clear sunny skies at the islands. Our first...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jul 3, 20241 min read
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A dozen blues, and just as many Humpbacks! | 12+ Blue Whales, 10 Humpbacks
Whales were everywhere as a dozen blues and almost as many humpbacks appeared in front of Santa Cruz island. Tails and spouts were just...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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Blue Whale Madness Continues! | 14+ Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 8 Risso's Dolphins, 250 Common Dolphins
An incredibly stark contrast from yesterday's foggy adventure, today we had flat calm seas, sunny skies, and a whole bunch of BLUBBER!...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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Blue whales in the fog | 4+ Blue Whales, 750 common dolphins
Summer is here and with it, classic Santa Barbara summer weather is upon us… fog! This challenging yet peaceful oceanic atmospheric...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 22, 20241 min read
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