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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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A KILLER Mother's Day! | 3 Killer whales, 5 Humpbacks, 1,000 commons
Seas were glass flat and the "May Gray," was in full effect. Out in the middle of the channel, we got a report of killer whales...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 12, 20241 min read
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Summer Approaches! | 8 Humpback whales, 2,000 commons
Summer approaches and the whales are here to prove it! We spent a beautiful day with 8+ humpbacks and 2,000 common dolphins. We found all...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 10, 20241 min read
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BLUE WHALES! | 2 Blue Whales, 1,000 commons
Today we were treated to quite the surprise! 2 GIANT Blue Whales graced the channel with their gargantuan presence. Blue whales have been...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 8, 20241 min read
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Porpoising FIN WHALES! | 2 fin whales, 1.000 commons
The waters were beautiful and the sky was cloudy but we had an awesome and surprising day in the channel! The first half of the trip was...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 22, 20241 min read
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ORCAS AGAIN! | 7 killer whales and more
Flat calm seas and overcast skies greeted us in the channel. April can be an outstanding time for a variety of species, and today was no...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 20, 20241 min read
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Rarely seen KILLER WHALES + Gray Whale PREDATION!
We ran two trips today as the channel greeted us with flat seas, with bouts of sun in between fog. While our morning trip had a beautiful...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Another Day with Juvenile Humpbacks | 2 Humpbacks, 400 Commons
A stunning day at sea yielded some beautiful marine life. Out of the harbor, we found a nice pod of common dolphins. The dolphins came...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 10, 20241 min read
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Juvenile Humpbacks! | 2 Humpbacks, 1500 commons
Nice sea conditions and sunny skies greeted us in the morning. We trekked west until we found a nice pod of common dolphins surfing the...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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CHRONIC BREACHER steals the show among 12+ humpbacks
Wind and swell picked up a bit from yesterday's glassy excursion but that didn't hold us back from having an incredible day. Among 12+...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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2 HOURS of Friendly Whales! | 4+ Humpbacks, 1 blue shark
We certainly didn't expect to top yesterday's friendly encounter, but you never know what's in store when whale watching in the Santa...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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FRIENDLY WHALES! | 7+ Humpback Whales, 500 Common Dolphins
Today was an exciting day at sea with beautiful weather and lots of marine wildlife! Not far from the harbor, we found a huge feeding...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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A beautiful day to explore the channel | 1 humpback, 2 grays, 10 Dall’s porpoise
Two trips left the dock today, each were greeted with flat calm seas. The whales have spread out, but both trips still had great looks at...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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A wide diversity of Marine Life! | 6 Humpbacks, 1 Gray, 750 Commons, 5 Dall's porpoise, 1 blue shark, 1 Mola
Perfectly calm sea conditions allowed us to find a whole heap of life today. Right out the harbor, we watched a huge pod of common...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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CHAMPION BREACHER! | 15++ Humpbacks, 750 Commons
Today was just about as good as it gets. Right out of the gates, we found ourselves surrounded by humpbacks. The first whale we found was...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 21, 20241 min read
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WHALE SOUP! | 12++ Humpbacks, 50 commons, 1 blue shark
Overcast skies and glassy flat seas allowed us to find a huge feeding group of whales today. Our adventure went like this... A few miles...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 20, 20241 min read
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Spectacular sightings with 14+ whales! | 12+ humpbacks, 2 Gray Whales, 500 commons, 1 blue shark
Sunny skies and flat calm seas graced the channel as it has for the past couple of days and is forecasted to for the next couple....

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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Mellow Seas = Mellow Whales... UNTIL! | 8+ Humpback whales
Calm seas are in the forecast for the next week or so, allowing us to spend lots of time in the humpback feeding zones. After zooming out...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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Every trick in the book, including some new ones! | 10+ Humpbacks, 1 Gray Whale, 500 commons
The sea state couldn't have been better today as we were blessed with calm seas, sunny skies, and a whole bunch of marine life! Our trip...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 14, 20241 min read
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3 CETACEAN SPECIES! | 3 Humpbacks, 1 Gray Whale, 300 Commons
Beautiful sunny skies with a slight bump greeted us in the channel this morning. Only about 10 minutes outside the harbor, our crew...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 9, 20241 min read
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Humpback Galore! | 12+ Humpback Whales, 1 Gray whale, 200 commons
A bright and beautiful day would unfold ahead of us as we left the harbor. Not 2 minutes out of the harbor and we were already on a...

Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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