The Santa Barbara GRAND SLAM! | 5+ Blue Whales, 2+ Humpbacks, 1 Fin whale, 1 Gray Whale, 50 Commons
It was an absolutely perfect day in the Santa Barbara Channel, complete with the SB GRAND SLAM! FOUR baleen whale species + common...
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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 271 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 231 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 182 min read
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....
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 141 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 91 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Feb 221 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 271 min read
Frisky Grays interact with Bottlenose! | 12+ Gray whales, 50+ Bottlenose
Beautiful conditions graced the channel today as skies were clear, waters were calm, and our passengers and crew were full of excitement!...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 161 min read
A stunning day at Sea | 3 gray whales, 100 commons
Conditions could not have been better as the seas were flat and zero wind graced the channel. An overcast sky lifted later in the day as...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Dec 27, 20231 min read
Gray whale season is among us! | 1 Gray Whale, 2,000 common dolphin
Calm seas with large swells greeted us in the channel. We went searching for yesterday's killer whales to no avail. Instead, we found...
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