Another Gorgeous day at Sea | 1 Blue Whale, 1 Humpback whale, 500 Common dolphins, 1 Mola mola
The glassiest seas imaginable today greeted us from start to finish. Here's how the day went. A large group of about 500 common dolphins...
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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 31 min read
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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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 11 min read
EPIC numbers of whales! | 20+ Humpbacks, 3+ Blues
An incredible day at sea, June started off with an absolute bang! We found ourselves surrounded by whales. It was hard to keep track of...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 311 min read
Whales EVERYWHERE! | 15+ Humpbacks
Sea conditions were astonishingly flat which allowed us to find the humpback honey hole. Our first whale was one we spent with yesterday....
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 302 min read
WHALE TRIFECTA?! ...Almost | 5+ Humpbacks, 2 Fin Whales, 1 Blue Whale*, 30 Commons, 2 Bottlenose
FIVE Cetacean species were present in the channel today. With beautifully flat sea conditions we could use the boat's speed to track down...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 191 min read
3 Humpbacks off Santa Rosa Island
Another nice day with humpback whales off of Santa Rosa Island! We first came across a young juvenile whale. It showed us its tail while...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 181 min read
2+ Humpbacks and a Mighty Blue Whale
Another gorgeous day in the channel led us to a couple of giant beauties. Our first encounter of the day was with a cow/ calf pair of...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 151 min read
A nice day with Humpback whales | 2 Humpbacks, 20 Bottlenose dolphin
Gray skies continued today as we traversed the Santa Barbara Channel. We trekked towards the same feeding ground where the whales had...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 151 min read
A Mighty Blue Whale | 1 Blue Whale, 2 Humpback whales, 250 Commons
Another May gray kind of day with great sightings! Our same active feeding spot was alive today with whales and dolphins. Our first...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 131 min read
2 Blue Beauties and more! | 2 Blue Whales, 4+ Humpback whales, 500 commons
May Gray again today with beautiful sea conditions allowed us to search the channel at high speeds. We ventured to the same feeding spot...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 101 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 101 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 81 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 31 min read
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+...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 21 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 11 min read
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...
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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 211 min read
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...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Mar 201 min read
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...
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