Sightings Log

Stay up to date with recent whale and dolphin activity off the San Diego coast—see what our guests and crew have spotted lately.

REAL-TIME ENCOUNTERS

Latest Marine Sightings at a Glance: July 2025

Date:

Whale Sightings:

Dolphin Sightings:

Other Sightings:

7/23/25

1 Humpback Whale

1 Gray Whale (Super rare for this time of year!!)

400 Short Beaked Common Dolphins

200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

n/a

7/21/25

2 Minke Whales-1 Breached over 20 times!!!

400 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

n/a

7/20/25

1 Humpback Whale

15 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

n/a

7/19/25

1 Minke Whale

200 Short Beaked Common Dolphins

300 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1 Laysan Albatross

7/18/25

n/a

500 Short Beaked Common Dolphins

n/a

7/17/25 Thursday

2 Humpback Whales (tail throws!)

500 Short Beaked Common Dolphins (Feeding frenzy + lots of babies!)

n/a

7/15/25 Tuesday

1 Humpback Whale

200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

150 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Lots of babies!)

n/a

7/12/25 Saturday

1 Humpback Whale

200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

n/a

7/14/25 Monday

1 Blue Whale

200 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

100 Short Beaked Common Dolphins

n/a

7/11/25 Friday

n/a

400 Long Beaked Common Dolphins

100 Short Beaked Common Dolphins

n/a

7/6/25 Sunday

2 Minke Whales

150 Short Beaked Common Dolphins

n/a

7/5/25 Saturday

2 Humpback Whales

400 Common Dolphins

n/a

7/4/25 Opening Day!

1 Humpback Whale

30 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins

250 Common Dolphins

1 Ocean Sunfish/Mola Mola

1 Big Bay Boom Fireworks Cruise

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