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# Legacy Whale Watch

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- [6.19.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-19-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's trip aboard the Legacy rewarded our patience with a memorable wildlife encounter. After spending time searching the productive waters offshore, we were treated to a humpback whale actively feeding on anchovies, accompanied by a group of common dolphins taking advantage of the same abundant food source. While our time with the animals was short,
- [6.18.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-18-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's adventure aboard the Legacy brought us an incredible encounter with a mother humpback whale and her juvenile offspring. We spent time observing the pair as they fed on large bait balls of anchovies, taking advantage of the abundant food concentrated near the surface. The juvenile stayed close to its mother, providing a fascinating glimpse
- [6.17.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-17-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's trip aboard the Legacy was filled with fun dolphin encounters. We spent quality time with a large group of common dolphins that were clearly enjoying the boat's presence, racing alongside us and surfing the wake. The dolphins darted through the waves, leaped from the water, and rode the pressure wave at the bow, giving
- [6.16.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-16-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - We had an incredible day aboard the Legacy, spending extended time with three humpback whales actively feeding alongside a large pod of common dolphins. The whales and dolphins worked the same bait-rich area, creating an exciting display of coordinated feeding behavior. The humpbacks surfaced repeatedly around the boat, giving everyone excellent views, while hundreds of
- [6.15.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-15-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Both our morning and afternoon whale watching trips aboard the Legacy were treated to fantastic encounters with humpback whales. On each trip, we located three humpbacks actively feeding and chasing through productive waters alongside a lively group of common dolphins. The dolphins added plenty of excitement as they raced around the whales, taking advantage of
- [6.14.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-14-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's whale watching trip aboard the Legacy brought us to a productive feeding area teeming with life. After searching offshore, we were rewarded with several humpback whales actively feeding in the area, taking advantage of the concentrated prey beneath the surface. Adding to the excitement, a group of common dolphins was observed playfully chasing one
- [6.13.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-13-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was a true "go the distance" adventure. We traveled south in search of wildlife, and our persistence paid off when we located two humpback whales actively feeding. The whales were working the area alongside a group of common dolphins, creating an exciting scene as both species took advantage
- [6.12.2026  AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-12-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy took us as far offshore as conditions would allow in search of marine wildlife. After covering a considerable distance, we were rewarded with an exciting encounter with a pod of common dolphins. The dolphins raced alongside the vessel, riding the bow wave and putting on an impressive display
- [6.11.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-11-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's trip aboard the Legacy featured an exciting reunion with the same fin whale that has been frequenting our local waters. While getting incredible looks at this massive ocean giant, we quickly realized it wasn't feeding alone. Joining the action was a younger humpback whale, taking full advantage of the abundant bait concentrated in the
- [6.11.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-11-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Today's whale watching trip aboard the Legacy delivered an unforgettable encounter with one of the ocean's true giants. We spent quality time with a fin whale, enjoying several incredible close passes as the whale surfaced nearby to take deep, powerful breaths. Guests watched in awe as this magnificent animal glided effortlessly through the water, giving
- [6.10.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3529/) - Both our morning and afternoon trips enjoyed plenty of dolphin activity, with several playful groups keeping guests entertained throughout the day. While we didn't spot any whales this time, all the signs were there. The ocean was alive with feeding activity, including large concentrations of bait and flocks of seabirds working the area. Conditions like
- [6.9.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-9-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Both our morning and afternoon trips were treated to an incredible encounter just outside Mission Bay. We found a humpback whale actively feeding and playfully interacting with a pod of common dolphins, giving everyone extended viewing opportunities as the dolphins and whale stayed together in the area. The excitement didn't stop there some of our
- [6.8.2026 AM and PM Whale Watching](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-8-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watching/) - Another fantastic day aboard the Legacy! Both our morning and afternoon whale watching trips were rewarded with sightings of magnificent fin whales and energetic pods of dolphins. Guests enjoyed excellent views of these incredible marine mammals throughout the day, making for memorable experiences on every trip and adding to yet another amazing day on the
- [6.7.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-7-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's whale watching trip aboard the Legacy featured an unforgettable wildlife spectacle. We were treated to the incredible sight of a humpback whale actively feeding alongside a large pod of common dolphins. Watching these amazing marine animals work the same feeding area together was a breathtaking experience and a true highlight of the day on
- [6.7.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-7-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Persistence paid off on today's whale watching adventure aboard the Legacy! After more than an hour of searching offshore, our efforts were rewarded with an incredible encounter with four fin whales. Watching these massive, fast-moving giants surface around the boat made the long journey well worth it, turning the trip into an unforgettable success. Captain
- [6.6.2026 Pelagic Bird Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-6-2026-pelagic-bird-watch/) - What an incredible day of birdwatching! Highlights included the rare sighting of a Cocos booby, several flesh footed shearwaters gliding effortlessly over the waves, and a special encounter with a Scripps's murrelet accompanied by its chick. With many additional seabird species spotted throughout the trip, it was a rewarding and memorable day for birders of
- [6.5.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-5-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our morning whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was filled with excitement as hundreds of common dolphins surrounded the boat. The energetic pod raced through the waves, bow riding and leaping alongside us, creating an unforgettable wildlife experience. A fantastic start to the day on the water! Captain Sean Hartigan and crew Call us at
- [6.4.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-4-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - What an incredible trip aboard the Legacy! We were thrilled to witness a massive humpback whale launch completely out of the water in a spectacular breach. The excitement continued as a playful pod of common dolphins raced alongside the boat, leaping through the waves. An unforgettable day of wildlife and adventure on the ocean! Captain
- [6.4.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-4-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy was unforgettable. The highlight of the trip was spotting a mother blue whale and her calf swimming together. Watching them surface and travel side by side was an incredible and rare experience that left everyone in awe of these magnificent ocean giants. Captain Sean Hartigan call us at 619-309-1680 or
- [5.21.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/5-21-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today aboard the Legacy, both our AM and PM whale watching trips delivered unforgettable encounters on the water. We were treated to multiple humpback whales actively chasing around pods of common dolphins, creating an exciting and energetic display for everyone on board. Guests enjoyed several memorable behaviors, including impressive peduncle slaps and beautiful fluke displays
- [5.19.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/5-19-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Aboard the Legacy, the crew spent the day searching far and wide across the open ocean in hopes of finding wildlife. Their hard work was ultimately rewarded with excellent looks at two fin whales, giving everyone on board a chance to watch these massive animals surface through several breath cycles. As it became time to
- [5.19.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/5-19-2026-am-whale-watch/) - The whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was highlighted by beautiful weather, calm seas, and an incredible abundance of bird life, with thousands of seabirds gathered across the area. After a determined effort from the crew to locate marine life, the persistence paid off in spectacular fashion when we encountered a lively pod of long-beaked
- [5.6.26 Whale Watch AM & PM](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/5-6-26-whale-watch-am-pm/) - It was an amazing day on the legacy! Both trips were filled with excitement the entire time. In the morning we headed south west and found ourselves surrounded by common dolphins the whole time on our way to the 9 Mile bank where the larger baleen have been found the last couple of days. Once
- [4.16.26 AM and PM Whale](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-16-26-am-and-pm-whale/) - It was a beautiful sunny day out on the water. On our morning trip we found a large pod of hundreds of long-beaked common dolphins celebrating their breakfast! It seemed like the baby dolphins were taking acrobatic lessons and we got to hangout with them as they showed off riding the bow and jumping in
- [4.14.26 AM and PM Whale](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-14-26-am-and-pm-whale/) - It was a great day on the water! Happy national Dolphin Day!! In the morning as soon as we left we spotted a couple of inshore bottlenose dolphins right inside of the jetties. Then, after just a couple of minutes outside of the bay we got to hangout with a group of common dolphins feeding
- [4.9.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-9-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - A truly special day aboard the Legacy brought us an unforgettable encounter. We came across a mother and calf fin whale pair, spending plenty of time at the surface and giving everyone incredible views. The calf stayed close to its mother, already impressively large hard to believe these babies are born weighing around 2 tons!
- [4.8.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-8-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - The afternoon trip aboard the Legacy took a bit more searching, but the payoff was worth every mile. After heading farther offshore, a towering spout suddenly rose on the horizon and the crew knew instantly what it meant. We had found a fin whale, the second largest animal on the planet. As its massive back
- [4.8.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-8-2026-am-whale-watch/) - The next morning aboard the Legacy brought another unforgettable adventure. We were greeted by an entertaining mix of common dolphins and Pacific white sided dolphins, an energetic duo that kept everyone smiling with their playful antics. After enjoying the show, we pushed out to the drop-off and that’s when the ocean delivered something truly special.
- [4.7.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-7-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - The afternoon trip aboard the Legacy was pure ocean magic. Not long after heading out, a pod of long beaked common dolphins found us and turned the wake into their playground. They darted and leapt behind the boat, then rushed forward to ride the bow wave, gliding effortlessly just beneath the surface. Their energy was
- [4.7.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-7-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy was packed with excitement from the start. A playful pod of common dolphins raced alongside us, riding the bow and putting on an incredible show. Then came the highlight offshore bottlenose dolphins! A rare sighting for us lately, and an instant crowd favorite. Their sleek, powerful presence had everyone cheering.
- [4.6.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-6-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Our afternoon trip aboard the Legacy turned into a thrilling spectacle as a pod of common dolphins burst into view, surfing and leaping through the boat’s wake with unbridled energy. Their playful flips and rapid spins sparked laughter and awe among both crew and passengers, turning the deck into a front row seat for one
- [4.6.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-6-2026-am-whale-watch/) - On this voyage aboard the Legacy, we were treated to an energetic encounter with Pacific white sided dolphins, their hooked dorsal fins and striking black and white patterns making them impossible to miss as they moved through the water. Farther offshore, we also spotted a group of common dolphins, adding to the excitement. Although we
- [4.5.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-5-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - The afternoon trip aboard the Legacy, we put in the effort and went the distance in search of wildlife. While our encounters were brief a few quick looks at dolphins and a fin whale they were no less exciting. Even fleeting glimpses of these incredible animals made for a rewarding and memorable time out on
- [4.5.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-5-2026-am-whale-watch/) - This trip aboard the Legacy brought some exciting and long awaited sightings. We were thrilled to encounter Risso’s dolphins for the first time in quite a while, along with a group of familiar bottlenose dolphins adding to the action. With plenty of food in the water, the area was alive with activity and we were
- [4.4.2026 AM, PM and Sunset Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-4-2026-am-pm-and-sunset-whale-watch/) - These trips aboard the Legacy was filled with nonstop fin whale action from start to finish. Everywhere we went, whales were on the move, drawn in by the abundance of food in the water. With so much feeding activity, the fin whales were even pushing closer to shore, giving us incredible views throughout the excursion.
- [4.3.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-3-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - On the afternoon trip aboard the Legacy, we were fortunate to encounter the same mother and calf fin whales once again. The pair remained close, offering another incredible opportunity to observe their gentle movements but what stood out most was the mother’s calm presence near the boat. She moved with quiet confidence, seemingly unbothered as
- [4.3.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-3-2026-am-whale-watch/) - On this memorable excursion aboard the Legacy, the crew’s persistence paid off in the best possible way. With fin whales known to be in the area, everyone stayed alert and soon enough, we were rewarded with an incredible sighting of a mother and calf. The pair lingered near the surface, moving gracefully together and offering
- [4.2.2026 PM Whale Waatch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-2-2026-pm-whale-waatch/) - The afternoon voyage aboard the Legacy delivered everything we had hoped for and more. This time, we were rewarded with an incredible sighting of a fin whale, its massive form gliding powerfully through the water a truly unforgettable encounter. As if that wasn’t enough, a lively group of Pacific white sided dolphins appeared, racing alongside
- [4.2.2026 AM Whale watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-2-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy quickly turned unforgettable when a pod of common dolphins joined us, surfing and leaping through the wake with incredible energy. Just as the excitement peaked, a distant whale spout appeared on the horizon, sparking hope for an even bigger encounter. Though we ran out of time before reaching it, the
- [4.1.2026 PM Whale watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-1-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - The whale watching trip aboard the Legacy brought another exciting day on the water. We began by encountering a group of common dolphins, which provided a fun and energetic start as they moved swiftly alongside the vessel. Not long after, we received word from another vessel about fin whales in the area. Making our way
- [4.1.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/4-1-2026-am-whale-watch/) - The whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was filled with excitement from start to finish. Early on, we encountered a lively nursery pod of common dolphins. The young dolphins stayed close to their mothers, and the group surrounded the vessel, darting through the water and riding the wake. Their energy and curiosity made for an
- [3.31.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-31-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - After spending some time scanning the horizon in search of whales, our patience paid off in the most heartwarming way. We came across a lively pod of long beaked common dolphins, and among them were countless babies swimming close to their mothers. It quickly became clear we had stumbled upon an incredible nursery pod the
- [3.31.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-31-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy offered a memorable glimpse into the lives of bottlenose dolphins. Although they were widely scattered, we were lucky enough to spot them actively hunting a reminder of how dynamic and unpredictable the ocean can be. The encounters were brief, but each moment felt special as the dolphins surfaced
- [3.26.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-26-2026-am-whale-watch/) - It was an action-packed trip aboard the Legacy, filled with incredible marine life from start to finish. We encountered powerful fin whales and awe-inspiring humpback whales, each putting on an unforgettable display as they surfaced and moved through the water. As if that wasn’t enough, a lively pod of common dolphins joined the scene, racing
- [3.26.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-26-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - On a hopeful trip aboard the Legacy, expectations were high given the success of the past few weeks—and it didn’t take long for those hopes to pay off. Soon after heading out, we found four fin whales gathered in a productive feeding area. Watching them surface and feed in such close proximity made for an
- [3.27.2026 AM Whale watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-27-2026-am-whale-watch/) - On a memorable whale watching tour aboard the Legacy, we were greeted by the towering spouts of fin whales feeding in an area rich with food. After spending time watching these impressive giants, we set out to explore further and were rewarded with the sight of a humpback whale. The combination of active feeding and
- [3.27.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-27-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - On another incredible whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we were surrounded by marine life as massive fin whales and a humpback whale gathered in the same area. No matter where we looked, there seemed to be whales in every direction, with spouts rising and backs breaking the surface all around us. The sheer abundance
- [3.27.2026 Sunset Cruise](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-27-2026-sunset-cruise/) - On another whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we encountered a late-season gray whale, with reports of more whales nearby adding to the anticipation. We did our best to get a good look, but the whale proved elusive, surfacing briefly before slipping back beneath the water. Despite the challenge, the trip ended on a perfect
- [3.28.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-28-2026-am-whale-watch/) - On another memorable whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we were excited to spot three gray whales late in the season, all appearing healthy and strong as they moved through the water. Their presence alone made the outing special, but the experience became even more thrilling when a fin whale approached us, coming surprisingly close
- [3.29.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-29-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Another incredible adventure aboard the Legacy brought us back to a thriving feeding area where fin whales were still actively gathering. We watched in awe as multiple whales moved through the rich waters, their spouts rising in steady rhythm as they fed and surfaced. It was amazing to see so many of these massive animals
- [3.29.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-29-2026-am-whale-watch/) - The whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was an unforgettable experience. We were lucky to spot fin whales, whose powerful spouts rose high above the ocean as they moved gracefully through the water. The moment became even more special when a pod of bottlenose dolphins joined in, playfully swimming and leaping alongside us. Seeing these
- [3.30.26 Whale Blog](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/3-30-26-whale-blog/) - Today was a great day! We headed out of mission bay on our morning trip, on our way to an area that has had activity in the last couple of days we ran into a pod of common dolphins and seabirds feeding on the bait fish below. They were in high spirits taking a break
- [2.24.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-24-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - On this outing aboard the Legacy Whale Watching, the day began with a long search, but our persistence was rewarded when we finally spotted a lively group of common dolphins. They leapt and surfed in the boat’s wake, bringing smiles and excitement to everyone on board. After enjoying the dolphins, we turned back toward the
- [2.24.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-24-2026-am-whale-watch/) - On this memorable trip aboard the Legacy Whale Watching, we left the harbor with whales on our minds and excitement in the air. With the crew already scanning the horizon through binoculars just outside the jetties, it was clear we were in for a special day. Though it took a bit of searching, our persistence
- [2.23.2026 PM Whale Wacth](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-23-2026-pm-whale-wacth/) - On another incredible ocean adventure aboard the Legacy Whale Watching, we were rewarded with five gray whales on a single trip. Seeing that many in one outing is always a powerful reminder of the resilience of these animals and how well they continue to thrive along our coastline. Watching their steady, rhythmic breaths as they
- [2.23.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-23-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our morning trip aboard the Legacy Whale Watching began with high hopes and beautiful weather greeting us as we left the harbor. It didn’t take long before the ocean delivered we were surrounded by a ton of common dolphins swimming, leaping, and playfully interacting with one another. Their energy set the tone for an already
- [2.22.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-22-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our recent trip aboard the Legacy Whale Watching was a reminder that every day on the ocean tells a different story. Even though we’ve been seeing gray whales traveling both north and south in recent days, they proved elusive on this outing and managed to stay out of sight. Heading farther west, we began to
- [2.21.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-21-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Our latest adventure aboard the Legacy Whale Watching brought another exciting day on the water. Not too far from home, we came across a southbound gray whale continuing its steady journey along the coast a great reminder that the migration is still active in both directions. With northbound whales steadily beginning to pass through, we
- [2.21.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-21-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our recent outing aboard the Legacy Whale Watching marked an exciting turning point in the season. We encountered three northbound gray whales, a clear sign that the northern migration has officially begun. Seeing these whales heading back up the coast always brings a renewed sense of energy to the water. What makes this time of
- [2.15.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-15-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy Whale Watching was one for the books. With a little luck on our side, we came across three gray whales steadily making their way along the coast. We were treated to some incredible looks as they surfaced, their massive backs rolling through the water before each powerful breath. After spending
- [2.15.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-15-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our latest trip aboard the Legacy Whale Watching brought a mix of anticipation and excitement. We spotted several southbound gray whales on their migration, though they stayed just out of reach close enough to admire, yet keeping their steady course down the coast. But the ocean had another surprise in store. We were lucky enough
- [2.14.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-14-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our recent whale watching trips aboard the Legacy Whale Watching were nothing short of extraordinary. Just a few miles outside Mission Bay, we encountered even more gray whales than expected, all making their incredible journey south to Baja California. On both outings, we had plenty of uninterrupted time with these gentle giants. Watching the gray
- [2.10.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-10-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy brought some challenging conditions with a strong south wind, which made spotting whales a bit tricky. Despite the tougher seas, we were thrilled to find large groups of common dolphins spread out over a few miles. These playful dolphins kept everyone entertained as they leapt, surfed the bow,
- [2.10.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-10-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy started with an incredible close to home sighting. Right outside the harbor, we spotted a gray whale heading south, giving us plenty of time to watch and admire this majestic traveler. We enjoyed seeing the whale glowing beneath the surface of the water before it surfaced for breaths
- [2.9.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-9-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy was an exciting follow-up to our morning adventure. We started the trip with playful sightings of common dolphins, who kept everyone entertained with their leaps and bow-riding antics. Shortly after, we caught up with two gray whales that had been spotted on the AM trip, making their way
- [2.9.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-9-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy was a bit of a search and discover adventure. After cruising for some time scanning the horizon, we were thrilled to come across a lively group of common dolphins. They quickly turned our travel time into playtime, riding in our wake, darting back and forth, and bringing plenty
- [2.8.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-8-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy felt like a reunion at sea! We were thrilled to relocate the missing common dolphins we haven’t been seeing for quite some time. Their return was a welcome sight and an instant highlight for everyone onboard. As always, they proved to be true crowd-pleasers — racing alongside the
- [2.8.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-8-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy was a delightful surprise! We were greeted by large groups of common dolphins — a species we haven’t been seeing much of lately — making their appearance extra special. They wasted no time putting on a show, riding in the boat’s wake, darting back and forth, and launching
- [2.7.2026 Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-7-2026-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy was another fantastic day on the water. We had great looks at a migrating gray whale as it surfaced steadily along its path, giving everyone onboard plenty of chances to admire this coastal traveler. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we were thrilled with a surprise sighting of
- [2.3.2026 Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-3-2026-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trips aboard The Legacy were nothing short of incredible. Both our morning and afternoon excursions were treated to sightings of migrating gray whales, giving guests fantastic looks at these impressive animals as they made their way along the coast. The highlight of the day came during the afternoon trip, when we were
- [2.2.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-2-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy was full of action! We were surrounded by large pods of common dolphins, and they certainly stole the show. They raced alongside the boat, surfed the bow, and leapt through the waves, giving everyone onboard incredible, up-close views and plenty of photo opportunities. While we heard of gray
- [2.2.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-2-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy was a fantastic adventure close to home! Not too far from the harbor, we were greeted by an energetic group of Pacific white-sided dolphins. They zipped around the boat, riding the bow and putting on an incredible show with their speed and agility. As if that wasn’t enough,
- [2.1.2026 Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/2-1-2026-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trips aboard The Legacy were nothing short of spectacular! Both our morning and afternoon excursions were treated to sightings of southbound gray whales as they continued their migration along the San Diego coastline. Guests enjoyed multiple views of these magnificent animals as they surfaced, spouted, and gracefully made their way south. With
- [1.28.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-28-2026-am-whale-watch/) - After hearing reports that no whales were within range of the local waters, the captain picked up chatter on the radio about a large feeding area far offshore. Taking a gamble, we decided to go for it and the risk paid off in a big way. We were rewarded with four humpback whales and over
- [1.27.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-27-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Aboard the Legacy, we set out under beautiful weather, eager to see what the ocean had in store for us and we were not disappointed. With calm seas and pleasant conditions, we cruised for a while before finding gray whales continuing their southbound migration. The whales appeared healthy and content, making for a peaceful and
- [1.26.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-26-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - On our afternoon outing aboard the Legacy, we were greeted by Pacific white sided dolphins that are sometimes shy, other times curious, but always a wintertime treat to see. After enjoying a brief dolphin escort, we spotted spouts in the distance and headed over to investigate. To our surprise, the spouts belonged to two gray
- [1.26.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-26-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy delivered an unforgettable moment when we encountered two humpback whales. One of them breached not far from the boat, giving everyone at the back an incredible, up-close look at the power and beauty of a whale in motion. It was a thrilling highlight and a moment that made the trip
- [1.25.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-25-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip today aboard the Legacy was truly one for the books. We encountered three different dolphin species Pacific white-sided dolphins, long beaked common dolphins, and Risso’s dolphins each unique in their behavior, shape, and size. After an incredible dolphin-filled day, we continued on and were rewarded with sightings of two gray whales, adding yet
- [1.24.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-24-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - On both of our trips aboard the Legacy, we encountered gray whales traveling south on their annual migration to Baja. This week has been excellent, with a high number of whales moving through the area, giving our guests plenty of opportunities to enjoy these majestic mammals in their natural habitat. Each sighting added to an
- [1.23.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-23-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy took us the extra distance in hopes of finding false killer whales, a rare opportunity that doesn’t come around often. The time spent with them was short but sweet, making the journey well worth it. As we headed home toward the north, we were rewarded once more, spotting six gray
- [1.22.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-22-2026-am-whale-watch/) - During our outing aboard the Legacy, we stumbled upon a young gray whale, marked by a tiny spout and a modest splash. After several good looks and a moment to take it all in, we ventured onward into the unknown, enjoying the rhythm of the boat ride and wondering what else we might find. Suddenly,
- [1.21.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-21-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy turned out to be an especially lucky one. We encountered a pair of gray whales and enjoyed watching a group of Pacific white sided dolphins as they moved swiftly through the water. Just when the trip couldn’t get any better, a gray whale breached near the end of the journey,
- [1.20.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-20-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Despite challenging weather conditions, our whale watching trip proved rewarding right from the start. Early in the journey, we prevailed against the elements and were fortunate to spot a gray whale before the fog quickly rolled in. With visibility dropping, we worked our way west to escape the low conditions a move that paid off
- [1.19.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-19-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Another whale watching extravaganza aboard the Legacy delivered an incredible display of marine life. The adventure featured three gray whales surfacing nearby, a bustling raft of sea lions resting together on the water, and a small pod of common dolphins darting playfully through the waves. The variety and energy of the wildlife made for a
- [1.18.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-18-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy carried us into the open ocean for an unforgettable wildlife encounter. Along the way, we observed a gray whale and a lively pod of common dolphins riding the swells alongside us. The highlight of the journey came as a surprise a powerful humpback whale emerged, dramatically chasing the dolphins, creating
- [1.18.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-18-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy took us into the vast deep blue, where we experienced a remarkable encounter with a group of five gray whales. The journey was filled with anticipation and awe as these majestic creatures surfaced nearby, making the trip an unforgettable moment of connection with the ocean and its wildlife. Captain Sean
- [1.17.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-17-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - On another adventure aboard the Legacy, we spotted a total of five gray whales heading south on their yearly migration to Baja. Watching these incredible animals make their long journey was a powerful reminder of how special whale watching in San Diego can be. Just another amazing day out on the water aboard the Legacy.
- [1.17.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-17-2026-am-whale-watch/) - The Legacy headed back out on the water in search of more gray whales, and the ocean delivered once again. Along the way, we were treated to a special encounter with some of our favorite wintertime mammals the Pacific white-sided dolphins. Their energy and speed made for an unforgettable sight as they raced alongside the
- [1.16.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-16-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - On our afternoon trip aboard the Legacy, we were lucky enough to witness something truly special, a gray whale mom and her calf heading south just outside Mission Bay. It’s a super rare opportunity for both crew and guests, and an unforgettable moment to see the bond between them up close. Just another amazing day
- [1.16.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-16-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Another unforgettable day aboard the Legacy. Not far from Mission Bay, we were treated to the rare sight of two different pairs of gray whales, surfacing and traveling together just offshore. Calm seas, incredible wildlife, and one more reminder of why every trip on the Legacy feels special. Captain Sean Hartigan Call us at 619-309-1680
- [1.15.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-15-2026-am-whale-watch/) - We had a great whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, where we found a single gray whale heading south on its migration. After getting some excellent looks at the whale, we ventured off in search of additional marine life, but they remained just out of reach as time ran short. Even so, spending time with
- [1.14.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-14-2026-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed another fantastic whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, spotting three gray whales traveling south as the migration continues to build. With strong numbers moving through the area right now, it’s an excellent time to get out on the water and witness these majestic mammals in the wild. Encounters like this highlight just how
- [1.13.20.26 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-13-20-26-am-whale-watch/) - We had a truly special whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, where we encountered a gray whale mother and her calf continuing their long southbound journey. With roughly 400 miles still to travel before reaching the shallow lagoons of Baja, Mexico, it was incredible to witness this tender pair moving steadily along together. Moments like
- [1.12.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-12-2026-am-whale-watch/) - We had an unforgettable whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, highlighted by an encounter with none other than the most famous gray whale of them all Scarlet. Known for her incredible survival story, Scarlet has endured the dangers of historic whaling and completed countless long migrations, a true testament to her strength. Seeing her in
- [1.11.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-11-2026-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed a memorable whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, where we intercepted two southbound gray whales as they made their seasonal migration. Adding to the excitement, we were also joined by a group of Pacific white sided dolphins always a special treat and a welcome sight during the colder months. Their energy and presence
- [1.10.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-10-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip was a memorable experience filled with exciting wildlife encounters. We were fortunate to see several gray whales, surfacing and diving close to the boat, giving us great views of their size and graceful movements. In addition to the whales, a lively pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins joined us, swimming alongside the
- [1.9.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-9-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of unforgettable. We were lucky to catch up with several southbound gray whales as they made their seasonal journey, offering incredible views and memorable moments on the water. Watching these magnificent animals surface, dive, and travel together made for an exciting and awe-inspiring experience. With
- [1.6.2026 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-6-2026-am-whale-watch/) - Another wild adventure aboard the Legacy reminded us just how unpredictable and incredible the ocean can be. The day began with lots of bird activity and an exciting encounter with a humpback whale feeding alongside a pod of common dolphins. Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, the humpback breached, putting on an
- [1.5.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-5-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy was nothing short of magical as we encountered more gray whales heading south to give birth to their calves. Lately, these groups have been moving through in impressive numbers, making it the perfect time to go whale watching. Seeing the whales’ beautiful glow just beneath the surface of the water
- [1.4.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-4-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was an exciting one as we set out with reports coming in from up north of gray whales heading south on their migration. Keeping a sharp eye out right outside the harbor paid off when we were rewarded with sightings of these incredible animals. Watching gray whales pass
- [1.3.2026 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-3-2026-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Both whale watching trips turned into truly meaningful experiences on the water. During each outing, we encountered a gray whale that appeared to be entangled, and we spent time carefully observing the animal to assess its condition while contacting the proper authorities. After ensuring the situation was reported and the whale seemed stable, we continued
- [1.1.2026 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/1-1-2026-pm-whale-watch/) - Our New Year’s Day whale watching trip was a rewarding start to the year. Despite challenging weather conditions, we prevailed and were thrilled to encounter another fin whale along with a smaller humpback whale. Their appearances made braving the elements more than worth it, turning the day into a successful and memorable adventure on the
- [12.31.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-31-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy was truly unforgettable as we witnessed a humpback whale lunge feeding just off the bow an incredibly rare moment that Captain and crew had only seen once before this year. Seeing the whale burst from the water so close to the boat was absolutely breathtaking and left everyone in awe.
- [12.30.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-30-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - The day aboard the Legacy was nothing short of amazing, with memorable whale sightings on both trips. On the morning outing, we encountered fin whales and were especially lucky to find a gray whale, making for an incredible start to the day. The afternoon trip delivered more fin whales, and just when we thought the
- [12.29.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-29-2025-am-whale-watch/) - The whale watching trip was unforgettable, starting with a spectacular sighting of a fin whale gliding powerfully through the water. Not long after, a lively pod of common dolphins appeared, riding the bow waves and putting on an energetic display. Just when it seemed the day couldn’t get better, we were treated to a surprise
- [12.28.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-28-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - On our whale-watching adventure, both our morning and afternoon trips were unforgettable. Each time, we were lucky enough to encounter the magnificent fin whale. Its tall spouts rose dramatically above the horizon, a breathtaking sight that reminded us of the sheer size and power of these gentle giants. Watching such enormous creatures surface and disappear
- [12.27.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-27-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - During our whale watching trip, we traveled far and carefully searched all the usual spots where whales are often found, but despite our efforts, we came up empty. Just when it seemed like the trip might end without a sighting, everything changed. Right outside the harbor, a southbound gray whale appeared, giving us an incredible
- [12.27.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-27-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On our trip aboard the Legacy, we enjoyed an incredible day on the water as we observed two humpback whales traveling south together. Later in the trip, we were amazed to see a very large fin whale, the second-largest whale in the world, moving powerfully through the ocean. Witnessing these magnificent animals made the experience
- [12.26.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-26-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - During our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we had the chance to spend some time observing a gray whale, watching it surface calmly as it moved through the water. Afterward, we ventured off and were rewarded with a quick glimpse of a fin whale, adding an extra thrill to the experience. Overall, the trip
- [12.23.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-23-2025-am-whale-watch/) - During our trip aboard the Legacy, we witnessed an incredible sight as two fin whales lunge fed right at the surface of the water. Seeing such massive animals rise up so close was breathtaking and left all the passengers in complete awe. It was a rare and unforgettable moment that made the adventure aboard the
- [12.22.2025 PM whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-22-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - During our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we had an unforgettable experience on the water. We were lucky enough to see two fin whales, whose size and power were incredible to witness as they surfaced nearby. We also caught a quick glimpse of a young humpback whale, which made the trip even more exciting.
- [12.22.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-22-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we had an incredible experience out on the water. We encountered a pod of common dolphins swimming near the boat, putting on an amazing display as they moved through the waves. We were also lucky enough to spot a fin whale, an impressive and memorable sight during
- [12.21.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-21-2025-am-whale-watch/) - During our adventure aboard the Legacy, we spent time exploring the open water and were lucky enough to encounter a large pod of common dolphins swimming alongside us. Watching them move together through the waves was an incredible sight. Later on, we were even more fortunate to spot a gray whale, making the experience even
- [12.20.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-20-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - On our trip aboard Legacy, we were greeted right outside Mission Bay by a pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins, setting an exciting tone for the day. Not long after, we encountered a large humpback whale making its journey south for the winter, providing a spectacular and memorable highlight to our time on the water. Captain
- [12.19.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-19-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - As the fog rolled in and limited our visibility, we were still fortunate to have calm seas throughout the trip. Eventually the fog lifted, revealing the coastline once again. Although we didn’t encounter any marine life on this outing, everyone was given free passes to return, turning the day into a positive experience and another
- [12.19.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-19-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed another fantastic whale-watching trip aboard Legacy, with excitement starting right as we left the dock when bottlenose dolphins appeared alongside the boat. On our way out, we also encountered a lively pod of common dolphins, keeping us entertained as they moved through the water. The biggest surprise of the day came later when
- [12.18.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-18-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We set out on another exciting whale watching trip and were thrilled to see more humpback whales along the way. Adding to the excitement, a pod of common dolphins appeared, with one of the whales actively chasing them through the water. The fast-paced interaction between the dolphins and the powerful humpback created a dramatic and
- [12.17.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-17-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed a memorable whale-watching trip aboard Legacy, where we were lucky enough to spot several humpback whales migrating south. Before encountering the whales, we were treated to an incredible stampede of common dolphins, racing alongside the boat and even outpacing us at times. Eventually, they caught up and delighted us by playing in the
- [12.16.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-16-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our morning aboard the Legacy began under thick fog, with calm seas but very limited visibility. Despite the challenging conditions, the crew worked hard throughout the trip, doing everything they could to locate wildlife. Just when the day seemed to be winding down, we were lucky enough to come across a small pod of common
- [12.15.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-15-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy turned out to be a lucky and exciting day on the water. We were treated to the energetic presence of Pacific white sided dolphins, and soon after, a group of common dolphins joined in, playing and surfing in the wake of the boat. Watching both species interact and
- [12.14.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-14-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy offered a fascinating look at a humpback whale as it made its way south for the winter. The whale was consistently diving at roughly six-minute intervals, giving us repeated opportunities to watch its powerful movements and graceful dives. Following along with this steady rhythm made the encounter especially engaging and
- [12.13.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-13-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On our trip today aboard the Legacy, we were treated to an incredible wildlife encounter. We witnessed three humpback whales rolling south on their migration, offering amazing views as they moved gracefully through the water. Adding to the excitement was a surprise visit from Pacific white-sided dolphins, whose playful presence is always an enjoyable experience.
- [12.12.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-12-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was a wonderful experience as we encountered more humpback whales on their southbound journey. Watching these magnificent animals travel gracefully through the water is always a beautiful sight and seeing them along their migration route made the trip especially memorable. Surrounded by open water and great conditions, the
- [12.11.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-11-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was a memorable one. As we cruised the open water, we were treated to an incredible sight a humpback whale making its southbound journey for the winter. The whale stayed at the surface long enough to give us several great looks, allowing us to clearly see its powerful
- [12.10.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-10-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Aboard the Legacy, the adventure began almost instantly. We had barely left Mission Bay when a call crackled over the radio that there are birds working the surface and a possible spout just outside the harbor entrance. We headed straight for it, excitement building with every swell. Luck was on our side. The moment we
- [12.9.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-9-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Aboard the Legacy, we didn’t have to travel far before the adventure began. Just off the San Diego coast, southbound humpbacks appeared—massive, graceful, and astonishingly close to home. Their blows echoed across the water as they cruised alongside us, unhurried on their winter migration. Because they were so close, we enjoyed extra time with these
- [12.8.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-8-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy was a perfect day on the water. Under clear skies and calm conditions, we were lucky enough to spot dolphins swimming alongside the boat, playfully riding and weaving through the wake. Their energy and grace added an extra layer of excitement to an already beautiful outing. With sunshine, smooth seas,
- [12.7.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-7-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Aboard the Legacy, the ocean felt charged with possibility. Before long, humpbacks appeared on the horizon, sweeping gracefully through San Diego’s waters. We watched in awe as they fed on shimmering schools of sardines, the sea erupting with silver and spray as the whales surged upward. As the afternoon light softened, the giants continued their
- [12.6.2025 Full Day Offshore Excursion](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-6-2025-full-day-offshore-excursion/) - Our full day offshore aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular, with marine life greeting us almost everywhere we went. The adventure kicked off with common dolphins surfacing just a stone’s throw from the boat, setting an energetic tone for the day. Not long after, schools of bonito erupted at the surface, putting on
- [12.5.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-5-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale-watching trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of incredible! We pulled up on four humpback whales tearing into a massive bait ball, thrashing and lunging so close we could feel the energy in the water. More humpbacks surfaced in the distance, adding to the thrill. And everywhere literally as far as the eye
- [12.4.2025 Coast Guard Annual Topside Inspection](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-4-2025-coast-guard-annual-topside-inspection/) - The Legacy recently completed a Coast Guard topside inspection and passed with flying colors. Inspectors found the vessel’s exterior, safety gear, and above-deck equipment in excellent condition, with no deficiencies noted. The crew’s strong maintenance practices and readiness earned the vessel high praise and full compliance approval. Captain Sean Hartigan Call us at 619-309-1680 or
- [12.3.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-3-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular. Shortly after heading out, we encountered an incredible feeding frenzy involving six humpback whales, all lunging and blowing as they worked together to corral massive schools of bait fish. Surrounding them were hundreds of energetic common dolphins, slicing through the water and leaping alongside the
- [12.2.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-2-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard the Legacy delivered pure ocean excitement from start to finish. We discovered a mega pod of common dolphins, stretching across the horizon in a dazzling display of movement and sound. Not far behind them, four humpback whales followed, slowly making their way through the area. Passengers and crew alike were
- [12.1.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/12-1-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale-watching adventure aboard the Legacy was nothing short of unforgettable. We went the distance across calm, open water and were rewarded with incredible wildlife encounters first with a lively group of feeding common dolphins, darting and gliding around the bow, and then with a magnificent humpback whale surfacing nearby. It was a perfect blend
- [11.30.2025 Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-30-2025-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching adventure was memorable from start to finish. On the morning trip, we spotted both humpback whales and gray whales making us the first whale-watching boat in San Diego this season to see the gray whales. It was an exciting and remarkable way to begin the day. In the afternoon, we traveled farther
- [11.29.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-29-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On our afternoon whale watching trip, we traveled far across a beautifully calm ocean, with the sun shining warmly over the water. Although sightings were quiet at first, the journey itself was peaceful and stunning. Then, just when we thought the day was winding down, we were thrilled to encounter a dozen energetic common dolphins
- [11.28.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-28-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed an unforgettable whale-watching trip aboard the Legacy, where calm seas and clear skies set the perfect scene for wildlife viewing. Before long, we spotted several humpback whales surfacing and showcasing their signature tail flukes. The highlight of the trip came when one humpback breached completely out of the water! a breathtaking, once in
- [11.23.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-23-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed an unforgettable trip aboard the Legacy, beginning with an incredible encounter with a group of five humpback whales swimming closely together. Their coordinated movements were mesmerizing, and we were especially lucky to witness one of them spy-hopping, lifting its head above the surface as if to check us out. After spending an hour
- [11.22.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-22-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - We had a memorable excursion aboard the Legacy, highlighted by a special encounter with Pacific white-sided dolphins—our first sighting of the year. Their sleek, striking patterns and energetic movements made the moment especially exciting. As we continued our journey, we also spotted humpback whales making their way south toward warmer waters, offering graceful blows and
- [11.20.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-20-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed a wonderful whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, blessed with clear skies and beautiful weather from start to finish. While out on the water, we encountered a lively pod of common dolphins, their agility and playful energy making the experience truly unforgettable. Their leaps, splashes, and close passes by the boat created a
- [11.19.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-19-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard The Legacy was nothing short of breathtaking. For a full hour we were surrounded by nature’s beauty, starting with eight magnificent humpback whales surfacing, spouting, and showing off their powerful flukes. As if that wasn’t enough, the ocean soon came alive with an enormous pod of common dolphins—easily a thousand
- [11.18.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-18-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed an unforgettable adventure aboard The Legacy, cruising across sparkling blue water under picture-perfect skies. The highlight of the trip came when a lively pod of common dolphins appeared, cutting through the waves with incredible speed and grace. They surfed off the bow, leaping and weaving in the swell, their sleek bodies flashing in
- [11.17.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-17-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip began with a few brief but exciting glimpses of a minke whale slipping through the waves. After navigating through choppier seas, we eventually came across a group of dolphins actively feeding, their slow, coordinated movements revealing the rhythm of their hunt beneath the surface. On our way back home, the day
- [The Calm Before the Storm](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/the-calm-before-the-storm/) - Overcast skies and a beautiful ocean waited for us beyond the jetties of Mission Bay. Today were fortunate enough to find a pair of southbound Humpback whales early in our adventure and were able to join them for 5 miles of their migration down the peninsula. We were treated to quite a few close encounters
- [Beautiful Seas](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/beautiful-seas/) - Today we departed in grease calm weather, however the visibility did hamper our search a little. We were able to observe multiple groups of common dolphins. Our first was exhibiting feeding behavior and the second was in a tight traveling group. Water clarity has been excellent and everyone enjoyed the ever playful and curious dolphins.
- [Persistence Pays Off](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/persistence-pays-off/) - Nice weather and decent visibility gave us high hopes as we departed from Mission Bay this morning. As we have seen the past few days large congregations of pelagic birds led us to a small group of common dolphins that we were able to observe feeding on a small school of anchovies. Soon all that
- [Veteran's Day Excursions](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/veterans-day-excursions/) - Happy Veteran's and thank you to all our current and former members of the armed services. Today most of the marine life pushed a little bit west. We went North outside of La Jolla this morning and had to extend our range a little bit, but we were able to view a nice group of
- [11/10/2025 Trips](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-05-2025-trips/) - Foggy conditions made wildlife spotting difficult today, however we were able to locate groups of common dolphins on both our am and pm excursions. Overall the sea state was very nice and everyone enjoyed a few hours on the open ocean in an environment that few get to experience for themselves. We will be back
- [11.5.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-5-2025-am-whale-watch/) - The ocean was calm as we set out aboard the Legacy, the air filled with excitement and the promise of adventure. It wasn’t long before someone spotted the telltale ripple of a whale’s dive, and there it was—a humpback whale, majestic and powerful, disappearing into the deep. For about six minutes at a time, it
- [Breaching Humpback!](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/breaching-humpback/) - Hey All Captain Todd here, Just arriving from the most epic trip ever! Flat calm seas, bottlenose dolphins and a pair of humpbacks. Our trip started in glassy conditions and soon a very friendly pod of bottlenose dolphins were in our sight. We were treated with very good viewing conditions and boy did they want
- [11.3.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-3-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular. We began by encountering a large, spread-out pod of bottlenose dolphins, leisurely swimming and surfacing all around the vessel. Soon after, we came upon a massive mega pod of dolphins accompanied by an incredible flurry of bird activity and diverse marine life the ocean seemed
- [11.1.2025 Full Day Whale Watch/Bird](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/11-1-2025-full-day-whale-watch-bird/) - What an incredible day on the Legacy! Early on, we were treated to an unforgettable spectacle! a group of humpback whales feeding beneath a tornado of birds, including gulls, pelicans, jaegers, and more. The energy on the water was electric as whales surfaced among the swirling flocks. Afterward, we ventured farther west and were rewarded
- [Double Humpbacks!](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/double-humpbacks/) - We set off in beautiful conditions this AM with high hopes. It wasn't long before our spotter saw two spouts off the horizon. Two south bound humpbacks were located and we treated to very good looks and multiple tail flukes. We spent the better part of a hour viewing these mammals and decided to look
- [10.29.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-29-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s trip aboard the Legacy began with plenty of activity from seabirds feeding all around us, a promising sign of life in the area. Despite our efforts, we didn’t spot any marine mammals for most of the excursion. However, on our way back in, the captain’s keen eyes caught sight of a minke whale —
- [10.28.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-28-2025-am-whale-watch/) - As we set out aboard The Legacy, a thick fog wrapped around us, muting the world to shades of gray. For what felt like forever, we drifted through the mist, wondering if the skies would ever clear. Then, almost magically, the fog lifted to reveal a breathtaking sight—a lively pod of common dolphins feeding on
- [10.27.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-27-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular. Early on, we were treated to an energetic display of common dolphins, zipping playfully through the boat’s wake and showing off their speed and agility. Soon after, a pod of bottlenose dolphins made their presence known, surfacing close to the vessel and delighting everyone on
- [10.26.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-26-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching adventure aboard the Legacy was an incredible success! The trip began with calm seas and clear skies, setting the perfect stage for wildlife viewing. Early in the outing, we encountered a lively pod of common dolphins, leaping and riding the bow wake alongside the boat. Shortly after, several bottlenose dolphins appeared, offering
- [10.25.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-25-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watch aboard the Legacy was full of wonderful surprises. Not long after leaving the harbor, we spotted a pod of common dolphins swimming very close to shore. They moved gracefully through the surf, leaping and gliding beside the boat as if to greet us. Then, as luck would have it, we came across
- [10.24.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-24-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy was an unforgettable experience filled with energy and excitement. Early into the journey, we encountered a large pod of common dolphins racing alongside the boat. They darted in and out of the waves, playfully weaving through the wake and leaping at the bow. The water shimmered as they swam in
- [10.23.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/afternoon-whale-watch/) - An amazing experience today with the team. Beautiful weather and a gentle sea we head west north then south in search of wildlife. We experienced three separate dolphin pods of various sizes with more than 300 common dolphins estimated. Feeding and playing they were curious around the boat providing our guests with lots of photo
- [10.21.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-21-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching adventure aboard the Legacy offered moments of quiet anticipation and exciting surprise. Early in the trip, a pair of humpback whales was spotted off in the distance. The captain and a few lucky passengers were able to see them surface and blow before the whales took a deep dive and, despite searching,
- [10.20.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-20-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s journey aboard the Legacy delivered an unforgettable experience on the open ocean. Early into the trip, we encountered a lively group of common dolphins, gracefully weaving through the waves and energizing the scene with their playful behavior. The highlight of the day came when we spotted a group of humpback whales—a pair of adults
- [10.19.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-19-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today's whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular. From the moment we reached open water, we found ourselves surrounded by marine life in every direction. Pods of common dolphins raced alongside the boat, their sleek bodies slicing through the waves as they fed and played near the surface. All around us,
- [10.18.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-18-2025-am-whale-watch/) - It was a beautiful, sunny day out on the water aboard the Legacy, perfect for a whale watching adventure. Not long into our trip, we were thrilled to encounter a large group of common dolphins, actively feeding and darting through the waves. Their energy was contagious as they surged around the boat, chasing schools of
- [10.17.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-17-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On our recent whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we had an incredible encounter with marine wildlife. Not long into the journey, we came across a large pod of common dolphins, energetically feeding near the surface. The dolphins put on an amazing show as they darted through the water, working together in a classic display
- [10.13.2025 AM and PM Whale watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-13-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - After a long ride offshore through wind, waves, and classic Pacific fall weather, our persistence was well rewarded. Out in the open ocean, we encountered a spectacular scene: humpback whales and fin whales actively feeding alongside large groups of common dolphins. The water was alive with motion and energy, dolphins darted through the swells, shearwaters
- [10.12.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-12-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching adventure aboard the Legacy was a lively and memorable experience. While we didn’t spot any whales this time, we encountered several groups of common dolphins out on the water. The dolphins were incredibly active — we watched them racing alongside the boat, leaping through the waves, and feeding together in coordinated bursts.
- [10.11.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/10-11-2025-am-whale-watch/) - During our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we were treated to an incredible experience on the water. While we didn't encounter any whales on this outing, we observed multiple active pods of common dolphins, including both long-beaked and short-beaked species. The dolphins put on a fantastic show, riding the bow waves, leaping through the
- [Sunny October morning](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/sunny-october-morning/) - With flat seas and sunny skys we ventured out o the West. Once we hit deep-water we were rewarded with tons of various marine life, tons of feeding birds marked a large pod of common dolphins, several thousand in fact. a sword fish was spotted and we got to get a up-close look at one
- [9.29.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-29-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On this adventurous outing aboard the Legacy, we went the extra distance, and it paid off in a big way. After a determined journey offshore, we were rewarded with the breathtaking sight of more humpback whales surfacing, feeding, and cruising through the open ocean. As if that weren’t enough, thousands of dolphins joined the scene,
- [9.28.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-28-2025-am-whale-watch/) - During our unforgettable whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we were treated to an incredible display of humpback whale behavior. We witnessed multiple humpbacks lunge feeding on dense schools of anchovies, their massive mouths surging out of the water in a coordinated feeding frenzy. In the chaos, they even bumped a few dolphins aside as
- [9.26.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-26-2025-am-whale-watch/) - With clouds on the horizon and a steady breeze from the south, we set out aboard the Legacy for an adventurous day on the deep blue sea. The conditions were dynamic but beautiful, adding a sense of excitement as we ventured offshore in search of marine wildlife. Our journey took us about nine miles from
- [9.25.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-25-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy turned into an incredible dolphin encounter that left everyone on board amazed. A playful pod of common dolphins joined us, expertly riding the boat’s bow pressure waves and catching a free ride just beneath the surface. As passengers leaned over the rails, cheering and clapping, the dolphins seemed
- [9.24.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-24-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our ocean safari aboard the Legacy turned into an unforgettable show as we encountered a lively pod of common dolphins with a flair for performance. As the boat cruised through the waves, dozens of dolphins appeared, riding and surfing in the wake like seasoned pros. It was as if they had been training for this
- [9.23.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-23-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was a spectacular display of ocean wildlife in action. Out on the open water, we came upon an incredible feeding frenzy, where dolphins and seabirds converged in a breathtaking scene. Dozens of dolphins surged through the waves, chasing bait fish to the surface, while flocks of birds dove
- [9.22.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-22-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of an adventure as we made our way through the jetties and out into the vast Pacific Ocean. The excitement built as we navigated the swells and left the coastline behind. Once out in open waters, we were rewarded with incredible sightings of both bottlenose and common
- [9.21.2025 Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-21-2025-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed an incredible whale watching trip aboard the Legacy under beautiful, sunny skies and calm seas. The weather was perfect crystal-clear visibility and barely a ripple on the water, making for ideal viewing conditions. While whales remained elusive on this trip, we were treated to an unforgettable sight: large pods of dolphins feeding on
- [9.20.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch trips](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-20-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch-trips/) - Our recent whale watching adventure aboard The Legacy was nothing short of extraordinary. On both trips, we were incredibly fortunate to witness one of the ocean’s most elusive and awe inspiring predators: killer whales a rare sight in these waters. It wasn’t an easy journey. We pushed the limits, traveled far, and took the risk
- [9.19.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-19-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We embarked on an unforgettable journey aboard The Legacy, cruising through calm waters under clear skies. One of the highlights of the trip was the incredible number of common dolphin pods we encountered along the way. From the moment we left the harbor, the dolphins seemed to be everywhere—leaping through the waves, riding the bow,
- [9.18.2025 AM Whale Watching](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-18-2025-am-whale-watching/) - With rumors of humpback whales in the area, we set off aboard the Legacy on an adventure full of anticipation. Heading toward their last known location, the excitement built and soon, a call crackled over the radio: the humpbacks had been found! But before we could reach them, a lively pod of common dolphins intercepted
- [9.17.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-17-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Aboard the Legacy, we set out under clear skies with an awesome ocean breeze and calm, glassy seas ideal conditions for a day on the water. Though whales remained elusive, we were treated to an exciting encounter with a pod of bottlenose dolphins. They cruised alongside the boat, delighting everyone on board with their playful
- [9.16.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-16-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed a beautiful day out on the water aboard the Legacy, with calm seas and perfect weather setting the tone for a relaxing trip. While we didn’t spot any whales this time, a sprinkling of playful dolphins added a touch of magic to the journey. Their brief appearances brought smiles all around, making it
- [9.15.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-15-2025-am-whale-watch/) - With high hopes of spotting another elusive sperm whale, we set out on our whale watching adventure aboard the Legacy. After what felt like a long journey scanning the horizon, our patience was rewarded, not with a whale this time, but with an unforgettable encounter with a pod of dolphins. They danced at the bow
- [9.14.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-14-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip turned into a dolphin lover’s dream as we were lucky enough to encounter three different dolphin species each visiting us at different times throughout the journey! We started with a lively group of common dolphins, riding the bow and surfing the wake with their usual playful energy. Later, a pod of
- [9.13.2025 AM, PM, and Sunset Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-13-2025-am-pm-and-sunset-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watch aboard the Legacy turned into an unforgettable event as we witnessed an incredibly rare sight two sperm whales surfacing just offshore! These massive, elusive giants had been spotted in the area a few days ago, and many believed they had already moved on. But to everyone’s amazement, they returned and right in
- [9.11.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-11-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s adventure on the Legacy brought us unforgettable encounters just a few miles outside the harbor. We spotted a pair of humpback whales moving slowly at the surface, giving everyone onboard incredible, up close views. With their short dives and relaxed behavior, the whales stayed nearby for an extended time, allowing guests to witness their
- [9.10.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-10-2025-am-whale-watch/) - During our whale watching trip, we encountered a playful pod of long beaked common dolphins that made the experience truly magical. As the Legacy cruised along, the dolphins swam alongside us, gracefully surfing in our wake, weaving through the waves with effortless agility. They leapt and darted just off the bow, riding the pressure waves
- [9.9.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-9-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On our exciting trip aboard the Legacy, we were treated to an incredible display of ocean wildlife in action. The highlight of the day was spotting a sleek minke whale, surfacing gracefully near the boat as it joined in on a massive feeding frenzy. Surrounding the whale were pods of common dolphins, darting through the
- [9.7.2025 Bird Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-7-2025-bird-watch/) - Our recent trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of unforgettable! From start to finish, we were treated to an incredible array of seabirds and marine life. Highlights included close sightings of Jaegers, phalaropes, surf birds, and many other remarkable species, offering fantastic views for both seasoned birders and first-time observers. The true highlight of
- [9.4.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-4-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We went the distance on this trip, searching far and wide for a glimpse of something special and it paid off. On the horizon, a massive blow caught our eye, and excitement spread across the boat. We were lucky enough to find two fin whales swimming side by side, their size and grace absolutely breathtaking.
- [9.3.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-3-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy was an unforgettable experience. We were lucky to spot multiple minke whales and a lively pod of common dolphins, all part of an incredible feeding frenzy. Below the surface, whales and dolphins worked together to hunt, while above, shearwaters and pelicans dove in to join the action. It was a
- [9.2.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-2-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching safari aboard the Legacy was nothing short of extraordinary! The ocean came alive with an incredible feeding frenzy, centered around a massive bait ball — nearly the size of the boat itself! We watched in awe as a humpback whale, a minke whale, and a pod of energetic common dolphins all converged,
- [9.1.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/9-1-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - What an unforgettable day on the ocean! While cruising aboard the Legacy, we were thrilled to witness one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights a humpback whale! Everyone held their breath as we first spotted the telltale spout rising in the distance. Moments later, the majestic whale surfaced, giving us a clear view before lifting its
- [8.30.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-30-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - We had an exciting day out on the water aboard the Legacy! Early in the trip, we were treated to an incredible sighting of a lively pod of common dolphins, who delighted everyone with their acrobatics and playful behavior alongside the boat. Their speed and energy made for a truly memorable experience. While we just
- [8.29.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-29-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - The wind wasn’t exactly on our side today aboard the Legacy, making conditions a bit challenging for spotting marine life. But just when we thought the ocean might keep its secrets, luck turned in our favor. Out of nowhere, a minke whale breached multiple times right in front of the boat, a rare and breathtaking
- [8.29.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-29-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s adventure aboard the Legacy brought us right into the heart of the action! We were lucky enough to encounter a pod of playful common dolphins, zipping through the waves, riding the bow, and putting on a show that had everyone smiling. We were also in the vicinity of a minke whale, with reports placing
- [8.28.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-28-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy was a memorable journey across open waters, filled with excitement and the promise of marine wildlife encounters. Early into the trip, we were thrilled to spot a lively pod of common dolphins gracefully riding the waves and occasionally leaping near the bow — a breathtaking display of nature’s energy and
- [Dolphins, Whales, and Sunny Skies](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/dolphins-whales-and-sunny-skies/) - On this bright and beautiful day on the water, we were greeted by sunny skies and flat blue water. Our journey out started slow, but we found life in the deep water distance in the form of brown pelicans, gulls, and elegant terns. Following the bird life lead us to a lively pod of long
- [8.25.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-25-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Today’s trip aboard the Legacy kept us on our toes! After searching the open ocean with time running out, we finally found what we were hoping for, a lively group of common dolphins. Their playful energy and quick movements brought a rush of excitement just when we needed it most. As if that wasn’t enough,
- [8.24.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-24-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching adventure took us far offshore in search of marine life, with the open ocean stretching endlessly around us. Just when it seemed the waters might remain quiet, our efforts were rewarded in the best way possible, we encountered a large pod of common dolphins! Suddenly, dolphins were everywhere! Leaping, surfing the waves,
- [8.23.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-23-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip turned out to be an incredible experience! We were treated to the sight of numerous common dolphins, which surrounded the boat in large, playful pods, riding the wake and leaping through the water. Their energy and numbers made for an unforgettable show. To our surprise, we also spotted a small group
- [8.22.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-22-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - This morning’s trip was packed with excitement from start to finish! Not long after leaving the harbor, we were greeted by a playful group of bottlenose dolphins, zipping around the boat, surfing the wake, and showing off their acrobatic skills. Their energy was contagious and had everyone smiling. But the real thrill came when we
- [8.21.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-21-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s cruise aboard the Legacy was nothing short of extraordinary. Early in the trip, we encountered numerous bottlenose dolphins, playfully riding the wake and staying with the boat for an extended time offering incredible views and photo opportunities. The highlight of the day came when we were lucky enough to spot “Blanco,” a rare all-white
- [8.20.2025 AM and PM Whale watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-20-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s cruises aboard the Legacy offered fantastic marine wildlife sightings and memorable dolphin encounters. During the morning trip, we encountered a playful pod of common dolphins, delighting everyone onboard as they rode the bow, leapt through the waves, and showed off their energetic behavior. Later in the afternoon, we came across a group of bottlenose
- [8.19.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-19-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our recent whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of breathtaking. As we cruised through the open waters, the highlight of the day came when we encountered hundreds of common dolphins in a spectacular stampede. Moving at incredible speeds faster than the boat itself! The dolphins created a mesmerizing display of synchronized motion
- [8.18.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-18-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s trip brought us two incredible encounters with Common Dolphins, each offering a unique and unforgettable experience. The first pod was seen milling and feeding, calmly surfacing as they worked together to chase baitfish. An amazing look at their natural behavior. Not long after, we came across a second, more energetic pod that put on
- [8.18.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-18-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On a memorable late summer morning aboard the Legacy, we were treated to a truly spectacular wildlife encounter. In a single, concentrated area, we observed an incredible feeding event featuring Common Dolphins, a Minke Whale, and a Gray Whale all foraging together. The dolphins moved swiftly in coordinated groups, while the Minke Whale surfaced with
- [8.17.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-17-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - As summer drew to a close and most migratory whales had long since passed by, we found ourselves aboard the Legacy, scanning the horizon with hopeful eyes. Then, against all odds, a breathtaking moment unfolded a lone gray whale, defying the season, cruising northward in the fading days of summer. We spent unforgettable hours alongside
- [8.15.2025 Sunset Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-15-2025-sunset-whale-watch/) - A truly unforgettable evening unfolded aboard The Legacy as we hosted a joyful wedding party on the open ocean. Spirits were high as the boat set out, and almost immediately, nature offered up a spectacular show common dolphins as far as the eye could see, darting through the waves and leaping into the air with
- [8.15.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-15-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - During our recent voyages aboard The Legacy, we were treated to unforgettable encounters with pods of common dolphins. These agile and playful creatures put on a spectacular show, darting effortlessly alongside the boat and launching themselves into the air with impressive leaps and bounds. Their synchronized movements and high speed acrobatics created moments of pure
- [8.14.2025 AM and PM Whale Watching](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-14-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watching/) - Our morning trip aboard the Legacy began under clear skies and calm seas, setting the stage for an exciting wildlife adventure. It wasn’t long before we encountered lively pods of common dolphins, their acrobatic leaps and playful energy putting on quite the show. Not far behind, a group of bottlenose dolphins appeared, cruising gracefully alongside
- [8.12.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-12-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip was nothing short of unforgettable! The highlight of the day was a breaching minke whale that stole the show. Not only did we witness it launching out of the water multiple times, but it also mugged the boat repeatedly circling us up close and putting on an incredible display of curiosity
- [8.13.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-13-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's trip aboard the Legacy was filled with excitement and energy from the moment we set out. We were treated to amazing sightings of both common and bottlenose dolphins, leaping and playing in the boat’s wake. Their playful antics and synchronized movements were a joy to watch and made for an unforgettable experience on the
- [8.11.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-11-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of extraordinary. With determination and a spirit of adventure, the captain went the distance—pushing beyond the usual routes and taking a calculated risk to track down the elusive big blue whale. Against the odds, we prevailed. The reward? A breathtaking encounter with the largest animal
- [8.8.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-8-2025-am-whale-watch/) - This morning’s trip aboard the Legacy wasn’t just a whale watch it doubled as an incredible bird-watching adventure, too. The sky was alive with activity as pelicans, terns, and seagulls darted overhead, adding to the excitement on the water. We encountered multiple groups of common dolphins, always a delight with their playful energy. The highlight
- [8.7.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-7-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - On a misty and mysterious morning aboard The Legacy, we set out on a whale watching adventure cloaked in fog and anticipation. The ocean was calm and quiet, adding to the sense of wonder as we scanned the horizon. Before long, we were greeted by a lively pod of common dolphins, their sleek bodies slicing
- [8.6.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-6-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch-2/) - From the moment we stepped aboard the Legacy, excitement buzzed through the air like electricity. The engines roared to life, the sea breeze hit our faces, and we all felt the thrill of adventure as the boat cut through the waves, heading into the unknown. Spirits were high and binoculars were out everyone hoping for
- [8.5.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-6-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's whale watch was nothing short of spectacular. As we set off into the blue, we were immediately greeted by an incredible sight, thousands of seabirds filling the sky and sea. Brown pelicans, seagulls, shearwaters, and elegant terns all dove and darted with precision, feasting on massive schools of baitfish. The ocean surface was alive
- [8.4.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/8-4-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - We had an incredible day out on the water aboard the Legacy. While we didn’t see any whales this time, the ocean was anything but quiet. Huge bait balls were boiling at the surface, and the action around them was nonstop. Common dolphins were everywhere, racing through the water and pushing the fish into tight,
- [7.28.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-28-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching adventure aboard the Legacy was a memorable experience filled with excitement and incredible marine life. While we didn’t spot any whales this time, we were treated to an amazing show by both common and bottlenose dolphins. The highlight of the trip was undoubtedly a baby bottlenose dolphin that captured everyone’s hearts. Its
- [7.27.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-27-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - What began as a determined search quickly turned into an unforgettable adventure on the open ocean. Aboard the Legacy, we spent over an hour scanning the horizon, moving from one frenzied bird school to the next, eyes sharp and spirits high despite the elusive whales. Along the way, we were treated to an electrifying surprise—bluefin
- [7.27.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-27-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our journey aboard the Legacy was filled with excitement and anticipation as we set out with high hopes of encountering whales. While the elusive giants of the sea didn't make an appearance, the trip was far from disappointing. We were treated to a mesmerizing display by a large pod of common dolphins, whose playful leaps
- [7.26.2025 AM, PM and Sunset Cruise](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-26-2025-am-pm-and-sunset-cruise/) - Over the course of three exhilarating trips aboard Legacy, we were treated to spectacular displays of marine wildlife. Each outing featured multiple Bryde’s whales actively feeding alongside pods of common dolphins, creating a dynamic and unforgettable experience. The action intensified as hundreds of terns dove rapidly into the water, drawn by the same bait balls
- [7.25.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-25-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s trip aboard the Legacy offered a brief but exciting glimpse of ocean life. Early in the outing, a quick flash of common dolphins broke the surface before they dove deep and vanished from sight, leaving us with just a fleeting encounter. As we continued, tern birds were actively picking at the surface around a
- [7.25.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-25-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our recent whale watching trip was a reminder that nature is always in control—especially when it comes to the weather. Despite forecasts, the wind picked up and the ocean grew choppy, making it difficult to spot marine life. Conditions were far from ideal, but that’s part of the unpredictability that comes with being out on
- [7.24.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-24-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Over two adventurous outings on The Legacy, our crew and guests faced challenging conditions with wind and waves that rocked the boat and made spotting marine life tough. Despite the elements tipping the vessel and obscuring the sea’s surface, the experienced crew remained determined. Their persistence paid off — both trips were rewarded with exciting
- [7.23.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-23-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard The Legacy was charged with energy as high winds whipped up the sea, painting the water with whitecaps that danced like dolphins in every direction—so convincing they even fooled the trained eye. The ocean was alive and wild, making for an exhilarating ride. Hopes were high with reports of whale sightings from
- [7.23.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-23-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching safari aboard The Legacy turned into an unforgettable expedition when the captain caught word of two different whale species spotted beyond the usual range. Trusting his instincts, he took the gamble and ventured farther out—and it paid off. First, we were treated to awe-inspiring views of a humpback whale, its powerful fluke
- [7.22.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-22-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Aboard The Legacy, our whale watching adventure took an unexpected and delightful turn as we encountered a pod of common dolphins behaving in the most uncommon ways. Rather than simply skimming the surface, they put on what felt like a spontaneous performance—leaping high into the air, twisting mid-jump, and even swimming upside down beneath the
- [7.22.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-22-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our journey aboard The Legacy was nothing short of breathtaking—a vivid encounter where sky and sea blurred into a seamless dance of nature. The horizon shimmered as if the sky had poured itself into the water, creating a surreal canvas of blues and silvers. At the heart of this spectacle, tern birds wheeled and dove
- [7.21.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-21-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip on the Legacy was a true oceanic adventure—a day filled with anticipation, patience, and an unforgettable payoff. We set off with high hopes, scanning the horizon as we cruised through the deep blue. After a long search, the ocean rewarded our persistence: a massive pod of about 200 common dolphins burst
- [7.21.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-21-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular! The day began with a thrilling encounter as we came upon a massive pod of common dolphins—hundreds of them—darting through the waves in a frenzied feeding session. They surrounded the boat, leaping and weaving through the water, their energy electrifying the air. Just
- [7.20.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-20-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Our afternoon aboard the Legacy was packed with excitement and unforgettable encounters from start to finish! As we cruised through calm seas, we quickly found ourselves surrounded by multiple pods of common dolphins, their playful energy lighting up the water. They raced alongside the boat, leaping through the waves and giving us incredible views as
- [7.20.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-20-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our journey aboard the Legacy was a true offshore odyssey—bold, relentless, and wildly rewarding. Pushing farther out to sea than ever before, we chased the promise of open-water magic, scanning endless blue in every direction. Hours passed with anticipation building, and just when it seemed like nature might keep her secrets hidden, everything changed in
- [7.19.2025 Whale Watch Dolphin Sunset Cruise](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-19-2025-whale-watch-dolphin-sunset-cruise/) - Our sunset dolphin cruise may have started under a blanket of clouds, but it turned into a serene and magical evening on the water. While the full sunset was hidden, the sun managed to peek through just enough to cast a warm golden glow across the ocean, adding a touch of drama to the moody
- [7.19.2025 Bird Watching Trip](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-19-2025-bird-watching-trip/) - Our 12-hour bird watching trip was nothing short of spectacular—an unforgettable journey blending the wonders of sea and sky into one thrilling day! We started with calm seas and crisp air, scanning the horizon for signs of life. It wasn’t long before the ocean erupted with action: pods of common dolphins sliced through the waves,
- [7.18.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-18-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular! Shortly after setting out, we were surrounded by multiple pods of common dolphins—hundreds of them leaping, splashing, and riding the boat's wake. The water came alive with energy as dolphins raced alongside us, putting on an unforgettable show. Everywhere we looked, there were sleek bodies
- [7.18.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-18-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We enjoyed an incredible whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, where we had the exciting opportunity to spot a minke whale gliding through the water. Later in the journey, a lively pod of common dolphins approached the boat, delighting everyone with their playful behavior and graceful swimming. It was a memorable day filled with amazing
- [7.17.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-17-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s whale watching trip was filled with energy and excitement out on the water. We encountered multiple pods of common dolphins—hundreds of them racing alongside the boat, leaping through the waves, and creating a spectacular scene all around us. Their playful behavior and sheer numbers made for a truly magical experience. While we didn’t spot
- [7.17.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-17-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular. The highlight of the day was an unforgettable encounter with a humpback whale actively feeding alongside a large pod of common dolphins. The synergy between the species was mesmerizing, with dolphins darting through the waves as the whale lunged and surfaced repeatedly. Adding to the
- [7.16.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-16-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s trips aboard The Legacy was full of life on the water! We encountered multiple large pods of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), estimated in the hundreds, as they raced alongside the boat, bow-rode, and leapt through the waves—an incredible display of energy and coordination. The ocean was also alive with bird activity. We observed a
- [7.15.2025 AM and PM](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/7-15-2025-am-and-pm/) - During today’s whale watching trip aboard The Legacy, passengers were treated to exciting sightings of both bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). Bottlenose Dolphins: Known for their robust bodies and curved dorsal fins, a pod was observed cruising near the vessel. These dolphins displayed typical social behavior, swimming in small groups and
- [7.3.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-3-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Our unforgettable journey aboard the Legacy set sail under clear skies and a sea breeze full of promise. As we cruised into open waters, the adventure quickly turned magical when pods of common and bottlenose dolphins appeared, slicing through the waves with grace and energy. Suddenly, the ocean came alive—dozens of dolphins leaping, spinning, and
- [7.3.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-3-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Our journey aboard the Legacy was nothing short of thrilling from the moment we left the harbor. Out on the open water, we were quickly surrounded by multiple pods of common dolphins, slicing through the waves with electric energy. They danced in the surf, surfing the boat’s wake in synchronized bursts of speed and joy,
- [7.4.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-4-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Aboard the Legacy, we embarked on a whale watching trip with the scenic Coronado Islands in the background. Throughout the journey, we encountered multiple pods of common dolphins, energetically swimming and leaping alongside the boat. The highlight of the trip was seeing several flukes from a humpback whale as it surfaced and dove repeatedly, offering
- [7.4.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-4-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - Our boat trip was filled with energy and anticipation as we cruised across sparkling waters. Dozens of common dolphins surrounded us, racing the boat and leaping through the waves in an unforgettable display of speed and grace. Just as we scanned the horizon for more, word came of a humpback whale nearby—but it had just
- [7.4.2025 Sunset Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-4-2025-sunset-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching trip in San Diego was nothing short of magical. We cruised the coastline, surrounded by playful pods of common dolphins that raced alongside the boat, leaping and spinning in the golden afternoon light. The ocean was alive with energy, and the sight of these wild creatures in their element was breathtaking. As
- [7.5.2025 Sunset Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-5-2025-sunset-whale-watch/) - Today's whale watching adventure aboard the Legacy was a truly special experience. Early in the trip, we encountered several lively pods of common dolphins, their acrobatic leaps and playful energy delighting everyone on board. The highlight of the day, however, came when we spotted a humpback whale traveling alongside a pod of dolphins. Watching these
- [7.14.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-14-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Our whale watching adventure aboard the Legacy was an unforgettable experience. On both outings, we were incredibly lucky to encounter the majestic blue whales, the largest animals on the planet. Although we had to wait around 14 minutes for one of the blue whales to resurface, the moment it appeared was absolutely worth the anticipation.
- [7.13.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-13-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On our whale watching trip aboard The Legacy, we were treated to an incredible display of marine life. Early in the voyage, we encountered a nursing pod of common dolphins, a heartwarming sight as mothers swam closely with their calves, occasionally leaping playfully through the waves. Their graceful movements and tight-knit behavior gave us a
- [7.12.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-12-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Over the course of two memorable whale watching trips aboard the Legacy, passengers were treated to incredible marine wildlife sightings. On both outings, large pods of common dolphins surrounded the boat, delighting guests with their playful behavior and synchronized swimming. In addition, humpback whales were spotted, showcasing signature fluke dives and occasional spouts on the
- [7.8.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-8-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - On a memorable whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we witnessed an extraordinary natural spectacle as humpback whales and common dolphins cooperated in feeding on the same bait ball of anchovies. The boat cruised through the serene waters, where we first noticed the surface breaking with splashes—at first, the dolphins. Their graceful, synchronized movements were
- [7.7.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-7-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today’s trip aboard the Legacy was truly memorable, highlighted by multiple encounters with large groups of common dolphins. We observed rare and fascinating behaviors, including an energetic stampede and coordinated feeding activity that was out of the ordinary for the area. These unique displays made for an especially exciting and educational outing on the water.
- [7.6.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-6-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - Today's trip aboard the Legacy was filled with incredible dolphin activity from start to finish. We encountered multiple pods of common dolphins, each offering a unique glimpse into their behavior. Some pods were actively feeding, creating bursts of energy at the surface as seabirds circled overhead. Others chose to swim right alongside our boat, riding
- [7.5.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-5-2025-am-and-pm-whale-watch/) - We had a great day out on the water aboard the Legacy, with calm seas and clear skies setting the tone for a memorable trip. While we didn't encounter any whales on this outing, we were treated to several exciting sightings of common dolphins. A few pods came close to the boat, offering fantastic views
- [7.2.2025 AM & PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-2-2025-am-pm-whale-watch/) - On our recent trip aboard the Legacy, we were treated to an unforgettable day on the water with both common and bottlenose dolphins. The common dolphins arrived first, racing toward the boat in a large, energetic pod. They leapt through the waves and rode the bow, giving us a spectacular display of speed and agility.
- [7.1.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-1-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - We had a beautiful day out on the water aboard the Legacy, with calm seas and mostly clear skies setting the stage for a great trip. The highlights included two impressive humpback whales, a quick sighting of a minke whale, and an active pod of common dolphins that gave us a fantastic show as they
- [7.1.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/7-1-2025-am-whale-watch/) - We had a fantastic day out on the water with perfect weather—clear skies, calm seas, and sunshine all around. While we were on the lookout for whales, the true stars of the trip turned out to be a lively pod of common dolphins. They put on an incredible show, riding the bow waves and leaping
- [6.30.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-30-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On our recent whale watch adventure aboard the Legacy, we were treated to an unforgettable experience on the open ocean. Early in the trip, we spotted a fast-moving fin whale, slicing through the waves with incredible speed as it disappeared toward the horizon — a powerful reminder of the vastness and energy of these magnificent
- [6.29.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-29-2025-am-whale-watch-humpback-breach/) - During our whale watching trip, we had the incredible opportunity to witness a humpback whale breach — a spectacular sight as it launched out of the water and splashed back down. After the breach, the whale cruised along the surface, giving us a prolonged and peaceful view of its movements. The experience was both thrilling
- [6/27/25 PM whale trip young gray whales and plenty of common dolphins](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-27-25-pm-whale-trip-young-gray-whales-and-plenty-of-common-dolphins/) - On our latest trip aboard the Legacy, we had the special treat of seeing two young gray whales heading north—a bit later than the typical migration timeline, making their appearance all the more exciting. They stayed near the surface long enough for everyone to enjoy some great views. Later in the trip, we encountered a
- [6.28.2025 AM Whale Watch We Got Whales!](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-28-2025-am-whale-watch-we-got-whales/) - An unforgettable day on the water! We spotted a minke whale, known as one of the smallest and fastest baleen whales—usually shy and hard to track, so catching a glimpse was a real treat. We also encountered multiple humpback whales, famous for their long pectoral fins and acrobatic surface behaviors. Their massive flukes and blows
- [AM and PM whale watching trips 6/26/25](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/am-and-pm-whale-watching-trips-6-26-25/) - What a day on the water! 🐬🌊 On both trips, we were lucky enough to encounter huge pods of common dolphins and playful bottlenose dolphins—putting on an incredible show with their high-energy behavior and close approaches to the boat. Guests were treated to fantastic views and unforgettable moments! While whales eluded us today, the ocean
- [6.28.2025 Sunset Cruise The Big One](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-28-2025-sunset-cruise-the-big-one/) - As the sun hovered low on the horizon, casting golden light across the water and tinting the sky with soft hues of orange and pink, our boat cruised gently through the evening calm. The serene moment was soon transformed into awe when a massive blue whale surfaced nearby. We watched in silence as it exhaled
- [6.28.2025 PM Whale Watch Humpbacks!](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-28-2025-pm-whale-watch-humpbacks/) - While whale watching aboard the Legacy, we were treated to an unforgettable spectacle as a majestic humpback whale burst from the water and executed a powerful tail peduncle throw. The force and grace of the motion—its massive tail arcing high into the air before slamming down with an explosive splash—captivated everyone on board. It was
- [6/27/25 AM trip minke mugging and dazzling dolphins](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/6-27-25-am-trip-minke-mugging-and-dazzling-dolphins/) - On our recent whale watching excursion, passengers were treated to an unforgettable experience. The highlight of the trip was a surprise encounter with a curious minke whale, which mugged the boat—circling closely and repeatedly surfacing near the vessel, offering incredible up-close views and thrilling everyone aboard. As if that wasn’t enough, a pod of dolphins
- [6/25/25 bottlenose bonanza!](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-25-25-bottlenose-bonanza/) - During our whale watch, we had the exciting opportunity to observe a pod of bottlenose dolphins. They were highly active, leaping from the water and playfully riding the boat's wake. Their agility and coordination were incredible to watch. Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence and social behavior. Often seen in coastal waters, they communicate
- [6/25/25 PM whale watch big blue!](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-25-25-pm-whale-watch-big-blue/) - Our journey aboard the Legacy was nothing short of breathtaking. Under a sky brushed with sunlight and sea spray, we set sail with hopes high—but none of us could have imagined what awaited. As the waves rolled gently beneath us, the ocean suddenly parted in awe… and there it was. A blue whale—the largest animal
- [06.25.2025 Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-24-25-pm-minke-mugging/) - Today’s adventure aboard the Legacy delivered an unforgettable encounter with marine wildlife. The highlight of the trip was a rare and thrilling moment when a curious minke whale “mugged” the boat, circling closely and giving passengers an incredible, up-close view. This rare behavior left everyone in awe. Adding to the magic, a playful pod of
- [06.24.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/am-whale-watch-6-24-2025/) - What an unforgettable day out at sea! Our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy was nothing short of spectacular, as we had the incredible fortune of spotting two magnificent blue whales, the largest animals on Earth! The ocean was calm, and anticipation buzzed through the group as we set off. Within a couple of hours,
- [06.23.2025 AM and PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-23-2025-am-pm-whale-waiting/) - On our morning whale watching trip, we were thrilled to spot a pod of common dolphins right at the last minute, adding excitement to the end of our journey. In the afternoon, although we didn’t encounter any marine mammals, we enjoyed beautiful weather, calm seas, and clear skies—making for a peaceful and scenic outing. As
- [06.21.2025 Canceled Due to Weather](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/06-21-2025-canceled-due-to-weather/) - Unfortunately we had to cancel all trips today due to unsafe conditions on the ocean.
- [06.20.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-20-2025-pm-whale-watch/) - What a gorgeous day out on the ocean: sunny a warm, with only mild waves. Not too long after we left the harbor, we encountered our first pod of dolphins. Common dolphins to be precise. Always a joy to see these graceful creatures. As we continued our trip, we got to see another, very small
- [06.20.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-20-2025-am-whale-watch/) - This is a summary of the morning trip on Friday, June 20, 2025. The skies were rather cloudy and the sea conditions were a bit choppy. We traveled west for several miles before encountering any marine mammal life. What we found was a pod of bottlenose dolphins! I estimate the size of the pod at
- [6/19/2025 AM & PM whale waiting and dolphin watching](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-19-2025-am-pm-whale-waiting-and-dolphin-watching/) - On two unforgettable whale watching trips, we were surrounded by the incredible energy of common dolphins—hundreds of them, including adorable calves, racing alongside the boat. They launched themselves high into the air, performing acrobatic jumps that had everyone on board cheering in awe! The ocean felt alive with their playful spirit and sheer numbers. As
- [6/15/2025 am whale watch "dinky minke" and bottlenose](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-15-2025-am-whale-watch-dinky-minke-and-bottlenose/) - During our whale watching trip aboard the Legacy, we were fortunate to witness a brief but exciting breach by a minke whale. Though the whale was shy and only visible for a short time, the sighting was a memorable highlight. In addition to the minke whale, we also encountered a playful pod of bottlenose dolphins,
- [6/18/2025 AM & PM Whale watch sunny dolphin day](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-18-2025-am-pm-whale-watch-sunny-dolphin-day/) - Our adventure aboard the Legacy was packed with excitement! While cruising the open water, we were treated to an amazing display by common and bottlenose dolphins, surfing our wake and playfully dancing at the bow. They put on a show like they knew we were watching! Although we didn’t spot any whales this time, the
- [06.17.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-17-2025-am-whale-watch/) - AM cruise on Tuesday, June 17. Sunny skies but rough sea. Unfortunately, we did not see any whales. There were two very large pods (200+) common dolphins with many babies . There were many dolphins breaching very high out of the water. The rough conditions had many guests sitting with plastic bags not feeling well.
- [6/16/2025 Double Blue Whales](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-16-2025-double-blue-whales/) - Our whale-watching trip on the Legacy was an unforgettable adventure! We were thrilled to see pods of common and bottlenose dolphins swimming and playing near the boat. The highlight of the day was spotting two massive blue whales, the largest animals on Earth. We watched in awe as they surfaced, spouted, and slowly dove back
- [6/15/2025 PM Whale Watching Dolphin Trifecta](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-15-2025-pm-whale-watching-dolphin-trifecta/) - On our recent whale watching trip, we enjoyed an incredible day on the water with sightings of three different dolphin species. Playful bottlenose dolphins and agile common dolphins gave us fantastic viewing opportunities, delighting everyone aboard. The true highlight of the trip, however, was the rare and exciting sighting of Risso's dolphins. These distinctive, scar-marked
- [6/16/2025 AM Whale Watch Double Humpback Day!](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-16-2025-am-whale-watch-double-humpback-day/) - We headed out with excitement, hoping for a glimpse of something special—and the ocean delivered. A playful pod of common dolphins was the first to greet us, zipping through the waves and riding the boat’s wake with effortless joy. Then, a juvenile humpback appeared. Curious and full of personality, it lingered near the boat, surfacing
- [06.11.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-11-2025-am-whale-watch/) - 06.11.25 Whale Counts Captain Sean charted a course to the northwest of Mission Bay on a calm, overcast morning. Mid-way through the cruise, we sighted two smaller pods of Common Dolphins, and then one more larger group of Common's while returning to the dock. While we didn't see any whales today, in total our excited
- [06.10.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-10-2025-am-whale-watch/) - Calm, quiet day on the water under the marine layer for at least the first half of the trip, but as we saw birds diving, we were treated to Bottlenose and Risso's dolphins swimming together. Although the Risso's were moving more slowly, they started breaching, diving, and tail slapping, staying with the boat for quite
- [06.13.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-13-2025-am-whale-watching-bottlenose-common-dolphins-and-minke-whales/) - During our exciting 3-hour whale watching adventure, we were treated to incredible sightings of both bottlenose and common dolphins, gracefully swimming alongside the boat and putting on a show with their playful behavior. The highlight of the trip was a shy yet curious minke whale, which repeatedly surfaced near the vessel, almost as if it
- [06.09.2025 AM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-9-2025-am-whale-watching/) - What an awesome day out on the water! While we didn’t see any whales this time, we were surrounded by tons of action. We ran into several groups of common dolphins, and they were full of energy — swimming right alongside the boat and leaping through the waves. Above us, brown pelicans were everywhere, flying
- [06.08.2025 PM Whale Watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-8-2025-pm-whale-watching/) - Aboard the Legacy, we set out under clear skies and a salty breeze, ready for whatever the ocean had in store—and wow, did it deliver! Not long into our journey, we were surrounded by pods of common dolphins, leaping through the waves like nature’s acrobats. Moments later, their bigger cousins, the bottlenose dolphins, showed up
- [06.08.2025 AM whale watch](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-8-2025-am-whale-watch/) - On a scenic whale watching trip departing from Mission Bay in San Diego, CA, passengers were treated to an incredible display of marine life. The highlight of the trip was the active presence of bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins, which were seen leaping and playing all around the boat. Their playful behavior and synchronized jumps
- [6/5/2025 Bird Bonanza](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-5-2025-bird-bonanza/) - We set out on a whale watching trip, but Mother Nature had other wild plans! While the whales played hard to get, we were treated to a jaw-dropping dolphin extravaganza—over a thousand dolphins dancing, leaping, and riding the waves all around us like a marine parade. Above us, pelicans soared like lazy sky-captains, shearwaters zipped
- [6/4/2025 AM Whale Watch Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-4-2025-hungry-hungry-dolphins/) - On our whale watching trip, we were treated to an incredible display of marine life. While whales were elusive, we encountered a large pod of dolphins actively feeding near the surface. They moved swiftly through the water, corralling fish, while dozens of seabirds dove from above to join the feast. The synchronized chaos of dolphins
- [05.30.2025 Whale Watch Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-30-2025-whale-watch-recap/) - 05-30-2025 AM Sunny San Diego! Lovely day to be out on the boat. We saw about 300 Common dolphins, a nursery pod with many babies. They were leaping into the water, giving us a great show! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope
- [05.31.2025 AM Whale Watch Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-31-2025-am-whale-watch-recap/) - The Saturday morning whale watching trip on May 31, 2025 started at 9:30 and ended around noon. The waters were calm with a marine layer lingering until we got about 5 miles off shore. The group had a great encounter with a mega pod of common dolphin. We estimated between 1,000 to 1,500 of them.
- [06.02.2025 AM Whale Watch Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-02-2025-am-whale-watch-recap/) - Monday June 2 AM Trip: We headed southwest from Mission Bay under a slightly overcast sky with minimal seas. The winds freshened offshore as we encountered a large pod (600+) of common dolphin and there were two fin whales joining in the feeding activity. One whale surfaced quite close to the boat with a lunge
- [06.01.2025 PM Whale Watch Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-01-2025-pm-whale-watch-recap-2/) - June 1, PM cruise. Cloudy day, with some wind, but still a fantastic day to be on the water. We were quite a ways out when we saw about 30 bottlenose dolphins feeding together. Several jumped fully out of the water and flew through the air for us! It was spectacular. As always, you can
- [06.01.2025 AM Whale Watch Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-01-2025-pm-whale-watch-recap/) - The Legacy left the docks for the morning whale watching cruise with about 30 passengers. The skies were overcast with out coastal June Gloom that dissipated with the sun peeking out for a bit. Captain Sean steered us south and west looking for any surprises we could find. We did see a small pod of
- [05.31.2025 PM Whale Watch Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-31-2025-pm-whale-watch-recap/) - On the PM trip, there was thunder and lightning in the distance while in the harbor but not at sea. Through the captains determination we found a large pod of common dolphins at the very end. Everyone on board had a good time and enjoyed the presentation. As always, you can book your trip here
- [05.29.2025 PM Whale Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-30-2025-am-whale-recap/) - Thursday May 29, PM cruise -- Captain Chris took us out to the 9 mile bank in search of a blue whale seen earlier that day -- and we hit the jackpot with two different blue whales! The sun came out and guests were treated to many close-up looks including great views of the entire
- [05.28.25 AM Whale Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/our-whale-watching-trip-was-filled-with-excitement-from-the-start-with-playful-pods-of-both-common-and-bottlenose-dolphins-swimming-alongside-the-boat-the-highlight-came-when-we-spotted-a-tall-spout/) - Our whale watching trip was filled with excitement from the start, with playful pods of both common and bottlenose dolphins swimming alongside the boat. The highlight came when we spotted a tall spout in the distance—clear evidence of a whale surfacing. We eagerly watched and waited, scanning the horizon, but the elusive giant slipped away
- [05.27.25 AM Whale Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-27-25-am-whale-recap-2/) - It was a beautiful morning on the Legacy. Our guests came from all over the U.S. and most had never been whale watching. They were thrilled to see about 1200 short beaked common dolphin in five pods jumping, riding the wake and feeding. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or
- [Whale of a day](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/whale-of-a-day/) - With two trips scheduled for today we departed promptly at 10 am with high hopes. Upon open ocean we encountered several small pods of common dolphin and mola mola. In the distance a spout was spotted however only the keen eye of the captain caught it. The spout was lost in the light drizzle and
- [05.26.25 PM Whale Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-27-25-daily-recap/) - 05.26.25 PM On a warm, sunny afternoon, we encountered the first Fin Whale of the summer season! It swam up close to the boat, so everyone could get a good look. Later on, a pod of about 150 Bottlenose Dolphins swam near the boat, jumped, and surfed in the boat's wake. It was a special
- [05.26.25 AM Whale Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-27-25-am-whale-recap/) - The Legacy was back on the water after a brief hiatus with a new and improved boat full of passengers! Guests were treated to a small pod of about 10 offshore bottlenose dolphins and then got to see an even bigger pod of about 30 bottlenose later on. The dolphins loved swimming in the waves
- [05.25.25 Daily Recap](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-25-25-daily-recap/) - Sunday, 5/25/25, pm: Mostly sunny skies and fairly calm conditions; saw about 10 Bottlenose dolphin who swam close to us early in the trip, with a few who did some leaps through our waves. Toward the end of the trip, we saw lots of birds diving and at least 500 Common dolphin fishing around a
- [04.12.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-12-25-whale-counts/) - Today was full of life starting with our first trip that got to see hundreds of Common dolphins and a Fin whale! for the second trip and our sunset cruise we had even more playful Common Dolphin! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We
- [04.11.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-11-25-whale-counts/) - It was certainly dolphin day in San Diego! Throughout our trips we encountered various pods of Common Dolphin, both long-beaked and short-beaked as well as both inshore and offshore bottlenose dolphin! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! –
- [04.10.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-10-25-whale-counts/) - A truly spectacular day on the water with a set of FOUR Gray Whales! we were able to locate these animals on our morning trip and got some great looks, but the real show was in the afternoon when one of these whales breached 4 times for us (that is when they jump out of
- [04.09.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-09-25-whale-counts/) - Started our day off with dense fog, but made our way out and got some beautiful looks at 2 different species of dolphin. The highlight being a very large pod of Offshore Bottlenose dolphin in pristine blue waters and getting to surf with Common Dolphin the fastest marine mammal on the planet. For our second
- [04.08.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-08-25-whale-counts/) - A truly beautiful day on the water that started out looking a bit foggy but ultimately the skies opened up to sun and glassy conditions. We made our way all the way out to the extent of our range and got to see a small pod of feeding Common Dolphins followed by 2 elusive Minke
- [04.06.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-06-25-whale-counts/) - Some of that good weather is here with the sunny skies, and calm conditions. For todays trips we encountered Common Dolphin on both with a Fin whale apiece on each trip. The first whale was a younger whale but very friendly, the second a bit more shy but much larger and we got some amazing
- [04.05.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-05-25-whale-counts/) - Gorgeous sunny skies and even more marine life! Throughout todays trips we encountered 3 different Fin whales, around 500 Common Dolphin, 100 Bottlenose Dolphin and saw a gorgeous sunset! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain Quinn
- [04.04.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-04-25-whale-counts/) - 3 Fantastic trips today full of wildlife! For all three trips we saw whales and dolphins with the predominant species being the second largest animal on the planet, the Fin whale! While we saw these whales on all trips today our second of the day was particularly interesting. This is because the whale we saw
- [03.30.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-30-25-whale-counts/) - A fantastic day on the water with some incredible finds! Our first trip was a one-stop-shop with around 300 Common Dolphin, and we got the most sought after experience of a breaching Humpback whale! We saw this whale as it followed dolphins looking for fish and were able to see it as it leaped from
- [03.29.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-29-25-whale-counts/) - An adventurous day on the water led to some nautical sightings! For our first trip we were lucky enough to encounter 2 MASSIVE Fin Whales, and for the second we saw a juvenile Humpback Whale and Common Dolphin. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680.
- [03.27.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-27-25-whale-counts/) - We had one of the most incredible days on the water in a long time today. We were fortunate enough to get to witness 2 juvenile Humpback whales today, over 1000 Common Dolphin and thousands of birds as they were feeding on anchovies. The looks we got as these curious whales and dolphins came right
- [03.26.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-26-25-whale-counts/) - We made some runs today, but was totally worth it! For our first trip we encountered around 300 feeding Common Dolphin, followed by 3 Northbound Gray whales on the 9 miles bank. For the second we switched it up and got to see over 1000 Common dolphin aggressively feeding on anchovies and we smelled something
- [03.25.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-25-25-whale-counts/) - We had such an awesome day out on the water with excellent weather and ocean conditions! On the first trip we saw 200-300 feeding Common Dolphin and then caught up with a pod of around 20-25 offshore Bottlenose Dolphin! On the second trip we encountered a feeding super pod of Common Dolphin, and this activity
- [03.24.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-24-25-whale-counts/) - It was a beautiful day out on the water with so many Common Dolphin on both of our trips! We were so lucky to see both species (long & short beak) of Common Dolphin on our trips! We even got to see tiny little baby dolphins, and lots of acrobatic leaps! The cherry on top
- [03.23.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-23-25-whale-counts/) - What a wonderful day we had out on the ocean with both of our trips seeing trios of Northbound Gray Whales, and both had calves in tow! We got great looks at these giants as they made their way back to their feeding grounds in Alaska. An added bonus was a brief look at a
- [03.22.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-22-25-whale-counts/) - Another lovely day full of life! For the first trip we encountered a feeding frenzy of Common Dolphin and a juvenile humpback whale! For the second, a total of 6 Northbound Gray Whales and around 50 Common Dolphin gave us an amazing show. To round it out we got to hang out with a feeding
- [03.21.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-21-25-whale-counts/) - What an amazing day we had! For our first trip we went far to the west to catch up with a pair of northbound Gray whales, and got to see some Common Dolphin on our way back in. For the second trip, a few Common Dolphin turned into a few hundred! And finally for our
- [03.20.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-20-25-whale-counts/) - Even more life for todays trips, starting with a rather late southbound Gray whale, followed by a feeding juvenile humpback and hundreds of Common dolphins on our first trip. This was followed by another feeding Juvenile Humpback whale and around 500 Common Dolphins for the second! an amazing day out on the water. As always,
- [03.19.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-19-25-whale-counts/) - Sunny skies and an abundance of life off the coast of San Diego today! For our first trip we caught up with 2 different species of dolphins, The Common Dolphin and The Offshore Bottlenose dolphin! both were having a great time surfing with the boat and put on quite the show! For our second we
- [03.10.25 Whale Count](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-10-25-whale-count/) - Today was a FINtastic day out on the water with beautiful weather! Our trip started with a northbound Gray Whale, and then a small group of long-beaked Common Dolphin! The real star of the show was our familiar friends, a pair of Fin Whales that kept mugging our boat! We got amazing looks, with some
- [03.17.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-17-25-whale-counts/) - We had a beautiful day out on the water with amazing weather and ocean conditions! During out first trip we saw a few hundred Common Dolphin and then caught up with 2 Northbound Gray Whales! During the second trip we saw a lunge feeding Humpback Whale and another couple hundred Common Dolphin! All-in-all it was
- [03.16.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-16-25-whale-counts/) - Another great day of whale watching with our first trip getting to hang out with a nursery pod of Common Dolphin and we got to see all the little calves swimming and playing within the pod! For our second, no dolphins but we were lucky enough to get great looks at a Minke Whale, and
- [03.15.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-15-25-whale-counts/) - An adventurous day on the water led to some amazing animal sightings! For our first trip we made it out and got to catch up with 3 Fin whales, 2 of which we got incredible looks at as they swam right up to the boat! afterwards we got to see a beautiful sunset along the
- [03.09.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-09-25-whale-counts/) - The hits just keep on coming! We started out our first trip with 2 rather late southbound Gray Whales, followed by hundreds of Common Dolphin and eventually 2 massive Fin whales! For our second trip the 2 Fin whales turned into 3! We had sunny skies and warm weather hinting at summer right around the
- [03.08.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-08-25-whale-counts/) - After a few days off for weather we got out for two action packed trips! For our first trip we caught up with around 200 Short-beaked Common Dolphin, followed by another truly spectacular look at a Fin Whale that could not get enough of us. This whale circled the boat and came so close we
- [03.05.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-05-25-whale-counts/) - An absolutely beautiful day today, a break from some of the weather that has been blowing through San Diego but we got to see 2 different types of Common Dolphin with the second being around 250 Short-Beaked that had so many calves with them! Showing how unpredictable these wild animals can be just as we
- [03.01.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-01-25-whale-counts/) - A slightly windier day on the water, but with some great sightings! We made our way out and discovered 2 southbound Gray Whales. We stayed with these whales before spotting another type of whale, a Fin whale. Unfortunately this Fin whale decided it wanted to remain mysterious so we were not able to relocate but
- [02.28.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-28-25-whale-counts/) - Another lovely day with our friends the Fin Whales! For our first trip we started with around 50 Common Dolphin in a feeding frenzy with some sea lions going after anchovies. Followed by the pair of Fin whales that have been giving us amazing looks. For the second trip we did catch back up with
- [02.27.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-27-25-whale-counts/) - Another wonderful day with the pair of curious Fin Whales! We were fortunate enough to catch up with the same Fin whales that had been circling the area for a few days and yet again they gave us the show of a lifetime! this pair of whales came right up to the boat and checked
- [02.26.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-26-25-whale-counts/) - We had one of the most spectacular experiences weve ever had on todays trip. We started out getting to catch up with 200 Short-beaked Common Dolphin, but the real highlight was the 2 monstrous Fin Whales that were curious about the boat and decided to come and say hello. These fin whales circled the boat,
- [awesome day at sea](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/awesome-day-at-sea/) - Today started with dense fog, as the fog lifted we were gifted with five Fin whales and a small pod of common dolphin.
- [02.24.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-24-25-whale-counts/) - We had a beautiful morning out on the water today with excellent weather and ocean conditions! We caught up with a pod of 50-75 feeding Common Dolphin mixed in with Sea Lions... On the second trip the fog rolled in but we were still able to locate 4 of the 2nd largest animals on Earth,
- [02.23.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-23-25-whale-counts/) - We had a whale of a day today starting with a total of 4 Gray whales for our first trip, 1 Northbound and 3 Southbound. For the second we were able to catch up with the 3 southbound Gray whales as they were making their way down to Mexico! An amazing day with Great weather
- [02.22.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-22-25-whale-counts/) - Another amazing day of whale watching starting with our first trip where we encountered feeding Common Dolphin right by the Ocean Beach pier, followed by our 3rd northbound Gray whale of the year. For the second trip the wind picked up so spotting was a little tougher but we ultimately found some scattered Common Dolphin
- [02.21.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-21-25-whale-counts/) - We had quite the day of whale watching with 2 very different but equally magnificent trips! For our first we raced down all the way south and caught up with 4 Southbound Gray whales just before they crossed the border into Mexico! These were probably the best looks weve gotten at these migrating whales all
- [02.20.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-20-25-whale-counts/) - A Dolphin day in San Diego! For todays trip we encountered both Long Beaked and Short Beaked Common Dolphin! Both types gave us great shows as they surfed with the boat, played and even hunted for some small fish! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at
- [02.19.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-19-25-whale-counts/) - What an amazing day we had today! It was non stop action the entire trip starting with finding the first whale of the day in San Diego, a Humpback whale! we even got lucky and witnessed this whale throw its tail and do some tail slaps at the surface. During and after our Humpback experience
- [02.18.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-18-25-whale-counts/) - Today was an awesome day out on the water.... We saw so much different wildlife! On the first trip we saw a pod of 75-100 Common Dolphin, a Mola-Mola, and a Fin Whale! On the second trip we started with a pod of around 75-100 Common Dolphin, then caught up with 3 southbound Gray Whales,
- [02.17.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-17-25-whale-counts/) - Today was a beautiful day out on the water with a total of 5 different cetacean species seen! On our morning trip, we encountered multiple different pods of very acrobatic common dolphins! We then caught up with a large mixed group of Rissos dolphins and offshore Bottlenose dolphins! On our way back in from the
- [02.16.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-16-25-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day aboard the Legacy with whales and dolphins for both of our trips! We encountered a Southbound Gray whale and around 150 Common Dolphins on the first trip and for the second our first Northbound Gray Whale! a little early to see one of these whales going north but a welcome sight! As
- [02.15.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-15-25-whale-counts/) - We had quite the adventure today making our way out in search of giants. For both our trips we got to see the second largest animal on the planet: The Fin Whale! These massive animals are not only large, but also hold the record for the fastest of the baleen whales. we saw one on
- [02.11.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-11-25/) - We had quite the adventure this morning with our field trip... the wind started to really pick up so it made searching a little more difficult, but we still were able to locate a pair of southbound Gray Whales! Unfortunately due to the coming storm we will be canceling the next 2 days (Wednesday/Thursday)... As
- [02.10.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-10-25-whale-counts/) - We had quite an awesome day today! Despite the bumpy ride at times it was a beautiful day on the water! We started the trip with a pair of southbound Gray Whales and then caught up with a different group of 3 more Gray Whales, putting our trip total to 5 Gray Whales! As always,
- [02.09.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-09-25-whale-counts/) - An action packed day today starting with a pod of 150 Common Dolphin, and a southbound Gray whale. Followed by our afternoon trip that got to experience another 150 Common Dolphin and THREE southbound Gray whales. There was so much life out there and we are so excited for the week to come! As always,
- [02.08.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-08-25-whale-counts/) - Another day full of life aboard Legacy Whale Watch! for our first trip we encountered a very large Fin whale, the second largest animal on planet earth followed by a nursery pod of Common Dolphin! For the second, we got to see a southbound Gray Whale, and then some more of the always fun Common
- [02.07.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-07-25-whale-counts/) - A tricky day with fog and limited visibility, but that did not mean no life! We were fortunate enough to locate a few hundred scattered Common Dolphins, but the exciting part really was a really large pod of Rissos Dolphin! We saw over 1000 of these unique dolphin as they played and were far more
- [02.06.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-06-25-whale-counts/) - Quite a day on the Pacific, expecting to see one type of whale but surprised with another even bigger one! Today we caught up with scattered Common Dolphin on our way to the north and back south as they foraged for anchovies. The highlight of this trip was 2 MASSIVE Fin whales that eventually came
- [02.05.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-05-25-whale-counts/) - A truly gorgeous day on the water with sunny skies, flat calm conditions and so much wildlife! We encountered 2 Southbound Gray whales very early into our trip, and got some great looks with tail flukes. We followed that up with a feeding pod of around 75 Common Dolphin. While with the dolphin we saw
- [5 Minutes from the harbor](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/5-minutes-from-the-harbor/) - Our first Grey whale was spotted as were leaving the harbor. A fantastic single south bound whale steadily cruising along the kelp line of our coast, short two minute dives provided us with lots of looks. With beautiful weather the decision was made to head offshore where we located around 300 common dolphins. As time
- [Grey whales and grey sky's](https://www.sdwhale.com/uncategorized/grey-whales-and-grey-skys/) - We ventured off in the fog with high expectation's. Mother nature made visibility challenging with miles of fog however we were able to prevail once again. Mid way through our trip a slick spot in the water was seen and we knew it could only mean one thing! A pair of Grey whales emerged from
- [02.02.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-02-25-whale-counts/) - A foggy start to the day with very little visibility but was able to locate a very fun feeding frenzy of Common Dolphin and sea lions on our first trip. They were chasing anchovies, and it was quite the show. For our second trip We encountered a Southbound Gray whale, and more feeding Common Dolphin!
- [02.01.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-01-25-whale-counts/) - Weve been on a roll lately largely in part to a friendly visitor that has been calling San Diego home for over a week. Today we saw this juvenile Humpback whale on both trips, including a very large Gray whale on the second, with hundreds of Common Dolphin. What a day! As always, you can
- [01.31.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-31-25-whale-counts/) - So much life today! We started with our first trip encountering a VERY large southbound Gray whale, followed by around 400 Common Dolphin. For the second we took it even further getting to see SEVEN Southbound Gray whales, first 2 juveniles then a group of 5 large adults. Could not of asked for a better
- [01.30.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-30-25-whale-counts/) - Another truly spectacular day on the water, with our friend the hungry young Humpback whale! We got to see more feeding activity from this young whale again today as it grabbed up as many fish as it could. We saw this whale on both of our whale watches today so hope it sticks around in
- [01.29.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-29-25-whale-counts/) - A truly spectacular day on the water with one of the most incredible experiences weve ever had! Today was a one stop shop with a feeding frenzy complete with millions of Anchovies that attracted hundreds of birds, dolphins and sea lions but the highlight was a juvenile Humpback whale that was getting in on the
- [01.28.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-28-25-whale-counts/) - We had yet another amazing day today! We encountered a southbound Gray Whale that appeared to be pregnant and potentially ready to give birth any day now! We also encountered scattered pods of Common Dolphin, and some were even feeding! All in all it was an amazing day for whale watching here in San Diego!
- [01.27.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-27-25-whale-counts/) - What a day we had today! For our first trip we encountered a southbound Gray Whale and a very large pod of Common Dolphin! For the second we had a Southbound Gray whale and yet another large pod of Common Dolphin. We had so much fun and are looking forward to the coming week! As
- [01.26.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-26-25-whale-counts/) - What a day we had today! For our first trip we encountered 3 southbound Gray Whales! For the second we had a Southbound Gray whale, scattered Common Dolphin and a surprise visit from a giant Fin Whale! We had so much fun and are looking forward to the coming week! As always, you can book
- [01.25.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-25-25-whale-counts/) - An Adventurous day on the water with some breezy south winds, but were able to get some looks at some really cool animals! For both our trips we headed south. For the first we saw a juvenile Humpback whale, and for the second we saw some playful Common Dolphins. As always, you can book your
- [01.24.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-24-25-whale-counts/) - Another flat calm day on the water with even more life! Started off the trip with a juvenile southbound Gray whale that even did a little roll on one of its surface intervals. Following that we noticed quite a bit of bird activity out to the west so we went to investigate and got to
- [01.23.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-23-25-whale-counts/) - A day to remember out on the Pacific bursting with life! We started out the trip heading south and caught up with a southbound Gray whale we got amazing looks at, before leaving to head to some other animals. Before we could make it the second animals a juvenile Humpback whale started breaching! We got
- [01.22.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-22-25-whale-counts/) - Today may have been a record for the fastest whale found on a trip. Quite literally as we were leaving mission bay we turned to the south and right off the Ocean Beach pier was a Gray whale! This whale was a little shy but we got some great looks before moving on to see
- [01.21.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-21-25-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day on the water, and even more amazing wildlife to see! We made our way up to the northwest and encountered a feeding frenzy! There were thousands of Common Dolphin and birds picking on massive bait balls; all that feeding activity attracted a juvenile Humpback Whale which was so unexpected with this time
- [01.13.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-13-24-whale-counts/) - We had a beautiful day out on the water with amazing weather and ocean conditions... we saw over 1000 common dolphin spread throughout our entire trip and we eventually caught up with a single southbound Gray Whale. Today was truly a picture perfect whale watching day here in San Diego.
- [01.14.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-14-24-whale-counts-2/) - We had an amazing day out on the water with excellent weather and ocean conditions... we made our way up north and saw hundreds of scattered Common Dolphin throughout the trip!
- [01.20.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-20-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day on the water, and even more amazing wildlife to see! For the first trip we encountered a pair of southbound Gray Whales not too far from the Mission Bay Jetty (one of the whales was pregnant), followed by around 500 Short-beaked Common Dolphin, and a surprise visit from an adult Mola-Mola (Ocean
- [01.19.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-19-25-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day on the water, and even more amazing wildlife to see! For the first trip we encountered a southbound Gray Whale off the coast of point loma, followed by around 500 Long-beaked Common Dolphin, and a surprise visit from an adult Fin whale! For the second we saw around 300 Short-beaked Common Dolphin
- [01.18.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-18-25-whale-counts/) - It has been a day of spectacular whale watching. For our first trip we encountered 300 Common Dolphin, but just before we got into the pod a juvenile Fin Whale popped up literal feet off the side of the boat! This whale did some long dives and eluded us for some time but reemerged after
- [01.17.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-17-25-whale-counts/) - A day of the Pacific TEEMING with life! for our first trip we caught up with a southbound Gray Whale, and around 500 Common Dolphin. For the second, we saw some coastal bottlenose, a juvenile Humpback Whale, 2 Gray Whales and around 400 Common Dolphin. The variety pack of whale watching and it was picture
- [01.16.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-16-25-whale-counts/) - A truly remarkable day of Whale watching with a surprise Gray whale right as we left Mission Bay! Then we spotted a second whale just west of that, and rode down with the two migrators before making our way southwest for roughly 400 Common Dolphin. In whale watching we never know what we may see
- [01.15.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-15-25-whale-counts/) - A picture perfect day out on the water starting with a southbound Gray whale. We got some great looks at this whale and its tail fluke before leaving to find an amazing pod of around 200 Common Dolphin! They jumped and splashed and surfed along with the boat for quite some time. As a cherry
- [01.12.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-12-25-whale-counts/) - What a day we had! For our first trip we ventured down close to the Mexican border and caught up with 3 Gray whales, along with around 350 Common Dolphin! For the second we got to see a single Gray whale and close to 800 Common Dolphin! A picture perfect day out on the water!
- [01.11.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-11-25-whale-counts/) - A Dolphin day in San Diego! For our first trip we saw around 700 Common Dolphin, and for our second that pod grouped up with another family (or two) and turned into a gigantic mega-pod of close to 2000! It was so much fun to get to spend so much time with so many playful
- [01.09.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-09-25-whale-counts/) - A Gorgeous sunny day on the Pacific with all kinds of life! We started with 2 southbound Gray Whales as they made their way to Mexico. One of these whales even showed off its tail for us multiple times. After that we got to see around 70 Common Dolphin as they chased small bait fish
- [Legacy Whale Watch Partners with the San Diego Natural History Museum](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/legacy-whale-watch-partners-with-the-nat-san-diego-natural-history-museum/) - Legacy Whale Watch, one of San Diego’s newest and most exciting whale-watching companies, has embarked on a thrilling new partnership with the San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat). This collaboration brings together Legacy’s unparalleled passion for ocean wildlife with The Nat’s educational expertise, creating an unforgettable experience for visitors eager to explore the wonders
- [05.01.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-01-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - The last week of whale watching aboard the Legacy gave brought us amazing encounters with Humpback Whales and Fin Whales, along with sightings of Common Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, and Bottlenose Dolphin. Last Wednesday, we came across a cow-calf pair of Humpback Whales. The calf was very curious about the boat and approached us multiple times,
- [Cool breeze and warm Mammals](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/cool-breeze-and-warm-mammals/) - A fantastic morning spent offshore beating the local inshore heat. Coastal breezes made for a pleasant ride finding an extra large pod of Pacific bottlenose dolphins. Soon after a nursery pod of Common Dolphins were spotted with babies in tow.
- [Dolphins Everywhere!](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/dolphins-everywhere/) - It appears the fog has finally lifted off our coast line. This Am we headed offshore in clear sky's and glassy seas. Just a few minutes of clearing the harbor we were greeted with our first pod of playful common dolphins. Little did we know that would be the first of many pods found today.
- [Lunge Feeding Humpback](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/lunge-feeding-humpback/) - After two days of windy weather we were finally able to make it back offshore. It seemed like Dolphin were just waiting for us, we encountered thousands of spread out pods across a seven mile area. Following this spread out pod of Dolphin lead us right to an extremely friendly Humpback Whale. We were able
- [Fall feeding frenzy](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/fall-feeding-frenzy/) - A beautiful fall day in Santa Anna conditions saw a abundance of common dolphins. Pods were marked by large bird schools feeding on small bait fish. We estimate our pod of dolphins to be over 1000. The dolphins were ripping through bird and bait schools putting on a incredible show.
- [11.09.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-09-24-whale-counts/) - This morning we had a beautiful trip. The weather and ocean conditions could not be much better, we only made it about 2.5 miles offshore and located 3 Humpbacks traveling together. We had amazing looks at these individuals until we spotted a competition pod 2 miles west of where we were. The competition pod had
- [12.13.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-13-23-whale-counts/) - What a great day on the water with beautiful weather and ocean conditions! We were able to encounter a feeding frenzy with around 100 common dolphin and lots of birds getting in on the action. Immediately after that we encountered not one, but two Grey whales! Some of the first of the season. Weather looks
- [12.17.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-17-23-whale-counts/) - They just keep getting better! Started todays trip by heading up north to yet again get some looks at our juvenile Gray whale that has been spending some time off the coast of La Jolla. We were not disappointed as this whale decided to come over to the boat, and got very curious! Afterwards we
- [01.12.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-12-24-whale-counts/) - What a day on the water! it was absolutely beautiful out on the open ocean and we were fortunate enough to get to see without a doubt the smallest baby whale we had ever seen! This tiny newborn baby Gray Whale was swimming right next to mom and even came over to check us out!
- [01.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-14-24-whale-counts/) - What a whale of a day! The Gray Whale migration is in full swing here in San Diego and we were fortunate enough to see around 7-8 Whales today! they ranged in ages, with the smallest being a newborn calf, all the way up to our very large adults. The clouds parted for our second
- [01.15.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-15-24-whale-counts/) - The animals were not "Lagging" today as we had an amazing two trips today. In the morning we were fortunate enough to get to see a pair of adult gray whales moving south to Mexico and one of the best pods of common dolphin we have seen in quite some time X2! first pod was
- [05.02.2024 Whale Count](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-02-2024-whale-count/) - Today was another exciting morning aboard the legacy! We started our morning with fields of dolphin in feeding mode zipping through the water working with the birds to enjoy a morning snack. And as we left our dolphin friends in search of a whale it wasn't more than a few miles until a friendly fin
- [05.11.2024 Whale Count](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-11-2024/) - It was an exceptionally calm day on the water, and we were fortunate enough to see a pod of common dolphins which decided to play all around the boat. After moving out to deeper water we came across a group of two blue and two fin whales, which to say the least put on a
- [5.12.2024 Whale Count](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/5-12-2024-whale-count/) - The weather was perfect and sunny, and our marine mammals put on a great show. We started off with a mega pod of common dolphin that followed us around for a while. As we hung out with our dolphins we spotted multiple fin whales and one blue whale creating another epic day on the ocean.
- [11.08.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-08-24-whale-counts/) - The Legacy went out on a beautiful afternoon whale watching trip. We went about 11 miles offshore and located a feeding frenzy full of dolphin, birds, and whales. There were easily over 1000 Common dolphin in the area and a total of 4 Fin Whales. The ocean was flat calm and everyone got to experience
- [11.10.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-10-24-whale-counts/) - We had yet another beautiful morning whale watching with excellent weather and ocean conditions! We were able to catchup with a pair of Humpback Whales that were traveling south to Mexico and got some amazing looks at them. Shortly after our time with the Humpback pair we located a very large pod of our Common
- [01.06.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-06-25-whale-counts/) - Today was an amazing day out on the water, the water was glassy and the sun was out. We caught up with a Gray whale on our morning trip and got amazing looks and then we caught up with about 50 Common Dolphin to end the trip. We did not see a whale on the
- [01.07.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-07-25-whale-counts/) - Today we had a field trip and got to see a southbound Gray Whale 20 minutes into the trip... We got amazing looks... Unfortunately we were unable to spot any other mammal life due to the afternoon winds picking up, but it was still an amazing trip!
- [01.03.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-03-25-whale-counts/) - Today was Dolphin day in San Diego! We had another beautiful day on the water with excellent weather and ocean conditions. We saw a pod of 400-500 Common Dolphin on our first trip. During our second trip we started with a pod of 300-400 Dolphin and encountered more pods scattered throughout the trip.
- [01.02.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-02-25-whale-counts/) - Today was a beautiful day on the water for both of our whale watching trips... today was the best weather and ocean conditions we had in over two weeks. We hugged the coastline anticipating on seeing Gray Whales move down the coast but unfortunately they were not in the area. Although we saw pods of
- [01.05.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-05-25-whale-counts/) - It was a spectacular dolphin day here in San Diego! between our two trips we saw THOUSANDS of Common Dolphin of both types the Long-Beaked and the Short-Beaked! These playful dolphin surfed in the wake, fed on Anchovies and gave us some trips well never forget. As always, you can book your trip here on
- [01.04.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-04-25-whale-counts/) - An amazing day full of life here in San Diego! For our first trip we saw a young Gray whale making its way south with Hundreds (around 700) Common Dolphin! For our second trip we had not one but two Gray Whales close into the kelp moving down to Mexico! As always, you can book
- [01.01.25 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-01-25-whale-counts/) - A beautiful afternoon whale watch where we got to see hundreds of playful Common Dolphin! They swam along with the boat and were breathtaking in the calm glassy waters. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain Quinn
- [12.31.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-31-24-whale-counts/) - Todays trip started with a run out to the west to find around 300 Common Dolphin before we made out way back east to get some great looks at a south bound Gray Whale! For our second we had a pod of around 200 Short Beaked Common Dolphin that did some spectacular acrobatics for us!
- [12.30.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-30-24-whale-counts/) - A gorgeous day on the water and a fantastic surprise on our first trip with a south bound Gray Whale! A bit of a shy whale but got some great looks before heading over to around 300 Long Beaked Common Dolphin! For our second we saw around 150 Short Beaked Common Dolphin and they put
- [12.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-29-24-whale-counts/) - Todays trips were full of feeding Dolphin! For our first trip we had over 1000, and the second around 300 Common Dolphin! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain Quinn
- [12.28.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-28-24-whale-counts/) - Another lovely day on the water with our first trip spotting around 300 Common Dolphin as they sped around after bait fish. For our second trip, close in to shore we saw the beginning of a feeding frenzy that suddenly burst open with life as we had around 400 Common Dolphin and were joined by
- [12.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-27-24-whale-counts/) - Dolphins galore on both our trips today with around 500 on our first trip and over 1000 on our second! The first pod we saw as they were racing down south to Mexico, and the second was chasing bait and putting on a show for us! As always, you can book your trip here on
- [12.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-26-24-whale-counts/) - A slower start to today but in whale watching anything could happen! For our first trip it was very quiet for most of our trip until a Megapod of Common Dolphin appeared! There were easily over 1000 dolphin in this pod and they gave us such a show! For the second trip we saw the
- [12.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-22-24-whale-counts/) - A glassy day with a very fun pod of Common Dolphin! we got to ride with our dolphin friends for quite some time today as they surfed and played along with the boat! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you
- [12.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-21-24-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day on the water with some great wildlife! For our first trip we got to encounter a very large pod of Common Dolphin that showed off and even stampeded for us! For our second we got to witness a southbound Gray Whale as it made its way down to Mexico. Excited for this
- [12.20.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-20-24-whale-counts/) - Started off today with some dense fog cover, but was able to make it through to the other side to sunny skies and feeding Common Dolphin! These dolphin were spread out chasing after bait fish and the bird were getting in on the action as well! As always, you can book your trip here on
- [12.19.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-19-2024-whale-counts/) - Another immaculate day on the water, flat calm conditions and sunny skies and a large area of feeding dolphin! We caught up with quite a few hundred common dolphin as they were feeding and got to see all the birds they attracted to the area! As always, you can book your trip here on our
- [12.18.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-18-24-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day on the water that started a little foggy but cleared up nicely so we could see a very active pod of Common Dolphin! Then our passengers showed their spotting abilities and we got a very close look at a juvenile Fin Whale! This whale was following around the pod of dolphin looking
- [12.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-17-24-whale-counts/) - The Legacy had a picture perfect whale watching trip today with excellent weather and ocean conditions... We headed West and were able to locate a Juvenile Humpback Whale that was headed in the direction of a feeding frenzy. The feeding frenzy had hundreds of birds and a Mega Pod of Common Dolphin.
- [12.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-16-24-whale-counts/) - We had quite the day today... the weather was beautiful but we had multiple different swell directions that gave us a bumpy ride heading out. We made an 11 mile run out to the West and unfortunately their were not many signs of Marine Mammal life. We did get to see a very large Ocean
- [12.15.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-15-24-whale-counts/) - We had yet another beautiful day out on the water with amazing weather and ocean conditions... We hugged the coastline to potentially see a Gray Whale, but unfortunately their were none in the area at the time... We then met up with a few pods of Common Dolphin, giving us a trip count of 400
- [11.20.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-20-24-whale-counts/) - The Legacy had an amazing morning out on the water. We made quite the run out to the west... over 12 miles! We were rewarded with an amazing show! We saw a giant swordfish, thousands of dolphin, tons of Ocean Sunfish, and even three lunge-feeding Humpback Whales. Overall we had a picture perfect Whale Watching
- [12.10.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-10-24-whale-counts/) - We had a beautiful day out on the water with amazing weather and ocean conditions. We started the trip with some inshore Bottlenose dolphin and eventually caught up with a Mega pod of over 1000 Common dolphin. We also saw at least 50 Ocean Sunfish babies that were in groups scattered throughout our trip.
- [12.11.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-11-2024/) - We had yet another beautiful day out on the water... We were able to catch up with a pair of Humpback Whales that gave us an amazing show! After that we then were able to locate a Mega pod of feeding Common Dolphin that really put the cherry on top for todays trip!
- [12.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-14-24-whale-counts/) - We had a beautiful day out on the water with amazing weather and ocean conditions... we unfortunately were unable to locate any of our marine mammals. We were anticipating on seeing a potential Gray Whale, but it is still a bit early for their migration. Although Gray Whales should be in full swing here in
- [12.13.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-13-24-whale-counts/) - Started out todays trip a little quiet with a whale spout spotted but ultimately this whale eluded us and was not a lot of life to be seen until the very end of the trip where we got to see the first Gray Whale of the season! This young whale was making its way south
- [12.12.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-12-24-whale-counts/) - A slightly more typical winter day ocean condition wise but it led to some amazing sightings! We started off with a very large pod of around 500 Common Dolphin, and were surprised with a sighting of a Fin Whale! We followed this giant and got to see some massive spouts as it moved to the
- [12.09.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-09-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day out on the water with sunny skies, flat calm conditions and a mega pod of Common Dolphin! We got to hang out with over 600 of these playful dolphin and had some of the best visibility underwater to see them as they swam along with the boat! As always, you can book
- [12.07.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-07-24-whale-counts/) - Our first day back after some routine boat work was gorgeous with flat calm seas and the sun was out and shining! For both our trips today we got to see hundreds of Common Dolphin and they were so much fun! They surfed and jumped and were having a great time being dolphin. As always,
- [11.30.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-30-24-whale-counts/) - Quite easily the calmest day out on the pacific with glassy conditions and beautiful sunny skies. For our first trip we caught up with a juvenile Humpback whale as it moved to the south along the Point Loma kelp forest. For our second we got to see a Mega-pod of Common dolphin that were jumping
- [11.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-29-24-whale-counts/) - One of the most beautiful days on the water ever! Flat calm conditions and perfect weather with 2 very large pods of Common Dolphins for both our trips. We saw over 500 in each pod. for the second trip we even got treated to one of the prettiest skies as the sun was setting. As
- [11.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-27-24-whale-counts/) - Today we had pristine calm waters and for our first trip got to see a large feeding pod of Common Dolphin. For the second nature decided to put a blindfold on us and a large fog bank rolled through San Diego and unfortunately we did not see any wildlife but sometimes that's how it goes
- [11.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-26-24-whale-counts/) - Today showed the unpredictability of the open ocean. For our first trip it was very quiet. no life to be seen, and that certainly happens with the wildlife we encounter. For our afternoon trip, we got to see around 800 Common Dolphin and two VERY large adult Humpback whales! You never know what you may
- [11.25.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-25-24-whale-counts/) - It was a Humpback trip today with two separate Humpbacks on each of our two trips. These whales were Moving to the south and we followed along getting some great views and tail flukes in the process. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We
- [11.24.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-24-24-whale-counts/) - A truly incredible trip today teaming with life. For todays trip we encountered 3 different Humpback whales, and well over 1000 Common Dolphin in a Mega-pod that even stampeded for us multiple times. There was a lunge feed from one of the whales, and lots of birds as the mammals chased around bait. Easily one
- [11.23.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-23-24-whale-counts/) - Today was one of those days that everything came together in the most perfect way. For our first trip we were graced with the presence of easily the most rare animal to encounter off the coast of San Diego: ORCA!!! We caught up with the same pod of Eastern Tropical Pacific Killer Whales right after
- [11.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-22-24-whale-counts/) - Today we made a run for it, and were rewarded with some great looks at a humpback whale as it traveled to the southwest. We got to see some tail flukes, and traveled 13 miles out with this whale. A gorgeous day with great weather and ocean conditions. As always, you can book your trip
- [11.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-21-24-whale-counts/) - For todays trip we got to see quite the feeding frenzy full of Common Dolphin (around 450) and thousands of birds as they chased bait fish. It was truly incredible to get to see so much life off the coast here. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling
- [11.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-17-24-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day on the water with one of our favorites, a Humpback Whale! We stayed with the sub-adult Humpback for quite some time as it moved its way to the south and gave us so many good tail fluke looks! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling
- [11.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-14-24-whale-counts/) - A sunny day out on the water with some really cool visitors! On todays trip we encountered a mixed pod of Rissos and Bottlenose Dolphin! these two species have been seen interacting before and it was such a treat to get to see them getting together. As always, you can book your trip here on
- [11.11.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-11-24-whale-counts/) - Another Gorgeous day on the water with flat calm conditions and tons of life! We started out todays trip getting to see some scattered Common Dolphin but we were on a mission and we got to see a Humpback whale moving to the southwest on the 9 mile bank. This whale tail fluked for us
- [11.06.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-06-24-whale-counts/) - A gorgeous day on the water with so much life! Today we saw lots of bait fish with birds and roughly 800 plus dolphin getting some feeding in. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain Quinn
- [11.05.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-05-24-whale-counts/) - A whale of a day on the water starting off with some glimpses at a Minke whale, followed by a pair of southbound Humpback Whales! we got some great looks at the pair and their tail flukes as they traveled back down towards Mexico. As always, you can book your trip here on our website
- [11.04.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-04-24-whale-counts/) - For todays trip we moved northwest after spotting some feeding activity with a large number of birds. We found a few large pods of Common Dolphin that ultimately came together and were feeding, traveling and playing and put on quite the show for us! As always, you can book your trip here on our website
- [11.02.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-02-24-whale-counts/) - For todays trip we had more great weather and ocean conditions and even more feeding activity, this time off La Jolla. We started off with a great pod of Common Dolphin before seeing quite a few more up to the north and to our surprise we encountered a humpback whale feeding on bait fish with
- [11.01.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-01-24-whale-counts/) - Yet another beautiful day on the water with an abundance of wildlife. Throughout the trip we encountered hundreds of Common dolphin, but the highlight was the first humpback spotted for the day in San Diego, and was spotted right as we were leaving mission bay! We stayed with the individual for miles and got great
- [10.31.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-31-24-whale-counts/) - Our Halloween trip was full of tricks and some incredible treats! From the start we had perfect weather and ocean conditions and were seeing an abundance of life. Plenty of birds, bait fish and hungry dolphin ultimately led to one of the best humpback whale encounters weve ever had. This Sub-adult humpback "mugged" us meaning
- [10.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-27-24-whale-counts/) - For todays trip we encountered close to 1000 Common Dolphin! This spread out pod was traveling, socializing and putting on quite the acrobatics show. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain Quinn
- [10.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-26-24-whale-counts/) - Today was truly one of the best trips weve ever had. We got to witness the most amazing thing happen, a Humpback Whale Breaching! This very active young humpback put on the best show for us breaching, tail slapping and pectoral fin slapping as it slowly worked its way to the south. On top of
- [10.25.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-25-24-whale-counts/) - We have been incredibly lucky to get the most picturesque conditions with flat glassy waters and sunshine towards the middle of our trips. On todays trip we got to catch up with 2 Humpback Whales and got amazing close looks as they swam right next to the boat! Then we caught up with a large
- [10.24.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-24-24-whale-counts/) - For todays trip we had beautiful calm glassy conditions and was slow with wildlife for the first half until we found a pod of Common Dolphin, immediately followed by a pod of Rissos Dolphin, a real favorite. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We
- [10.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-21-24-whale-counts/) - Another absolutely beautiful day on the water with calm seas and sunny skies. Today we ran to the northwest and got to catch up with 200 Common Dolphin that put on quite the show for us! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope
- [10.20.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-20-24-whale-counts/) - We could not have experience a more picture perfect day on the water with gorgeous ocean conditions and weather and an abundance of life! We got to see 3 Humpback whales traveling south and even saw them interacting! We also saw a nursery pod of Common Dolphin. A truly magical day to remember. As always,
- [10.18.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-18-24-whale-counts/) - Today was magical. Started slow with some glassy conditions and very little wildlife until we were able to see 6 Humpback whales! This very likely was a competition pod consisting of males vying for the attention of a female. It was truly incredible and we got to see some of the males flip and roll
- [10.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-17-24-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day on the water with sunny skies and calm seas! We were fortunate to come across 2 pods of short-beaked common dolphin, that ended up merging into one. In total we had close to 500 Dolphin on todays trip. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling
- [10.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-14-24-whale-counts/) - A truly spectacular day of whale watching as we got to see some of our favorite animals. For our first trip we caught up with a super pod of Common Dolphin, over 500 strong and in the mix, 2 southbound humpback whales! For our second trip the hits just kept on coming as we saw
- [10.11.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-11-24-whale-counts/) - Today was a day we had been waiting for for quite some time. In the fall months it can be a little hit or miss on our whales but we had seen the signs start to emerge that they were coming. Today we encountered a super pod of Common Dolphin, chasing bait fish until we
- [10.07.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-07-24-whale-counts/) - So many Common Dolphin today! Lots of feeding activity with birds and hungry dolphin. In total we saw roughly 600 Common Dolphin today and they put on quite the show! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain
- [10.06.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-06-24-whale-counts/) - Yet another calm but cloudy start to the day but just a few miles offshore and we got clear(er) skies and were fortunate enough to see a pod of close to 500 Common Dolphin feeding on bait fish. it was truly spectacular. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by
- [10.05.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-05-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful flat day out on the Pacific with some extremely promising signs. Today we witnessed massive amounts of bait fish in the area, which is starting to attract more and more of our marine mammals. On our first trip we saw lots of Common Dolphins feeding, and our second just as many Common Dolphin
- [10.04.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-04-24-whale-counts/) - A Foggy but pristine glassy day on the water led to some really great wildlife sightings! We got to see 2 different pods of Common Dolphin, and 2 Minke Whales! It had been a little slower with our larger whales but extremely happy to see them back in the area feeding on some fish. As
- [10.03.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-03-24-whale-counts/) - A Foggy day to start but led to clear visibility and Common Dolphin! Today we saw around 100 scattered Common Dolphin engaging in a variety of different activities! We did get reports of a whale in the area but unfortunately this whale was shy and became very elusive. Many promising signs of marine life for
- [09.30.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-30-24-whale-counts/) - Gorgeous ocean conditions and lots of Common Dolphin! Started the trip with around 150 Long-Beaked Common Dolphin and ultimately made it to an area of feeding Common Dolphin spread throughout. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain
- [09.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-29-24-whale-counts/) - An overcast but calm day on the water with a nursery pod of Common Dolphin! Today we saw around 75 Common Dolphin with lots of calves in the pod and they were putting on quite the show! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We
- [09.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-27-24-whale-counts/) - Certainly started as a more quiet day on the water, with little to no signs of life. That is until we spotted an extremely fun pod of Short-Beaked Common Dolphin! This pod seemed like a nursery pod so lots of calves in the mix and they were having a great time launching out of the
- [09.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-26-24r-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day out on the water led to both types of Common Dolphin! We started out getting to see the Short-Beaked Common Dolphin do their usual acrobatics, followed by our much more graceful Long-Beaked Common dolphin glide through the water. Both pods were around 150-200 Strong. As always, you can book your trip here
- [09.23.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-23-24-whale-counts/) - A bit quiet to start todays trip, With vast expanses of the ocean very calm, but almost no life to be seen. That is until we saw in the distance some amazing acrobatics. Upon getting closer we were so fortunate to get to see 500 Short-beaked Common Dolphin! They put on an amazing show for
- [09.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-22-24-whale-counts/) - A Calm day on the water with very exciting animals! For todays trip we got to see around 300 Short-Beaked Common Dolphin and these dolphin put on an amazing show displaying incredible acrobatics! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you
- [09.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-21-24-whale-counts/) - For todays trips we started out getting to see both types of Common Dolphin, The Short-Beaked and Long Beaked with multiple pods totaling about 600 Dolphin in total. For our sunset cruise, We got to see a really playful pod of Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin and beautiful views of the San Diego Sunset! As always, you
- [09.20.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-20-24-whale-counts/) - Started the day with some much needed wind and had an early morning rain that gave us some perfect visibility. Made our way down to the 9 mile bank and were fortunate to see around 50 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at
- [09.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-16-24-whale-counts/) - For todays trip we made it out to the 9 mile bank and were rewarded with a very large pod of Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin! This pod even had a few calves. Then we got to briefly see 4 striped Marlin sleeping at the surface, which is far more than weve seen congregated before! As always,
- [09.15.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-15-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trip we were fortunate enough to get to hang out with around 400 Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, 20 Rissos Dolphin and even saw a few striped Marlin! Was a great day on the water! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to
- [09.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-14-24-whale-counts/) - A Gorgeous day with with some cool breezes to end the heat wave here in San Diego. For our trips today we saw multiple pods of Common Dolphin, a small pod of Rissos Dolphin and a beautiful sunset. Looking forward to the rest of the weekend next week could have in store for us.
- [09.06.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-06-24-whale-counts/) - A spectacular day full of Marine life! Today we started our trip off with a pod of 25 Rissos Dolphin, followed by amazing looks at a Mola Mola or ocean sunfish in crystal clear water. Then we caught up with a pod of around 200 Short-Beaked Common Dolphin and finished with a great look at
- [09.05.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-05-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day on the water that started out with just a handful of around 15 Common Dolphin. Knowing these dolphin are rarely in such small groups the search was on and we were ultimately successful in locating around 1000 feeding Common Dolphin! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or
- [09.04.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-04-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day out on the water starting off with 200 Common Dolphin surfing along with the boat. Then we found a rather elusive pod of Rissos Dolphin that gave us some great looks before disappearing into the depths. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at
- [09.02.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-02-2024-whale-counts/) - We could not have asked for a more beautiful day on the water with pristine blue water, and sunshine. Unfortunately for our first trip the animals were a little shy and not wanting to be seen, but for our second trip we went extra far and got an amazing show from a pod of around
- [09.01.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-01-24-whale-counts/) - Another gorgeous day on the water starting with our first trip seeing 100 Common Dolphin, and getting to finish with 50 Bottlenose Dolphin that were more than willing to do a bit of surfing with the boat! For our second trip we encountered 300 Common Dolphin that started stampeding! No whales today but we are
- [08.31.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-31-24-whale-counts/) - It was Dolphin day here in San Diego! Through all of our trips we saw hundreds of Common Dolphin, and for our first two got to see around 75 Bottlenose Dolphin! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! –
- [08.30.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-30-24-whale-counts/) - For todays trip we started out early seeing a nursery pod of Common Dolphin, full of tiny calves right outside of Mission Bay. Until we made our way out into deeper water and caught up with the rest of the family, a Super pod of Common Dolphin over 500 strong! These athletic dolphin put on
- [08.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-29-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trip we did something a little different. We made our way south all the way to the border to follow up on a tip about some very rare visitors to San Diego. Unfortunately we did not locate these animals but had to give it our best shot. While on route to the area
- [08.28.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-28-24-whale-counts/) - To start todays trip we were fortunate enough to get to see a Bryde's Whale! This hungry whale was observed surface feeding on bait fish and we got some amazing looks! Shortly after we got to hang out with almost 500 Short-Beaked Common Dolphin as they splashed and surfed around the boat! As always, you
- [08.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-27-24-whale-counts/) - Todays trip was full of some high flyers! We started off with a pod of around 200 Short-Beaked Common Dolphin that quickly grew to around 500! shortly after we joined into a pod of around 50 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin that put on even more of a show. As always, you can book your trip here
- [08.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-26-24-whale-counts/) - Todays trip was full of surprises starting off with a super exciting group of feeding Common Dolphin racing after anchovies right in front of Pacific Beach! Then we made our way out and got to see the very cool Rissos Dolphins, around 35 of them. It was beautiful weather and ocean conditions and we are
- [08.24.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-24-24-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day on the water with in total over 1000 Common Dolphins between our two trips! They put on an amazing show for us today and we are excited for the coming week! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see
- [08.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-22-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day on the water with a super pod of Common Dolphin, over 500 in total! Then we got to see a rather Quick Minke Whale as it zoomed around grabbing up bait fish. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to
- [08.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-21-24-whale-counts/) - On Todays trip we were greeted by 2 Minke Whales! A usually shy species these two whales were in the area gobbling up bait fish and appeared many times for us to see. After that we got to hang out with a super pod of Short Beaked Common Dolphin numbering right around 500! As always,
- [08.18.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-18-24-whale-counts/) - What a special day on the water. Fun was had by all as we got to see 2 different species of Common dolphin, the Long beaked and Short beaked, both with lots of calves within their pods! We did get word of some potential whales pretty far out so we made a run to go
- [08.19.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-19-24-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day on the water with a visit from a usually less seen animal! Today we got some great looks at a Minke Whale, the smallest of the great whales. Typically these whales are quite shy around boats but we got to see this whale surface feeding in an area grabbing some bait fish.
- [08.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-17-24-whale-counts/) - Today was so much fun, we got to see hundred and hundreds of Common Dolphin through our first 2 trips, with some great looks at a young Humpback Whale! Then we got to end the day with a gorgeous sunset for our Sunset Cruise. As always, you can book your trip here on our website
- [08.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-16-24-whale-counts/) - We were incredibly fortunate today getting to see one of our favorite animals and very close to shore! For both of our trips today we got the pleasure of seeing a juvenile Humpback whale only 2 miles from Mission Bay! This young whale was in the area feeding and decided to take a break from
- [08.15.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-15-24-whale-counts/) - We had a wonderful day out on the water with over 500 Common Dolphin today! Lots of jumping, splashing and surfing with the boat. Excited for tomorrow! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain Quinn
- [08.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-14-24-whale-counts/) - What a day full of adventure on the water with a giant pod of Common Dolphin on our first and second trips, and an added bonus on our second a Blue Whale! It was so nice to see the largest animal on the planet back here in San Diego! As always, you can book your
- [08.13.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-13-24-whale-counts/) - It has been a dolphin convention here in San Diego recently as we had yet another day of giant megapods of Common Dolphin. Altogether we saw over 1000 Common Dolphin, along with a pod of around 20 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us
- [08.12.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-12-24-whale-counts/) - Today was a picture perfect day with sunshine and calm, glassy seas. To add to our excitement the Pacific was full of life! On our first trip we saw around 500 Common Dolphin, and some high flying Bottlenose Dolphin that put on a spectacular show. For our second, we estimate we saw roughly 1,400 Common
- [08.11.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-11-24-whale-counts/) - We just keep having the most fun days with some acrobatic animals! Through todays trips we encountered around 500-600 Common Dolphin, both Long beaked and Short Beaked, as well as a small pod of around 15 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin! All of our dolphin today were surfing and jumping and having a wonderful time. As always,
- [08.10.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-10-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful Dolphin filled day here in San Diego where in total through our three trips we saw around 100 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin, and close to 1000 Common Dolphin. They all put on an amazing show for us and were excited for what tomorrow brings! As always, you can book your trip here on our
- [08.07.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-07-24-whale-counts/) - The Short beaked Common Dolphin stole the show today with spectacular acrobatics, and lots of tiny little calves within the pods. We got to see around 4-500 in total with a stampede on our first trip. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope
- [08.06.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-06-24-whale-counts/) - A Dolphin filled day today with 2 separate pods of Short beaked Common Dolphin that put on amazing shows for us jumping splashing and one of them even went into full stampede for us! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see
- [08.05.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-05-24-whale-counts/) - We started out the day on our first trip locating a pod of Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin. Followed by our second which we got to see a small pod of feeding Common Dolphin, an even larger pod of Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin, and then a massive stampeding pod of Common Dolphin, it was truly a sight to
- [08.02.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-02-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trips we saw the unpredictability of wildlife at work. For our first trip we saw so many Common Dolphin jumping and playing and surfing. For our second, we ran straight to an area where we were looking for an animal that had been harder to find lately. We were successful and got some
- [08.01.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-01-24-whale-counts/) - A Dolphin Filled day here in San Diego with our first trip getting to see an amazing feeding frenzy of Common Dolphin and birds feeding on bait fish, and our second seeing a super-pod of Common Dolphin around 500+ strong! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us
- [07.31.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-31-24-whale-counts/) - We could not have asked for a more beautiful day out on the water today with sunny skies and gorgeous blue water. On our first trip we got to see 2 different kinds of dolphin, our Common Dolphin and our Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin! For the second, we got to see some Common Dolphin Feeding, and
- [07.28.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-28-24-whale-counts/) - A gorgeous summer day on the water with a very special visit from some newborn Bottlenose Dolphin! Today we got to see a pod of Bottlenose dolphin that had just added some new members to the family and they happily played around the boat and were exploring their new world the Pacific Ocean. As always,
- [07.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-27-24-whale-counts/) - No Whales spotted today but we were extremely fortunate to have all 3 trips filled with spectacular Common Dolphin! Jumping, playing and surfing all day long made for a fantastic day! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! –
- [07.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-26-24-whale-counts/) - Another Sunny day out on the water, and we got to experience the true unpredictability of the wild animals we encounter here. For our first trip we were graced with both Short Beaked and Long Beaked Common Dolphin, and the cherry on top a Juvenile Humpback Whale! For our second, unfortunately all of the life
- [07.25.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-25-24-whale-counts/) - Another fantastic fun-filled day of Common Dolphin! Today we hung out with 2 pods of Short Beaked Common Dolphin that put on quite the show as they absolutely launched themselves out of the water and surfed along with the boat! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us
- [07.24.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-24-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day on the water getting to see lots of Common Dolphin. In total today we saw hundreds of Common Dolphin jumping and playing, surfing along side the boat. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! – Captain
- [07.23.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-23-24-whale-counts/) - Another dolphin filled day with multiple pods of Common Dolphin! These playful speedsters swam around the boat jumping and playing and we were even fortunate enough to see multiple baby dolphin! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! –
- [07.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-22-24-whale-counts/) - A superb glassy day on the water, and full of Dolphin! On our first trip we saw both Common and Bottlenose Dolphin and on our second we got to see a very playful pod of Common Dolphin. Unfortunately no whales today but we will be keeping a keen eye out all week for them! As
- [07.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-21-24-whale-counts/) - an adventurous day on the water led to 2 different types of Common Dolphin! On our first trip we had a pod of Long Beaked Common Dolphin, and our second a pod of Short Beaked Common Dolphin. Both were incredibly playful putting on a spectacular show jumping and surfing. As always, you can book your
- [07.20.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-20-24-whale-counts/) - On todays first trip we made a run for it and got to catch up with a Cow/Calf pair of Blue Whales! These whales then continued on unfortunately too far out of range for our second trip but we did get to hang out with a very fun nursery pod of Common Dolphin this afternoon!
- [07.19.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-19-24-whale-counts/) - A fantastic fun filled day on the water with some long drives but so worth it! On our first trip we went a total of 13 miles offshore to get to see a Cow/Calf pair of Blue Whales! Mom showed her tail multiple times and it was amazing. For our second trip we got to
- [07.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-16-24-whale-counts/) - It was a dolphin day in San Diego today as we got to hang out with 2 different species of dolphin today, the Common Dolphin and the Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin! Both pods were incredibly playful, and put on quite the show. We were even fortunate enough to see some tiny baby dolphin in each pod
- [07.13.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-13-24-whale-counts/) - We could not have asked for a more beautiful day on the water, with sunshine and flat calm seas and lots of wildlife! Today on all three of our trips we saw Common Dolphin, and atleast 2 Blue whales! including a cow/calf pair with a very curious baby whale on our second trip. a truly
- [07.12.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-12-24-whale-counts/) - Another fun filled day out whale watching with a single Blue whale on our First trip, and 2 Blue whales on our second. We got to see tail flukes, and so many close looks. Both trips were also able to see super fun pods of Common Dolphin as well! As always, you can book your
- [07.11.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-11-2024-whale-counts/) - Another fantastic day here aboard the legacy! Both trips were greeted by massive blue whales, and finished up with energetic common dolphins. Both are such stellar experience for all aboard. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.10.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-10-24-whale-counts/) - We saw some hungry wildlife out there today, with loads of Common Dolphin (over 1000 all day) and a very hungry juvenile Humpback Whale chasing bait around on our second trip. We got to see tail flukes, dolphins surfing and lots of birds. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or
- [07.09.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-09-24-whale-counts/) - A wonderful day on the water with a surprise visit from one of our favorite animals! Through both of our trips today we saw in total around 1000 Common Dolphin but was a little quiet on the whale front until we spotted a juvenile Humpback Whale! while not unheard of to see these types of
- [07.08.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-08-24-whale-counts/) - Flat calm glassy conditions today with a total of 4 different species spotted! On our first trip we got to hang out with a gigantic megapod of short beaked Common dolphin, around 600-700 that jumped played and surfed with the boat before getting to see some Minke whales feeding in the area on small schooling
- [07.07.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-07-24-whale-counts/) - A picturesque day on the water, the sun shining and flat conditions made for great visibility and jumping dolphins! Today we saw around 900 leaping Short beaked Common Dolphin between our two trips! these playful cetaceans gave us the show of a lifetime as they leapt as high as 10 feet in the air! Unfortunately
- [07.06.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-06-24-whale-counts/) - A magical day on the water, starting with our first trip that had a very large pod of Bottlenose dolphin, and 2 Blue whales. For the second we switched gears and went into a different area where we saw feeding Common Dolphin and 4 Blue whales! For our sunset we saw Common Dolphin, LEAPING Bottlenose
- [07.05.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-05-24-whale-counts/) - On our first excursion out today we found ourselves absolutely surrounded by Blue Whales! total count was around 7 all within a mile of our location and we got some once in a lifetime views ending with a Mother/Calf pair swimming together and moms massive tail fluke. For our second we went in a different
- [07.04.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-04-24-whale-counts/) - For our 4th of July we had amazing luck and were fortunate enough to get to see multiple Blue Whales on every single trip, including our annual fireworks sunset cruise where we run down to San Diego Bay and watch the Big Bay Boom. A wonderful day out on the water, full of life. As
- [07.03.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-03-24-whale-counts/) - An amazing day out on the water with flat calm conditions and an abundance of wildlife! On our first trip we started off with a pod of Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin, followed by getting to see 2 Blue Whales. On our second we started with a small shy pod of Long Beaked Common Dolphin, Followed by
- [07.02.2024](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-02-2024/) - A beautiful day turned extraordinary with the Legacy crew. We were quick to find common dolphins on both trips and topped it off with multiple blue whales for each trip as well! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.01.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-01-24-whale-counts/) - Another extraordinary day here aboard the Legacy! Both trips were a huge success with multiple blue whales visiting us and allowing for some breathe taking views. And on each trip we were also fortunate to finish off with some extremely acrobatic common dolphins for a real cherry on top. As always, you can book your
- [06.30.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-30-24-whale-counts/) - It is Blue Whale Summer! On todays first trip, we saw a very energetic pod of Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin, followed by some great looks at a Blue Whale. On the second we followed it up with a different species of dolphin, the short beaked common dolphin that were even more energetic and saw 3 blue
- [06.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-29-24-whale-counts/) - A truly spectacular day on the water. For all three of our trips, we were incredibly lucky and got amazing looks at 3-5 Blue Whales, and Common Dolphin. We had amazing passes close to the boat, tail flukes and jumping dolphin. It was a day to remember. As always, you can book your trip here
- [06.28.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-28-24-whale-counts/) - An adventurous day on the water with fantastic results! Today we took a bit of a gamble and went into an area that had previously held some marine mammals but had heard the area was empty as we were making our way out. undeterred we made our way over and were rewarded on both trips
- [06.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-27-24-whale-counts/) - Another gorgeous day on the water, and filled with life! For our first trip, we we fortunate enough to see 2 Blue whales, the largest animals on the planet and Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin. On the Second we saw 2 Blue whales as well, and the fastest marine mammal the Common Dolphin! what an amazing day.
- [06.24.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-24-24-whale-counts/) - A trio of fantastic Marine Mammals today, starting with some Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin, Amazing looks at a very predictable Blue whale, and got to finish with a pod of over 200 Common Dolphin. Coupled with picture perfect weather and ocean conditions, Today was one for the books. As always, you can book your trip here
- [06.23.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-23-24-whale-counts/) - Summer is here in full swing! Sunny weather, beautiful seas and so much life. Today on both of our trips we got to see hundred of Common dolphins, and multiple Blue whales, with close up looks and tail flukes! an amazing day out there. As always, you can book your trip here on our website
- [06.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-22-24-whale-counts/) - Today was the day that just kept on getting better. Started the day with a little chop but got to see a huge pod of Common Dolphin. The second trip the ocean calmed a bit and we got to see 2 pods of Common Dolphin, and some good looks at a rather shy but huge
- [06.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-21-24-whale-counts/) - Today we had great weather and some very fortunate sightings pretty close to shore! When whale watching we are looking for wild animals and sometimes they can be pretty far out in the open ocean, and Legacy prides itself on always going the extra mile to find wildlife for our passengers. Today, we lucked out
- [06.20.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-20-24-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day out there, Today we saw around 500+ Common Dolphin, and the largest animal on the planet, the BLUE WHALE! this curious whale came right up to the boat multiple times and we got some amazing looks! excited for the weekend. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or
- [06.19.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-19-24-whale-counts/) - Dolphin-Palooza on todays 2 trips, with our first trip seeing one of the largest pods of Common Dolphin we have seen in some time around 500 individuals. On our second trip we got to see around 200 Common Dolphin, with lots of baby dolphin in the pod, as well as a pod of Offshore Bottlenose
- [6.18.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-18-2024-whale-counts/) - Another incredible day aboard the Legacy as we ventured into the deep blue beyond! We were quickly greeted by an enthusiastic pod of common short beak dolphin that stayed with the boat surfing for miles. And as the dolphins put on their acrobatic routine we spotted the spouts of a handful of the worlds largest
- [6.17.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/6-17-2024-whale-counts/) - A beautiful morning here in San Diego greeted us upon departure! A mere mile from the jetty we were welcomed by a small pod of common dolphin which would become a theme for the day. We strolled north for the morning scouring Pacific Beach to La Jolla for large mammals but were only able to
- [06.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-16-24-whale-counts/) - An adventurous day on the water, resulted in some amazing views of wildlife! throughout our two trips today we were fortunate enough to see 2 blue whales on both trips, and pods of around 150-200 Common dolphin for both. A spectacular day! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by
- [06.15.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-15-24-whale-counts/) - Today was a very special day as we successfully completed a hat trick! 3 trips, all with very successful encounters with some of the best animals we encounter here in San Diego. On our first trip, we saw around 150 Common Dolphin, Followed by 50 Rissos Dolphins (a personal favorite of mine) and 2 blue
- [06.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-14-24-whale-counts/) - Another amazing sunny day! Today we had the pleasure of getting great looks at not 1 but 3 Blue whales! we also got to hang out with a good sized pod of off shore bottlenose dolphin and had some surfing Common Dolphin throughout the trip. the weekend is looking like more animals to see! As
- [06.13.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-13-24-whale-counts/) - What a day! We made a run out to the 9 mile bank today and got to see so much life! started off the trip getting to see some very aggressively feeding Common Dolphin, followed by amazing looks at a massive adult Blue Whale! this whale swam right towards the boat and tail fluked to
- [06.12.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-12-24-whale-counts/) - An absolutely gorgeous day on the water, the sun is finally out and there is an abundance of life! today we had to work a little harder to see our whales as they were a little shy but patience paid off and we got great looks at around 3 Blue whales. Then we got gifted
- [Whale Counts 06.11.2024](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/whale-counts-06-11-2024/) - A gloomy morning turned into a wonderful expedition. We were greeted by a friendly cow calf blue whale pair followed by a handful of solo blue whales. After spending more than an hour with our whale friends we were able to energize a pod of leaping common dolphins for a perfect ending. As always, you
- [06.10.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-10-2024-whale-counts/) - Another exciting day here aboard the Legacy! We started off fast and furious with a ferocious pod of common dolphin that lead us into the beautiful La Jolla region where our next guest appearance was made. And if you guessed a blue whale as our guest then you'd be correct. We had a wonderful hour
- [06.09.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-09-24-whale-counts/) - Today was a gift that just kept on giving. Flat calm seas and so much life! Both our trips today were able to see 3 Blue whales, with some great close looks and tail flukes. These giants gave us such a show. Both trips were also able to see a massive pod of short beaked
- [06.07.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-07-24-whale-counts/) - We had some very friendly animal life on todays trip, getting some very close up looks at 2 different Blue whales that came up right near the boat! while we were observing these animals we also had a small pod of Common Dolphin approach the boat to say hello. A wonderful trip, and looking forward
- [06.06.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-06-24-whale-counts/) - Calm glassy conditions today gave us the perfect opportunity to make it to the La Jolla Canyon where we were so incredibly lucky! started off our trip with a spread out large pod of Common Dolphin, around 500. These dolphin played with the boat and even were doing a bit of feeding, an uncommon practice
- [06.05.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-05-24-whale-counts/) - Finally back after a little hiatus and were rewarded with a beautiful day out on the water and two different species of dolphins! we started out getting to see a superpod of Common Dolphin that put on an amazing acrobatic show. We saw around 600 of these Common Dolphin today, followed by around 40 Bottlenose
- [05.19.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-19-24-whale-counts/) - Today we had an incredibly special day out on the water. On board we celebrated our most cherished regular passenger Judy for her birthday and we were rewarded with the most spectacular showing of Blue Whales we could imagine. In total today we saw roughly 12-14 Blues, with multiple showing their massive tail flukes. It
- [05.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-17-24-whale-counts/) - Whales galore today and right outside the bay! Today we saw a total of 8 confirmed Blue Whales with 2 being a confirmed Mother/Calf pairing. at one point we were lucky enough to get to see 4 tail flukes in rapid succession and was such an amazing trip. As always, you can book your trip
- [05.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-16-24-whale-counts/) - An incredible day out on the Pacific! We got to check a first off the list and encountered something so spectacular, Blue Whales surface feeding! Not only one whale, but a Mother/calf pair where the mother was teaching the calf how to feed on bait fish. It was truly amazing. Then we got to see
- [05.15.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-15-2024-whale-counts/) - Well it was another phenomenal day of whale watching aboard the legacy. We started off quick out of the harbor with a veracious pod of common dolphins in a true feeding frenzy. From there we explored to the west and were greeted by some awesome views of blue whales fluking and logging next to the
- [05.14.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-14-2024-whale-counts/) - another epic day of whale watching here aboard the legacy! We were lucky to see a handful of friendly blue and fin whales and spend some time taking incredible looks and enjoying nature. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you
- [05.13.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-13-2024-whale-counts/) - We departed this morning with high hopes and boy were we rewarded. We had a long drive west but it paid off with numerous blue whales and pods of common dolphin to fill the entirety of our trip. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680.
- [05.04.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-04-2024-whale-counts/) - What an incredible day! We started off with a small pod of common dolphin jumping and playing gleefully. From there we ventured offshore and were lucky to stumble into the worlds largest animal the blue whale who gave us an incredible half an hour of beautiful views. From our blue whale we went on the
- [05.01.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-01-2024-whale-counts/) - What an incredible day on the water. We started with a enthusiastic pod of feeding dolphin playing and surfing with the boat for nearly half an hour. After leaving our dolphin friends we were beyond lucky to stumble upon a incredibly friendly fin whale. Our whale friend allowed us nearly an hour of looks as
- [05.03.2024 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-03-2024/) - It was another beautiful day aboard the Legacy! We were graced with multiple pods of playful common dolphin and a brief bottle nose interaction to enjoy during our adventure. Unfortunately however we were unable to find any of our whale friends. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling
- [04.30.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-30-24-whale-counts/) - What a beautiful day on the water! The sun was out and shining and we got to see 2 different pods of Common Dolphin, playing and traveling and we got some surfers off the back of the boat! unfortunately no whales today but were optimistic for the rest of the week. As always, you can
- [04.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-29-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day full of MASSIVE whales and a first for us! Today we got to see around 50 Common Dolphin on each trip but the real showstoppers were the Fin Whales we encountered. On the first trip we got to see something incredibly rare with a Fin Whale lifting its tail fluke out of
- [04.28.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-28-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful sunny day on the water! Today we were fortunate enough to see around 150 common Dolphin and a curious fin whale on our first trip, and a nursery pod of Common Dolphin with a bunch of baby dolphin on our second trip! As always, you can book your trip here on our website
- [04.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-26-24-whale-counts/) - More adventure and marine mammal life today! We made our way out to see around 50 Common Dolphin and 3 Fin whales! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! -Captain Quinn
- [04.25.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-25-24-whale-counts/) - We had some adventurers out with us today, and they were rewarded with some extremely fun animal sightings. We started off the trip getting to see a pod of feeding Common Dolphin chasing bait fish along with sea lions and pelicans diving into the water. Then we made our way out further and got to
- [04.24.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-24-24-whale-counts/) - A gorgeous sunny day out on the ocean teeming with life! We started off right off the bat seeing coastal Bottle nose dolphin hunting off the Ocean Beach pier, followed by a pod of around 50 Common Dolphin also doing some feeding. after that we noticed a very large spout to the northwest and made
- [04.23.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-23-24-whale-counts/) - So much life on todays trip! we got to see 2 Fin whales, Bottlenose Dolphin and a very playful pod of Common Dolphin! an amazing day out on the water and looking forward to more! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to
- [04.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-22-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trip we got to encounter over 100 Common Dolphin including some newborn baby dolphin! We ran all the way out to the 9 mile bank and unfortunately did not see any whales, but optimistic for the rest of the week! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by
- [04.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-21-24-whale-counts/) - Today was another beautiful day, filled with life! On our first trip we saw around 100 Common Dolphin, and got some looks at a rather shy Fin Whale. For our second trip we were fortunate enough to get to see over 1000 Common Dolphin, that spanned for miles along with 2 Fin whales, and an
- [04.20.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-20-24-whale-counts/) - Another Beautiful day on the water full of life! Today we saw a cumulative 400 Common Dolphin and some great looks at a massive Fin whale! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! -Captain Quinn
- [04.19.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-19-24-whale-counts/) - This was a top ten trip of all time. Today we had beautiful weather and ocean conditions and started off seeing around 400 Common Dolphin. Then we got the show of a lifetime getting to see 5 Fin Whales! 4 of these whales decided to get curious and even came right over to the boat,
- [04.18.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-18-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trip we got lucky enough to encounter TWO different species of whales. Started off getting to see the second largest animal on the planet, the Fin Whale. Then we moved a bit to the south and got to encounter of of our favorites, a Humpback Whale! As always, you can book your trip
- [04.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-17-24-whale-counts/) - Fintastic! On todays trip we had yet another beautiful day with the Fin Whales that have been hanging out in the area. Today we saw 2 Fin whales, feeding and circling through the area plus around 100 Common Dolphin. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at
- [04.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-16-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful sunny day out on the Pacific and filled with life. Throughout todays trip we encountered close to 300 Common Dolphin, and got to see 3 different Fin whales! 2 of which were a Cow/Calf or Mother and baby pair. looking great for the rest of the week, As always, you can book your
- [04.15.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-15-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trip we we got into an absolute frenzy! we started off getting to see one of the largest and active areas of feeding we have ever seen! There were hundred of Common dolphin and what seemed like 1000 pelican all feeding on a school of fish, and they were hungry. seeing all of
- [04.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-14-24-whale-counts/) - We had a beautiful day out on the water, and per the last week we had to make a run for it but it paid off. On our first trip, we bookended the trip with pods of Common Dolphin, with a finishing feeding frenzy. The whales were a little shy on the morning trip but
- [04.13.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-13-24-whale-counts/) - Bit of a South breeze today and some adventurous folks led to some great trips today! we started off with our first trip getting some glimpses of Coastal Bottlenose Dolphin, followed by a pod of Common dolphin, and finished the trip with a pair of Fin Whales! The following trip we made it all the
- [04.12.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-12-24-whale-counts/) - This was a trip for the books. We made it all the way out to the extent of our range, and got a magnificent show from some Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin, and saw spouts from a very large Fin whale. unfortunately did not get great looks at this shy whale and headed home. In whale watching
- [04.11.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-11-24-whale-counts/) - A foggy start to todays trip, yet we were undeterred and it paid off big time! Almost immediately after leaving Mission Bay we got to hang out with around 50 Common Dolphin. Afterwards we made it around 8 miles off shore and encountered the second largest animal on planet earth the Fin Whale. We got
- [04.10.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-10-24-whale-counts/) - An amazing day on the water! Beautiful ocean conditions and sunny weather and mammal life galore! We started out our trip getting to see around 150 Common Dolphin, before we made our way out looking for a much larger animal. Unfortunately did not locate the whale but got rewarded for our efforts with a pod
- [04.09.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-09-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day out on the water! The sun is finally back (hopefully) to stay and we got to see so many feeding Common Dolphin! looks like another beautiful day tomorrow! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon! -Captain
- [04.08.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-08-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trip we encountered so many different pods of our Common Dolphin! These super playful dolphin put on quite the show for us, jumping and surfing along with the boat! Unfortunately no whales today, but we are looking forward to tomorrow! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by
- [04.07.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-07-24-whale-counts/) - After a few days off the water due to some weather we were greeted with a beautiful ocean and lots of life! On both our trips today we encountered Pods of the extremely playful Common Dolphin, and on both trips we got to see the second largest animal on the planet, the Fin Whale! As
- [04.03.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-03-24-whale-counts/) - We had quite the day today. Started off on our first trip getting to see a massive mega pod of Common Dolphin, some fog rolled through but ended up with a beautiful day. On our second trip, we had the experience of a lifetime. Saw a few of our Common Dolphin but the show was
- [04.02.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-02-24-whale-counts/) - Today was one of those days we dream about here in San Diego! On both our trips today we got to see massive feeding frenzies of Common Dolphin and a favorite on board the Legacy, the Humpback Whale! we got to see 2 Humpbacks on each trip, lunge feeding and chasing bait with the dolphin.
- [04.01.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-01-24-whale-counts/) - It was a Dolphin day out on the water! We were fortunate enough to see hundreds and hundreds of Common Dolphin today, doing something we do not usually see them doing during the day. We got to see all of these dolphin feeding! and with some beautiful visibility even got to see the massive schools
- [03.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-29-24-whale-counts/) - The calm before the storm. A beautiful day out on the water, filled with life. On our first trip we had the pleasure of encountering two northbound Gray Whales, and a pod of Bottlenose Dolphin. On our second trip, we got to see a Mom and calf pair of Fin whales, and a bigger pod
- [03.28.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-28-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day out on the water, with lots of bait fish and hungry animals coming to eat it. Today we saw around a cumulative 300 Common Dolphin, feeding and jumping and putting on quite the show! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We
- [03.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-27-24-whale-counts/) - What a beautiful day on the water! The sun was out and shining and we had some gorgeous glassy conditions. Started out our first trip with a very large pod of around 400 Common Dolphin feeding in an area, and got to see a Fin whale getting in on the action! On our second trip,
- [03.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-26-24-whale-counts/) - Today we were fortunate enough to encounter lots (around 300) Common Dolphin on our trips. These dolphin were particularly playful and we even getting a bite to eat on some bait fish. As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.23.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-23-24-whale-counts/) - What a day! On our first trip we got to see a feeding mega pod of Common Dolphin, close to 800 strong, and finished with 2 adult Gray Whales moving north to Alaska. On our second, we saw a baby Gray whale in the bay and got to see a mega pod of about 600
- [03.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-22-24-whale-counts/) - Yet another beautiful day out on the water and we got to see so much life! started the trip out with a mega pod of about 800 Common Dolphin and sea lions going crazy hunting for bait fish. We then moved just a mile northwest and were fortunate enough to see a juvenile Humpback Whale!
- [03.21.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-21-24-whale-counts/) - Today was one of those days you dream about. The perfect flat calm glassy water, sun was out and shining and we saw so much life! Started off the trip with feeding Coastal Bottlenose Dolphin, Then had a mega pod of Common Dolphin (around 800) and finished the day off with a juvenile Gray whale.
- [03.20.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-20-24-whale-counts/) - It was most certainly a Dolphin day here in San Diego! Between both trips we saw approximately 1000 plus Common Dolphin. Some were feeding, others playing or traveling and having a great time. what a day out on the water! As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us
- [03.19.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-19-24-whale-counts/) - It was a Dolphin day in San Diego! On both of our trips we encountered MEGA pods of our Common Dolphin in numbers well over 500! we also got to see some glimpses of a juvenile Gray whale that unfortunately had made its way into mission bay, and were a few Fin whales making their
- [03.18.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-18-24-whale-counts/) - Yet another gorgeous day on the water! made our way out to very few reports of life from other boats but undeterred we pushed on. At about the extent of our range, we stopped to look at an interesting spot of water that looked quite like what we would refer to as a "Fluke print".
- [03.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-17-24-whale-counts/) - The weather is just getting better and better, and the marine mammals are all around. On our first trip we saw a handful of Common Dolphin, 2 Fin whales, and a pod of Bottlenose Dolphin. On our second trip we saw a massive pod of Common Dolphin, and 2 Fin whales. An amazing day out
- [03.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-16-24-whale-counts/) - Today we were blessed with some of the best weather we have ever had and were fortunate enough to see so much life! on both our trips today we started with a pod of Common Dolphin with each pod totaling about 150 or so dolphin. Then on each trip we made it out west to
- [03.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-14-24-whale-counts/) - It was certainly a dolphin day out on the water today! we started off the trip by quickly seeing some Coastal Bottlenose Dolphin at the mouth of the channel, continued on to see a small pod of Common Dolphin, and ended with a very large pod of about 50 Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin. As always, you
- [03.13.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-13-24-whale-counts/) - On todays first trip, we made our way out and got to see a mega pod of about 1000 Common Dolphin, before we went west and were lucky enough to catch up with a mom and baby pair of Gray Whales! For our second trip, unfortunately the animals had moved on and we did not
- [03.12.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-12-24-whale-counts/) - What a day! Started off our first trip seeing around 100 Common Dolphin feeding on some anchovies. These super fast dolphin put on an amazing show, jumping and catching these bait fish. On our second trip, right away we encountered a small pod of Pacific White Sided Dolphin, also chasing around some bait. Then we
- [03.11.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-11-24-whale-counts/) - Todays trip was an interesting one. We started off the trip with the fastest whale sighting in our history. We saw a juvenile Gray whale, in Mission Bay. We do hope this small whale does find its way, and that it just stopped for a quick snack in the bay. We then made our way
- [03.10.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-10-24-whale-counts/) - A day of Variety out on the water! On our first trip, we encountered a very playful pod of Common Dolphin, followed by a very large Fin Whale! On our second trip we made a long run for it and caught up with 4 northbound Gray Whales! an absolute blast of a day, filled with
- [03.09.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-09-24-whale-counts/) - An absolutely gorgeous day out on the water, with amazing weather and ocean conditions. We made our way out to the extent of our range and while we did not see any whales today, got the gift of seeing a few hundred Common Dolphin and they were ready to play! As always, you can book
- [03.08.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-08-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trips we got to see so much life! on the first we had the pleasure of seeing a mixed pod of Common and Pacific White Sided Dolphin. On the second we ran all the way out to the 9 mile bank and got to see four Gray Whales! and on our way back
- [03.05.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-05-24-whale-counts/) - A Beautiful sunny day out on the water! We are officially in the northbound portion of the Gray whales migration, and they are traveling a little farther offshore on the western edge of the nine mile bank. Today we went straight out to the area and were rewarded with 6 Gray whales moving north! does
- [03.03.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-03-24-whale-counts/) - The ocean had a little bit more attitude today but that did not stop us from having two great trips! On our first trip, we got to see around 300-400 Common Dolphin. On our second trip we really made a run for it, and battled rain and some less than ideal conditions but were rewarded
- [03.02.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-02-24-whale-counts/) - We had quite the day out on the water today! a little rainy and overcast but that did not stop us from seeing multiple whales! On our first trip, we encountered multiple single Gray Whales moving north, with lots of tail flukes. On the second trip, we got to see a mom and baby Gray
- [03.01.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-01-24-whale-counts/) - Yet another beautiful sunny day out on the water! we made our way out and saw a very large spout, which meant a very large species of whale. Unfortunately unable to see this particular animal, but close by we got to see a rather late southbound Gray Whale! this whale spent a lot of time
- [02.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-29-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trip we decided to take a leap on this leap year February 29th. We made it all the way out to the maximum range and got to see six adult Gray Whales! These whales gave us great looks with short dives, and even rolled around a bit as they were interacting. a beautiful
- [02.28.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-28-24-whale-counts/) - Another flat calm day out on the water, and we dubbed todays trip "Dolphin Day in San Diego". We were able to see so many dolphin, and were even able to see both species of Common Dolphin, the short beak and the long beak. all in all probably close to 500 Common dolphin from both
- [02.27.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-27-24-whale-counts/) - Todays trip was one of those days you dream of out on the ocean. The weather was sunny and the ocean was flat and calm. And the animals were everywhere! in total we saw 5 different species of marine mammals today including : California Sea Lions, Pacific White Sided Dolphin, a Humpback Whale, a pair
- [02.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-26-24-whale-counts/) - On todays trip we were so incredibly fortunate. There was so much life and glassy viewing conditions that made for an amazing day. We started out getting to come right into a giant mega pod of Common Dolphin, hundreds and hundreds of these playful animals swam right along side us. Then we decided it would
- [02.25.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-25-24-whale-counts/) - Another great day on the water! Started off our first trip early with a breaching Gray Whale! This playful juvenile breached multiple times and we got some amazing looks. Shortly afterward we got to catch up with a large pod of Common Dolphin that were moving to the North. We got to see around 300-400
- [02.24.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-24-24-whale-counts/) - Gorgeous conditions today, flat calm glassy water and wildlife all around. Started off the day on our morning trip getting to encounter a juvenile Gray whale moving southbound, and a pair of adult Gray Whales moving northbound! got some great looks and tail flukes, and topped it off with a smaller pod of Common Dolphin.
- [02.23.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-23-24-whale-counts/) - What a day! Started off on our first trip with beautiful conditions and too many dolphin to count! we encountered multiple pods of common dolphin, with a small pod feeding, a mega pod traveling, and a nursery pod playing and learning. In the nursery pod we got to see some of the smallest newborn dolphin
- [02.22.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-22-24-whale-counts/) - Back on the water after a few days off because of weather, and we were greeted with beautiful sunny skies and wildlife! We made our way north hugging the coast when we noticed quite a bit of feeding bird activity out in the La Jolla canyon. upon making our way up, we were given an
- [02.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-17-24-whale-counts/) - Today was one of those amazing days that show just how unpredictable and beautiful the wildlife can be. every trip is different, unique in its own way. For our first trip we made it out and got to witness a giant pod of Rissos Dolphin, one of my absolute favorites. These large scar covered dolphin
- [02.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-16-24-whale-counts/) - What a Day! Started off today on our first trip with amazing weather and ocean conditions and got to catch up with a very friendly pod of Pacific White Sided Dolphin that swam all around the boat. Such a great thing to get to see these seasonal visitors and are a personal favorite animal we
- [02.15.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-15-24-whale-counts/) - The Sun was out and shining for todays whale watch, and we got lucky right off the bat! Started todays trip with a pair of southbound Gray Whales that showed extremely well and came right by the boat! the ride was so nice today we even had a proposal on board! Just absolutely magical. As
- [02.14.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-14-24-whale-counts/) - Yet another Beautiful day on the Pacific Ocean! our first trip started out with an absolutely MASSIVE pod of Common Dolphin, in numbers estimated to be about 500 or more feeding to the south. We weren't seeing much in terms of whales until just our luck on our way back in we got some beautiful
- [02.13.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-13-24-whale-counts/) - What a trip! It was nonstop life today, as we got so see 3 different species of cetaceans, with all three interacting with each other! We started off the trip with some Pacific white sided dolphin, until we located a pair of Gray whales that were moving south but playing with the dolphin. only to
- [02.12.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-12-24-whale-counts/) - What an absolutely amazing Southern California day with the pacific showing off her beauty! We had sunny skies and flat calm conditions with an abundance of wildlife. Started out the trip with a Juvenile Gray Whale, followed by a pod of around 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphin or "Lags" until we headed west and caught
- [02.11.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-11-24-whale-counts/) - A beautiful day for a run! and boy did we make a run, as we made our way out today there did not seem like much life happening up to the north, but there were reports far to the south of some large marine mammals. So we made our way all the way down to
- [02.10.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-10-24-whale-counts/) - So much life today! on our two trips today we encountered a total of four Humpback whales, 300-400 Common Dolphin, and a pod of feeding Pacific White sided dolphin. Amazing to see our favorites the Humpbacks around, and with so much other life absolutely thriving out there. Weather just keeps getting nicer, As always, you
- [02.09.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-09-24-whale-counts/) - Finally back out on the water after a little break because of a storm but it seems nothing has slowed down a bit. We were fortunate enough very early into our trip to get to encounter a migrating Gray whale that gave us some amazing looks! Then we made our way out to the west
- [01.31.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-31-24-whale-counts/) - The calm before the storm did not disappoint. A gorgeous day out on the water with three Gray Whales on our morning trip, 2 Adults and a juvenile also with a feeding frenzy of birds and a few hungry common dolphin. our second trip started a little later but we got a gorgeous sunset and
- [01.30.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-30-24-whale-counts/) - Todays trip was dubbed the "Quintessential" Whale watch. Just an amazing day with everything someone could ask for. We had Whales (3 Gray whales) and dolphin (about 400-500 Common Dolphin) and the most picturesque weather and ocean conditions. It truly does not get better than today. As always, you can book your trip here on
- [01.29.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-29-24-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day out on the water! Just perfect weather and ocean conditions, San Diego is back to its usual self. These glassy conditions gave us great viewing opportunities and we were fortunate enough to see three Gray Whales in the area! these massive adult Whales were heading west, which was slightly uncommon for them
- [01.26.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-26-24-whale-counts/) - We started out todays trip with a glimmer of hope. There had been a very special animal spotted to the north that was moving south the previous day. Upon leaving mission bay it seemed bleak, many of the other boats had been searching and searching with no luck. No animals had yet to be spotted,
- [01.24.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-24-24-whale-counts/) - The Grays are rolling through! On Todays trip we saw a trio of Gray Whales moving south to Mexico, and they were some huge whales! got some great looks as these three whales swam hip to hip for miles. Were right in the thick of this migration, so many whales to see! As always, you
- [01.19.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-19-24-whale-counts/) - The ocean was teaming with life today! Started our trip out with an adult southbound Gray Whale that gave us some great looks before we made our way to the northwest and saw a first for the boats crew even: The largest pod of Rissos Dolphins we had ever seen! this pod was easily over
- [01.18.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-18-24-whale-counts/) - What an absolutely picture perfect day out on the water! for todays trip we had gorgeous weather and ocean conditions, was flat and calm with the sun shining. We started out by making our way north hugging the coast when something caught our eye...a pod of around 300 Common Dolphin! These exceptionally athletic dolphin put
- [01.17.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-17-24-whale-counts/) - The Gray whale migration is in full effect! On Todays trip we got word of a group of whales to the south so we made it down as quickly as possible. Was a bit of a run, as we met up with these whales just a mile away from the Mexican border but boy was
- [01.16.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-16-24-whale-counts/) - What a day! We made our way out and caught up with Junior the juvenile Gray Whale who gave us some great looks! always great to see that little guy. before we made out way out to the west and north where we were lucky enough to have a surprise encounter with a Fin Whale!
- [01.09.24 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-09-24-whale-counts/) - A Gorgeous day out on the water! The sun was out and shining and had some great sea conditions. Made our way up to the North hugging the coast in search of our Gray whale friends, but none to be found today. despite the beautiful conditions, there did not seem to be much life going
- [12.27.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-27-23-whale-counts/) - Another Beautiful day with glassy calm seas and wildlife! for our first trip we made it north and caught up with a juvenile Gray whale that was curious and gave us some great looks, then were able to see just a handful of the Pacific White sided dolphin doing some feeding in the area. The
- [12.26.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-26-23-whale-counts/) - What a day! This was one of those types of days with alot of anticipation, as we started off the first trip with a report of potential Orca in the area. We made a run to the 9 mile bank to try and catch up with them, but mother nature had other ideas. unfortunately unable
- [12.23.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-23-23-whale-counts/) - What an epic day out on the water! We had amazing luck through both of of trips today, with Whales and Dolphins galore! On our first trip, we went straight north, and started to see some promising signs of life, lots of bird and a few scattered pacific white sided dolphin. As we made our
- [12.22.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-22-23-whale-counts/) - With the looming clouds of Thunderstorms and potential choppy weather we made our way out into the open ocean...For a great trip! Only shortly into the trip we got to encounter a unique experience with a mixed pod of dolphin, our Common Dolphin and the seasonal and more rare Pacific white sided dolphin feeding on
- [12.21.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-21-23-whale-counts/) - Another great day out on the water! Started the day off with a fantastic pod of around 200 common dolphins, before we turned and BAM! a southbound Gray whale. Once we had eyes on the whale spouts started popping up, and we encountered a second gray whale, and even off in the distance a breaching
- [12.20.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-20-23-whale-counts/) - Today we made a run for it and boy did it pay off! we made it past our range to the south in search of not 1, not 2, not 3 but 6 Humpback whales! These whales were doing a bit of feeding within a large pod of common dolphin and even started playing a
- [12.19.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-19-23-whale-counts/) - Another beautiful day out on the water! made out way out on the hunt for some very special visitors, but unfortunately unable to locate them on todays trip but were fortunate to find a very large pod of about 300 short beaked common dolphin! they put on an amazing show for us, jumping around all
- [12.18.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-18-23-whale-counts/) - Here aboard the Legacy we have been waiting a long time to say this, but today we encountered...ORCA!!! We got the report and went as fast as we could to the area to encounter 6 Killer Whales with 1 calf hunting common dolphin off the coast of Del Mar! It was a once in a
- [12.16.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-16-23-whale-counts/) - The gorgeous winter days are continuing! Started off today with perfect calm conditions and sunny weather, and were able to relocate our Gray whale that has seemingly taken up residency just off La Jolla! -Got some great looks, with multiple surface intervals with this individual. Then we made out way out into some deeper water
- [12.15.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-15-23-whale-counts/) - Another perfect day! First we made our way out and caught up with a Gray Whale playing in kelp off the coast of la Jolla. This curious friendly whale made multiple approaches to the boat and even had a kelp hat for a short period of time! Afterwards we made our way out west and
- [12.14.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-14-23-whale-counts/) - What a Day! Could not have had better weather and ocean conditions and so much life! We started the trip with a fantastic playful pod of short-beak Common dolphin, followed by two equally playful pods of long-beak common dolphin! all in all saw close to 1000 dolphin on todays trip! as we were making our
- [09.08.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-08-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Minke Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [09.02.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-02-23-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 5 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.31.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-31-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.27.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-27-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 3000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.22.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-22-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.18.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-18-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.13.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-13-23-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 50 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.12.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-12-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 100 Common Dolphin - 1300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.11.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-11-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.07.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-07-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.03.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-03-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.02.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-02-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.01.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-01-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.31.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-31-23-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 100 Common Dolphin - 1200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.30.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-30-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.29.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-29-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.25.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-25-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.24.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-24-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.23.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-23-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.22.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-22-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.21.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-21-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.20.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-20-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.19.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-19-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.16.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-16-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.14.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-14-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.13.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-13-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.12.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-12-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.09.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-09-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.08.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-08-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 5 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.07.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-07-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.06.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-06-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.05.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-05-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 10 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.03.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-03-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 7 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.02.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-02-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.01.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-01-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 6 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.30.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-30-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.28.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-28-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.27.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-27-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 8 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.26.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-26-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 50 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.25.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-25-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 5 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.24.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-24-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 6 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.23.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-23-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 900 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.22.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-22-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.21.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-21-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 6 Common Dolphin - 200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.20.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-20-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.19.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-19-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 6 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.18.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-18-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 5 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.17.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-17-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 8 Common Dolphin - 500 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.16.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-16-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.14.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-14-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 7 Common Dolphin - 800 Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [Summer Sunset Cruise](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/summer-sunset-cruise/) - Summer is here and Legacy Whale Watch is excited to offer a Sunset Cruise! Come join us for a tour of the San Diego coast line, dolphin and whale watching, and beautiful sunsets from the water. These trips are only possible during the summer months, so book yours today! As always, you can book your
- [06.13.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-13-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.12.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-12-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 7 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.11.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-11-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.10.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-10-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.09.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-09-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 5 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.07.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-07-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 8 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.06.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-06-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.05.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-05-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.04.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-04-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.03.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-03-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.02.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-02-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 7 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.31.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-31-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.29.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-29-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.28.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-28-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Risso's Dolphin - 30 Humpback Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.27.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-27-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.26.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-26-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.25.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-25-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.24.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-24-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.23.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-23-22-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.22.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-22-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 5 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.21.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-21-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 3 Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.20.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-20-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 12 Bottlenose Dolphin - 50 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.19.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-19-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.17.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-17-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 5 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.16.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-16-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.15.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-15-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.14.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-14-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.13.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-13-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.12.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-12-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.11.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-11-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.09.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-09-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.08.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-08-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.06.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-06-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Fin Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.05.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-05-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 25 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.04.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-04-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.03.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-03-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.02.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-02-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1000 Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.30.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-30-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 250 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.29.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-29-23-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Humpback Whale - 1 Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.27.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-27-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.26.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-26-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.25.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-25-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.24.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-24-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.23.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-23-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.22.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-22-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.21.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-21-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.19.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-19-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 300 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.17.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-17-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.16.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-16-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 6 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.14.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-14-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Humpback Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 25 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.12.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-12-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 3 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.11.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-11-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.10.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-10-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Minke Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.09.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-09-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.08.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-08-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 3 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.07.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-07-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.06.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-06-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.05.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-05-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1000 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.02.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-02-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.01.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-01-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1000 Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.31.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-31-23-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 1 Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 2000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.30.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-30-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.29.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-29-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.28.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-28-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 3 Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 20 Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.27.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-27-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1000 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.26.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-26-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 100 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.19.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-19-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 2200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.18.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-18-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Gray Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 7 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.17.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-17-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.16.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-16-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 5 Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.14.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-14-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.13.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-13-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.12.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-12-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.11.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-11-23-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.10.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-10-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.09.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-09-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 10 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.08.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-08-23-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 3 Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.07.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-07-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.05.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-05-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Gray Whale - 6 Common Dolphin - 1300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.04.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-04-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 6 Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.27.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-27-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.08.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-08-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.07.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-07-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 2000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.03.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-03-23-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.24.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-24-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.21.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-21-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 10 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.20.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-20-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 8 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 10 Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.19.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-19-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 1 Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.18.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-18-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 6 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.13.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-13-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.09.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-09-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 6 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.08.23 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-08-23-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 7 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.07.2023 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-07-2023-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 600 Bottlenose Dolphin - 12 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [09.02.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-02-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.26.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-26-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Risso's Dolphin - 35 Common Dolphin - 250 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.25.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-25-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 500 Minke Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.21.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-21-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.20.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-20-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.19.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-19-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Minke Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.18.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-18-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.17.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-17-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.16.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-16-22-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 35 Common Dolphin - 700 Minke Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.15.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-15-22-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.14.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-14-22-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 700 Bottlenose Dolphin - 35 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.12.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-12-22-whale-counts/) - BLue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.11.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-11-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 400 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.10.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-10-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale- 1 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.09.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-09-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 400 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.08.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-08-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.26.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-26-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 400 Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.25.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-25-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.24.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-24-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.22.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-22-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 600 Bottlenose Dolphin - 25 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.23.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-23-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.19.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-19-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.18.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-18-21-whale-counts-2/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.28.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-28-22-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.19.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-19-22-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.18.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-18-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.07.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-07-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 700 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.04.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-04-22-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.01.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-01-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.30.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-30-22-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.29.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-29-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.26.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-26-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.24.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-24-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 2000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.20.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-20-22-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.17.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-17-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.16.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-16-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.08.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-08-22-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.05.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-05-22-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.03.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-03-22-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Fin Whale - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.02.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-02-22-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 80 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.01.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-01-22-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 6 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.30.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-30-22-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.27.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-27-22-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 5 Bottlenose Dolphin - 40 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.26.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-26-22-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.25.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-25-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.23.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-23-22-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1000 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.26.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-26-22-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.19.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-19-21-whale-counts-2/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.16.22 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-16-22-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 4 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [San Diego Whale Watching Company Welcomes Gray Whale Season](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/san-diego-whale-watching-company-welcomes-gray-whale-season/) - Legacy Whale Watch offers tours to view gray whale season in San Diego. Read the press release to learn more about this annual wintertime activity.
- [10.09.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-09-21-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [10.06.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-06-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [09.29.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-29-21-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [09.27.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-27-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [09.26.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-26-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 150 Minke Whale - 1 Blue Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [09.17.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-17-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [09.11.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/09-11-21-whale-counts/) - Risso's Dolphin - 25 Common Dolphin - 200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.22.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-22-21-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.21.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-21-21-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 35 Common Dolphin - 40 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.09.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-09-21-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.08.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-08-21-whale-counts/) - Blue whale - 1 Risso’s Dolphin - 15 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.07.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-07-21-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.04.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-04-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [08.01.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/08-01-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 650 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.31.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-31-21-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 35 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.12.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-12-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.11.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-11-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 350 Bottlenose Dolphin - 6 Gray Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.10.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-10-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.09.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-09-21-whale-counts/) - Blue whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.05.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-05-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.04.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-04-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.03.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-03-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Minke Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 300 Bottlenose Dolphin - 6 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [07.02.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/07-02-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 350 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.30.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-30-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 100 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.28.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-28-21-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.27.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-27-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 400 Minke Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.26.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-26-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 Risso’s Dolphin - 7 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.21.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-21-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.20.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-20-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.19.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-19-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 700 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.18.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-18-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.12.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-12-21-whale-counts/) - Blue whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.04.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-04-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [06.02.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/06-02-21-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 Minke Whale - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.31.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-31-21-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.29.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-29-21-whale-counts/) - Blue Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.05.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-05-21-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.10.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-10-21-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [05.09.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/05-09-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - Happy Mothers Day! Over the last weeks we have been seeing a ton of cow-calf pairs of whales, along with our various dolphin species. whale watching on the Legacy has been very exciting! Humpback Whales were seen this past week and almost exclusively mama and baby pairs. Two of the three trips sighting Humpback Whales
- [05.01.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/05-01-21-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 5 Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.30.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-30-21-whale-counts/) - Fin Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.24.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-24-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 400 Risso’s Dolphin - 10 Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.21.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-21-21/) - Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.19.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-19-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.17.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-17-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 1 Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.17.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/04-17-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - The past week of whale watching aboard the Legacy brought us sightings of Humpback Whales, Gray Whales, and Common Dolphin. Humpback Whales were seen on a couple trips this past week, with one individual being a familiar face, or rather tail. “Swiper,” the Humpback Whale that has breached for us in the past, was spotted
- [04.16.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-16-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.14.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-14-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.12.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-12-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.11.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/04-11-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - Another week of whale watching aboard the Legacy brought us sightings of Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, Common Dolphin, Minke Whales, and Bottlenose Dolphin. Gray Whales were seen on multiple trips this past week, with one trip spotting a cow-calf pair traveling close to shore. Gray Whales are migrating north this time of year, headed back
- [04.10.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-10-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.09.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-09-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Humpback Whale - 1 Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1000 Bottlenose Dolphin - 7 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.02.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-02-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 8 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.03.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/04-03-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - In the past week of whale watching aboard the Legacy, we got to see Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, Common Dolphin, Pacific White-Sided Dolphin and Bottlenose Dolphin. Lots of life out there! Gray Whale migration is winding down and we are a few pods that are late to the party. These gray whales are northbound, headed
- [04.07.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-07-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.04.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-04-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 800 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [04.03.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/04-03-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 800 Bottlenose Dolphin - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.31.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-31-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 700 Gray Whale - 1 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.29.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-29-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.27.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-27-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 400 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.27.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/03-27-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - Whale watching aboard the Legacy brought us Humpback Whales, Gray Whales, Common Dolphin, Pacific White-Sided Dolphin, and Bottlenose Dolphin. Lots of life this past week! Humpback Whales have started showing up in the waters around San Diego! Though they are a little later than last year, they are showing up in number. We love to
- [03.26.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-26-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.24.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-24-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Gray Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 400 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.22.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-22-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.21.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-21-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.20.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-20-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 100 Gray Whale - 3 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.20.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/03-20-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - The past week of whale watching aboard the Legacy brought us some familiar faces and some new experiences! Gray Whales were spotted further offshore, when they tend to make their northbound migration back to the Arctic Ocean around Alaska. This past week we got super lucky and witnessed a trio of whales in the middle
- [03.19.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-19-21-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 15 Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.18.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-18-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 4 Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.17.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-17-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 1200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 25 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.14.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-14-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 8 Common Dolphin - 1500 Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 8 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.12.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-12-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.13.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/03-13-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - The past week of whale watching aboard the Legacy brought us some amazing trips. Sightings this past week included Gray Whales, Common Dolphin, and Bottlenose Dolphin. This past Friday we came upon a group of 4 Gray Whales that were making their way offshore and to the north. This group was just at the outset
- [02.27.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-27-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1000 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 24 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.06.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/03-06-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - Another week of whale watching aboard the Legacy and another weekly wrap-up. This past week we got to hang out with some Gray Whales, a Humpback Whale, Pacific White-Sided Dolphin, Common Dolphin, and some Bottlenose Dolphin. Gray Whale sightings this week have included mainly north-bound individuals. The majority of the pod has made it down
- [03.07.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-07-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.08.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-08-21-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.06.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-06-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 6 Bottlenose Dolphin - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [03.05.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/03-05-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.28.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-28-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 400 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 25 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.27.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/02-27-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - What a great week to be on the ocean! We here at Legacy whale watching always say "You never know what you will see on the ocean," and this past week was a reminder to us all. Sightings included False Killer Whales, Gray Whales, Common Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, and Pacific White-Sided Dolphin. False Killer Whales
- [02.26.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-26-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.22.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-22-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1000 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.21.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-21-20-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 1000 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.20.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-20-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 700 Gray Whale - 2 Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 15 Bottlenose Dolphin - 6 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.20.21 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/02-20-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - The past week in whale watching aboard the Legacy has brought us sightings of Gray Whales, Pacific White-Sided Dolphin, and Bottlenose Dolphin. Gray Whale season continues and this past week we got our first sighting of a trio that decided to get a head start on adding some new individuals to their pod. This past
- [02.19.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-19-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 4 Bottlenose Dolphin - 6 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.18.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-18-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 5 Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 20 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.15.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-15-21-whale-counts/) - Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 12 Gray Whale - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.13.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-13-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.14.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/02-14-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - What a week to be on the ocean! We witnessed a super-pod of Common Dolphin, a breaching Humpback, and 5 Gray Whales. One of the best times of the year to go whale watching aboard the Legacy. We are in the heart of Gray Whale season for Southern California, with every trip seeing at least
- [02.07.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-07-21-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.06.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-06-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 11 Common Dolphin - 400 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 12 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.06.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/02-06-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - This past week of whale watching aboard the Legacy was full of Grey Whales and Pacific White-Sided Dolphin. We saw some Common Dolphin and Bottlenose Dolphin, as well! There was a noticeable shift in the grouping of the Gray Whales seen this past week, versus weeks before. Many of the Gray Whales seen this week
- [02.05.21 Whale Countd](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-05-21-whale-countd/) - Gray Whale - 3 Bottlenose Dolphin - 7 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [02.03.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/02-03-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 5 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.31.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-31-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 9 Common Dolphin - 300 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 15 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.30.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-30-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 5 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 15 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.22.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-22-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.18.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-18-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.17.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-17-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 500 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.16.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/01-16-21-weekly-wrap-up/) - Gray Whale migration season is officially underway and we here at Legacy whale watching are super excited to see these gentle giants cruising past San Diego. In the last week of whale watching we have seen 21 Gray Whales, thousands of Common Dolphin, and close to 100 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin. Such a busy week out
- [01.16.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-16-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 7 Common Dolphin - 600 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.15.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-15-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 4 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.14.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-14-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 1500 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.13.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-13-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 250 Gray Whale - 5 Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 30 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [01.09.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-09-20-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 6 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [1.08.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/1-08-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - Another week of whale watching aboard the Legacy has passed and we have been fortunate enough to check one special event off our lists: witnessing a newborn gray whale learn how to swim! In addition, we spotted Common Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, and other adult Gray Whales. Last Saturday afternoon, we set out from the dock
- [01.12.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/01-12-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 3 Common Dolphin - 400 Bottlenose Dolphin - 6 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [1.06.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/1-06-21-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 300 Bottlenose Dolphin - 4 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [1.02.21  Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/1-02-21-whale-counts/) - Gray Whale - 4 Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [1.01.21 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-01-20-whale-counts/) - Risso's Dolphin - 12 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [1.02.21 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/12-02-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - In the past week of whale watching aboard the Legacy, we witnessed the arrival of some of the first Gray Whales on their migration south from the Arctic regions. We also got a chance to hang out with some Common Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, and a Fin Whale! It was a very exciting holiday week. Gray
- [12.23.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-23-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 250 Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.24.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-24-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 200 Bottlenose Dolphin - 4 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.31.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-31-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 100 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.30.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-30-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 200 Gray Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.29.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-29-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 250 Gray Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.27.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-27-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1000 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.26.20 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/12-26-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - The past week of whale watching aboard the Legacy yielded some astonishing sightings of fin whales, common dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, and pacific white-sided dolphin. Last Saturday we set out in hopes of spotting a Grey Whale, as their yearly migration south past San Diego has officially begun. Sea state was good and the crew was
- [12.26.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-26-20-whale-counts/) - Grey Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 150 Fin Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.22.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-22-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 6 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.19.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-19-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 300 Fin Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.19.20 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/12-19-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - The past week of whale watching brought us two humpback whales, Twitch and Flicka, and hundreds of Common Dolphin. Twitch and Flicka are two Humpback Whales well known to whale watchers in Southern California. Twitch has a distinct wound to her fluke, or tail fin. The two are inseparable and were spotted last Saturday milling
- [12.13.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-13-20-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.12.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-12-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 400 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.12.20 Weekly Update](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/12-12-20-weekly-update/) - Beautiful weather was a great setting for sightings of 3 different species of dolphin this past week aboard the Legacy. Bottlenose, Common, and Pacific White-sided Dolphin were spotted leaping and playing, sometimes in great number! A pod of Bottlenose Dolphins were spotted close to shore last Sunday. Normally, inshore bottlenose dolphins spend most of their
- [San Diego Whale Watching Company Sets Sail with a New Website Design](https://www.sdwhale.com/news/san-diego-whale-watching-company-sets-sail-with-a-new-website-design/) - Legacy Whale Watch recently worked with Rosemont Media to create a new responsive website for their whale watching tour company. Learn more here.
- [12.9.10 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-9-10-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 250 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.6.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-6-20-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [12.5.20 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/12-5-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - In the last week of whale watching aboard the Legacy, we had one of our best trips of the year! Last Saturday afternoon we set out to the west-northwest in search of something we had not seen all year. Reports had come in that two Humpback Whales were offshore, roughly 14 nautical miles from the
- [12.5.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/12-5-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 400 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.29.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-29-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.27.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-27-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 1500 Humpback Whale - 2 Fin Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.27.20 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/11-27-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - Whale watching on the Legacy was very exciting this past week, as we witnessed some rare and unique animals and events. Sightings this week included Humpback Whales, Fin Whales, Minke Whales, Pacific White-Sided Dolphin, and Common Dolphin. Pacific White-Sided Dolphins have started showing up on our trips! During this time of year, they begin to
- [11.25.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-25-20-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 2 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.22.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-22-20-whale-counts/) - Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 5 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.21.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-21-20-whale-counts/) - Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - 10 Humpback Whale - 1 Fin Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 70 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.21.20 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/11-21-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - The past week of whale watching aboard the Legacy brought us some unusual sightings of Minke Whales, a Humpback Whale, and some Bottlenose Dolphin. Two of the three Minke Whales we spotted this week exhibited rare curiosity, deciding at one point to turn towards the boat and check us out. The Minke seen on last
- [11.19.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-19-20-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 2 Minke Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.14.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-14-20-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Minke Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.14.20 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/11-14-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - The Legacy was recently dry docked for routine maintenance, so we did not go out on trips the week before last. Everything checked out and the Legacy was cleaned up, so we were back in the water this past week. This past week we saw pods of Common Dolphin and an extremely active Humpback Whale.
- [11.13.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-13-20-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 10 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.12.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-12-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 200 Minke Whale - 1 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.11.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-11-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [11.1.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/11-1-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [10.31.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-31-20-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 20 Common Dolphin - 300 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [10.30.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-30-20-whale-counts/) - Bottlenose Dolphin - 30 Common Dolphin - 200 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [10.30.20 Weekly Wrap Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/10-30-20-weekly-wrap-up/) - Winter is rolling in and, with it, some great great whale watching weather. This past week we saw a few more Humpback Whales, a couple Minke Whales, hundreds of Common Dolphin, and a couple Bottlenose Dolphins. We spotted 2 Humpback Whales last weekend and one later in the week. The afternoon trip on Saturday had
- [10.25.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-25-20-whale-counts/) - Common Dolphin - 250 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [10.24.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-24-20-whale-counts/) - Humpback Whale - 2 Common Dolphin - 60 Bottlenose Dolphin - 5 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [10.28.20 Whale Counts](https://www.sdwhale.com/daily-counts/10-28-20-whale-counts/) - Minke Whale - 1 Common Dolphin - 150 As always, you can book your trip here on our website or by calling us at 619-309-1680. We hope to see you soon!
- [10.24.2020 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://www.sdwhale.com/weekly-wrap-ups/10-24-2020-weekly-wrap-up/) - This week brought us a couple Humpback Whales, hundreds of Common Dolphin, and two of the friendliest Minke Whales we have ever seen!

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