7 North Bound 1 South Bound 2 (?) 4.75 hours It was a crowded beach with lots of swimmers and sun bathers watching as eight plus whales migrated past on this warm 68 degree winter day. The calm water had with a lake like shore break, sparkling all the way to the horizon. A pair … Continue reading Hurray! Eight+ whales today!
Month: February 2022
No Whales: Calm Seas and Green Flash Sunset
0 North Bound 0 South Bound ( EW 2) 3 hours Earlier in the day an eyewitness saw 2 gray whales in 2 separate sightings. One traveled straight through and one stopped at the point for a minute or two and traveled through quickly. No gray whales observed despite perfect viewing conditions late this afternoon. … Continue reading No Whales: Calm Seas and Green Flash Sunset
No Whales,Sea Pickles and One Harbor Seal Rescue
0 North Bound 0 South Bound 4 hrs Yesterday's strong winds and currents brought in todays pink clear jelly fish looking creatures known as "sea pickles". Clear gelatinous creatures are pyrosomes or colonial truncates made up of hundreds of tiny individual zooids that stick together creating a colony and float in the open ocean filtering … Continue reading No Whales,Sea Pickles and One Harbor Seal Rescue
Rocket Launch Seen Over Leo Carrillo State Park
Wednesday February 2,2022 0 North Bound 0 South Bound 1.25 hours Strong gusty offshore winds (25+mph) blowing sand, creating rough choppy seas, made spotting and tracking whales impossible today however, the team today at Vandenberg Space Force Base said the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket launch of a US national security spy satellite into obit was a … Continue reading Rocket Launch Seen Over Leo Carrillo State Park
Day 1: 2022 Gray Whale Migration
February 1st 2022 0 North Bound 0 South Bound 0 Sightings 3.25 Hours No Gray Whales observed on this first day of my tenth season to count, document and study the Northern Gray Whale Migration along the coast of Malibu at Point Dume State Beach, State Marine Reserve. Minus tide day 1.6 ft below the … Continue reading Day 1: 2022 Gray Whale Migration