13 North Bound 0 South Bound 0 EW Gusty 25+MPH winds on this chilly 62 degree sunny day. Large white caps from shore to the horizon making it difficult to spot and track the gray whales. Sand blowing and accumulating in the parking lots like snow in a storm. Still the whales migrated and were … Continue reading Gusty 25mph Winds and 13 Whales
February 14th,2022 8 North 0 South 2.5 Hours Heart shaped gray whale blow spouts seen in abundance today for Valentines Day 2022. A trio of whales stopped close to shore 150 yards out, displaying several behaviors including: head lifts, sharking with tip of fluke gracing the waters surface, rolling, bubble blasts and footprints, one set … Continue reading Happy Valentines Day with Gray Whale Heart Shaped Blows
February 13th 2022 7 North Bound Gray Whales 0 South Bound 4 hours The LA Rams prepared to play the Cincinnati Bengals for the LVI Super Bowl at the new SoFi Stadium earlier today and WON !!!! While along the coast 1,000+ Common Dolphins stampeded across the Santa Monica Bay past Point Dume then out … Continue reading Super Bowl Sunday with a Super Pod of Gray Whales and a Super Pod of Common Dolphins
Saturday Feb.12,2022 6 North 1 South Bound 5 hours Busy day with crowded beach, full parking lot and increased activity on all levels. The whales had calm seas but human obstacles on all levels. Starting midday with 2 speeding jet skis across the Santa Monica Bay into Point Dume where the whales tend to slow … Continue reading Bay Watch Rescue and Gray Whales
0 North 0 South 0 EW Another warm day of Santa Ana winds, with a choppy ocean, and white caps near horizon. Lots of people on the beach walking and enjoying the warm 80 degree summery mid winter day, tourists seen swimming in brisk chilly 56-57 degree water. Local surfers in full wet suits try … Continue reading No Whales at Sunset
(1) North Bound (3) South Bound (3-4) Humpbacks 3 hours Thanks to the Santa Ana Winds we had a warm summery 78 degree day in Malibu ! Calm and flat ocean with lake like 1-2 ft shore break waves. Hazy horizon with stratus cloud layer where 3-4 humpback whales were actively feeding. The whale blows … Continue reading 78 degrees and 7-8 Whales
2 North Bound 2 South Bound 4 hours Four Whales observed on this warm sunny 74 degrees winter day with Santa Ana Winds, a Southern California offshore wind that brings dry hot air to the coast. Two whales were north bound and two whales were south bound but all migrating solo. One south bound whale … Continue reading Warm Santa Ana Winds and 4 Whales Today
February 7th 2020 1 North Bound 0 South Bound 1 Sightings 5.75 hrs One north bound gray whale sighting on a beautiful, clear and calm unseasonably warm, 78 degree spring like winter day. Small pod of 5-7 active Dolphins including an interactive mom and calf traveling with 2-3 escort dolphins at all times. Behaviors included, … Continue reading One Gray Whale and Goodyear Blimp Flyover
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!
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
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