September 17th, 2022 A big Thank You to LA County Lifeguard Carter Baldwin for spotting what turned out to be a humpback whale migrating past Point Dume today! This humpback traveled through, much the way the gray whales migrate near shore, coming in close, passing the point and then heading out to deeper waters at … Continue reading Juvenile Humpback Whale Breaches Near Shore in Malibu
10 North Bound 0 South Bound 4.75 Hrs Stratocumulus Clouds over the Santa Monic Bay, Giant Coreopsis in full bloom.New stairs to Big Dume Cove closed due to storm erosion In December. Views of LA Skyline at the horizon.Big Dume Cove Partly sunny and 54 degrees; stratocumulus clouds for miles. Sustained wind of 18-22 mph … Continue reading Gray Whale Gathering in Gusty Winds
3 North 0 South 1.25 hours Cold and brisk, 58 degrees with 20+mph winds. Rough choppy surf. A trio of gray whales split up into a pair as a solo gray whale traveled through, out to deeper water passing the point. The pair came in to the point displaying several low key whale behaviors which … Continue reading Three Gray Whales at Sunset
0 North 0 South 3 EW (N) Three gray whales seen this morning in two sightings by reliable eyewitness. None the rest of the day or at sunset. The stormy weather and subsequent ocean surges over night left a huge six foot scarp at the high tide line. Six feet of sand was eroded the … Continue reading Green Flash at Sunset
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
A friend shared a photo with me today via text, showing another dead gray whale that washed up earlier this week in Oxnard. His sister had sent it to him, who lives nearby. I looked in the papers and found this article; Gray whale carcass washes ashore in Oxnard amid rising deaths of the sea … Continue reading Another Gray Whale Washed Up Dead along California Coast
32 Northbound 0 Southbound 10 hrs 1 EW 18 sightings on St Patricks Day, the 17th of March 2018! Whale counting and observations started with a Great Egret perched on the fence along the walk in, hunting from above. Three gray whales traveling through so fast the blow mist is still on the surface of … Continue reading Happy St Patricks Day 32 Gray Whales in 18 Sightings
10 Northbound 3 Southbound Gray Whales Today (7 hours)
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