March 17th, 2025 Monday 11 North Bound 0 South Bound 8 hrs Happy St. Patricks Day! The luck of the Irish was with us today spotting 11 North Bound Gray Whales despite the rain, wind and rough choppy seas!!! Water Temperature 53 degrees. The 1st pair of Gray Whales traveled through quickly. The next few … Continue reading Gusty winds, Light Rain, Fog and First Breaching Gray Whale of the Season
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Eleven Gray Whales including FOUR Gray Whale Calves!!! Light Rain and Fog
11 North Bound 4 Calves 0 South Bound 9.5 hrs April 12th, 2023 Wednesday Cloudy, overcast with FOG and mid morning light rain. First sighting was a cow/calf pair with an escort 1800 yards out. The solo escort whale was an underweight adult. The calf alternated sides with each surfacing and stopped to spyhop several … Continue reading Eleven Gray Whales including FOUR Gray Whale Calves!!! Light Rain and Fog
By-The-Wind-Sailors: One Trio of Gray Whales
Partly sunny, high stratus cloud layer, 64 degrees with calm seas and clear views. Wind 0-1 mph picked up mid afternoon 5-7mph. One trio of Gray Whales migrated north 2+ miles off shore. Two other solo gray whales were seen by ***REW earlier today in separate sightings. Late afternoon, with the low tide, thousands and … Continue reading By-The-Wind-Sailors: One Trio of Gray Whales
Humpbacks, Gray Whales and By-the-wind Sailors
2 North Bound 0 South Bound 3 Humpbacks 8.5 hrs Sunny, Windy, 55 degrees A single whale migrated through with long dive times, surfaced briefly exposing its sunken concave spine indicating it was underweight. Another gray whale migrated past quickly without coming close to shore. A trio of humpbacks traveled through south bound from the … Continue reading Humpbacks, Gray Whales and By-the-wind Sailors