12 North Bound 0 South Bound 5.25 hrs Warm sunny 86 degrees, Santa Anna 7-8 mph sustained wind with 10-12mph gusts. White caps south of Point Dume across the Santa Monica Bay. Flat, calm with slight ripples at Point Dume and sea spray along surf line from the warm Santa Anna winds. Occasional rough 3-5 … Continue reading Breaching Gray Whale at Point Dume
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Four Gray Whales
3 North Bound 1 South Bound 4.5hrs Flat calm ocean, wind 3-5 mph 69 degrees first sighting one whale came in close to shore but traveled through quickly as all the boats in photos below passed Bird Rock. Second sighting was a pair further off shore and third sighting was a south bound whale documented … Continue reading Four Gray Whales
15 Gray Whales!!!
15 North Bound 0 South Bound 7 hours Partly cloudy, 64 degrees, high stratus layer and yellow hazy horizon. Flat, calm ocean. First sighting went through quickly without stopping. Several whales in later sightings were thin or underweight. A trio of thin whales were milling south side of Bird Rock when a sailboat traveling south … Continue reading 15 Gray Whales!!!
Three Gray Whales at Sunset
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
Three Gray Whales: Six Hours
3 North Bound 0 South Bound 6 hours Partly cloudy, calm flat ocean with a view so clear the exhaust smoke can be seen from the funnel (smokestack) on the cargo ship. Three whales seen in two sightings, an hour and fifteen minutes apart, then no whales for 5 hours which is a long stretch. … Continue reading Three Gray Whales: Six Hours
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