Gray whale swimming in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Newport Beach while people watch from the beach.
People take a photo of a humpback whale spotted from a whale watching boat trip.
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2025 Sightings

This is a day-to-day report of what our whale watching fleet has viewed

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Whale sighting total to date for 2025

Gray Blue Fin Humpback Minke Orca Bryde's
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dolphin sighting total to date for 2025

Common Dolphin Bottlenose Dolphin Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Risso's Dolphin
700 0 0 0

Other sightings of 2025

Mako Shark Thresher Shark Hammerhead Shark White Shark False Killer Whale Mola Mola
0 0 0 0 0 10

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A killer whale swims above the waters of Southern California..
A California sea lion basks in the sun while resting on a Newport Beach bell buoy.
A humpback whale breaches out of the water along the coast of Newport Beach, California.
A common dolphin jumps out of the Pacific Ocean.

 

Recent Counts

DATE TOURS MAMMALS VIEWED
01/03/2025 14 3550 Common Dolphin, 6 Bottlenose Dolphin, 2 Egyptian Geese
01/02/2025 8 10 Mola Mola
01/01/2025 7 700 Common Dolphin

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Two pilot whales come up for air and spray water while swimming together in the Pacific Ocean.

 

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