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
206 0 50 21 0 5 0

Dolphin sighting total to date for 2025

Common Dolphin Bottlenose Dolphin Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Risso's Dolphin
72,592 2,759 105 130

Other sightings of 2025

Mako Shark Thresher Shark Hammerhead Shark White Shark False Killer Whale Mola Mola
0 0 0 0 0 16

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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
03/23/2025 18 22 Gray Whales, 2700 Common Dolphin, 190 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/22/2025 23 21 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 2900 Common Dolphin, 205 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/21/2025 16 10 Gray Whales, 315 Common Dolphin, 127 Bottlenose Dolphin, 1 Basking Shark
03/20/2025 14 4 Gray Whales, 3 Humpback Whales, 525 Common Dolphin, 50 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/19/2025 16 4 Gray Whales, 10 Humpback Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphin, 172 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/18/2025 6 6 Gray Whales, 30 Common Dolphin
03/16/2025 17 15 Gray Whales, 3 Fin Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 450 Common Dolphin, 75 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/15/2025 14 11 Gray Whales, 800 Common Dolphin, 80 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/14/2025 11 2 Gray Whales, 3 Fin Whales, 87 Common Dolphin
03/13/2025 0 Bad Weather
03/12/2025 4 600 Common Dolphin, 25 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/11/2025 6 4 Gray Whales, 3 Fin Whales, 700 Common Dolphin, 10 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/10/2025 10 7 Gray Whales, 3,400 Common Dolphin, 105 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/09/2025 17 32 Gray Whales, 1,750 Common Dolphin, 150 Bottlenose
03/08/2025 6 22 Gray Whales, 1,100 Common Dolphin
03/07/2025 9 2 Gray Whales, 1,350 Common Dolphin
03/06/2025 0 Bad Weather
03/05/2025 7 2 Gray Whales, 400 Common Dolphin
03/04/2025 8 2 Gray Whales, 300 Common Dolphin, 30 Bottlenose Dolphin
03/03/2025 0 Bad Weather
03/02/2025 3 Bad Weather
03/01/2025 14 10 Gray Whale, 15 Fin Whale, 210 Common Dolphin, 105 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/28/2025 11 7 Gray Whale, 11 Fin Whale, 480 Common Dolphin, 102 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/27/2025 6 1 Gray Whale, 4 Fin Whale, 700 Common Dolphin
02/26/2025 6 10 Gray Whale, 1 Humpback Whale, 600 Common Dolphin, 1 Mola Mola
02/25/2025 9 1 Gray Whale, 350 Common Dolphin, 25 Bottlenose Dolphin, 2 Mola Mola
02/24/2025 8 7 Gray Whale, 900 Common Dolphin
02/23/2025 12 1400 Common Dolphin
02/22/2025 14 12 Gray Whale, 2 Fin Whale, 2,050 Common Dolphin, 20 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/21/2025 10 3 Gray Whale, 1,020 Common Dolphin, 18 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/20/2025 10 2 Gray Whale, 1 Mola Mola, 1,700 Common Dolphin
02/19/2025 7 950 Common Dolphin, 15 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/18/2025 8 1,000 Common Dolphin
02/17/2025 6 5 Grey Whales, 570 Common Dolphin, 150 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/16/2025 6 2 Fin Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 2,000 Common Dolphin, 40 Risso Dolphin
02/15/2025 14 1 Humpback Whale, 130 Bottlenose Dolphin, 90 Risso Dolphin, 1 Mola Mola
02/14/2025 1 Bad Weather
02/13/2025 1 Bad Weather
02/12/2025 1 Bad Weather
02/11/2025 5 320 Common Dolphin, 20 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/10/2025 4 750 Common Dolphin, 4 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/09/2025 9 5 Gray Whales, 650 Common Dolphin, 70 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/08/2025 12 4 Gray Whales, 1,600 Common Dolphin
02/07/2025 6 225 Common Dolphin
02/06/2025 8 260 Common Dolphin
02/05/2025 4 200 Common Dolphin
02/04/2025 7 800 Common Dolphin
02/03/2025 12 1 Gray Whale, 100 Common Dolphin, 45 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/02/2025 12 1,400 Common Dolphin, 140 Bottlenose Dolphin
02/01/2025 8 2,900 Common Dolphin, 175 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/31/2025 8 1 Gray Whale, 3 Humpback Whales, 200 Common Dolphin, 21 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/30/2025 7 3 Gray Whales, 5 Orca, 275 Common Dolphin, 10 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/29/2025 7 3 Gray Whales, 490 Common Dolphin, 19 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/28/2025 7 850 Common Dolphin, 4 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/27/2025 7 1,320 Common Dolphin, 60 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/26/2025 5 20 Common Dolphin, 40 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/25/2025 8 450 Common Dolphin, 1 Mola Mola
01/24/2025 8 1,200 Common Dolphin, 170 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/23/2025 7 1 Humpback Whale, 660 Common Dolphin, 150 Bottlenose Dolphin, 105 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
01/22/2025 7 1,150 Common Dolphin, 6 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/21/2025 7 120 Common Dolphin, 95 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/20/2025 11 2 Gray Whales, 40 Common Dolphin, 106 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/19/2025 7 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Gray Whale, 2200 Common Dolphin
01/18/2025 7 1 Humpback Whale, 2,000 Common Dolphin, 20 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/17/2025 7 1 Humpback Whale, 1,250 Common Dolphin
01/16/2025 6 4,360 Common Dolphin
01/15/2025 6 3,800 Common Dolphin, 10 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/14/2025 5 1 Gray Whale, 300 Common Dolphin, 5 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/13/2025 8 2 Fin Whales, 3,000 Common Dolphin
01/12/2025 9 1 Fin Whale, 400 Common Dolphin
01/11/2025 12 150 Bottlenose Dolphin, 200 Common Dolphin
01/10/2025 8 14 Gray Whales, 75 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/09/2025 7 850 Common Dolphin, 38 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/08/2025 0 Bad Weather
01/07/2025 0 Bad Weather
01/06/2025 6 125 Common Dolphin
01/05/2025 16 2 Fin Whales, 1 Gray Whale, 3,500 Common Dolphin
01/04/2025 16 1 Gray Whale, 2,750 Common Dolphin, 3 Bottlenose Dolphin
01/03/2025 14 4,550 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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