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SoCal Whale Watching

Name: SoCal Whale Watching
Address: 200 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA, 90802, US
Telephone: +15624729514
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Premiere Small-Boat Whale Watching In Long Beach California

12/04/2024

A couple of shots from our private lunge feeding show on Saturday! This Humpback was feasting on anchovies, giving our guests an unforgettable experience.

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10/22/2024

Humpback Whale season has been in full swing lately! The action continues and the weather has been great. The last few days we’ve had upwards of 10 or more individuals plus a few Fin Whales just in San Pedro channel! Here are a couple of shots of the very unique juvenile humpback we’re calling Freckles who passed through last week. 📷 by Jessamy

09/19/2024

Phewww what’s that smell?! If you’re ever cruising and smell somethin funky on the wind, there’s a good chance there’s a Minke whale nearby! All whales are relatively smelly, but Minkes are especially pungent, likely because of their fishy and krill-packed diet! Due to large populations of baitfish off of Southern CA, we are fortunate to have Minke sightings year-round. Come join us on a tour and smell for yourself! 👃🏼🐋💨🦐🐟

09/15/2024

Absolutely perfect weekend on the water in Long Beach! We love seeing active common dolphins as they cruise along our coast with their pod. Common dolphin pods average anywhere from 20-200 individuals (with the occasional megapod of 1,000+!) and are always a treat for our guests!

📸 Naturalist Jessamy

09/11/2024

Hope everyone is having a fin-tastic start to the week! Fin whales are an incredible species we have the privilege to see throughout the year as they feed on baitfish and krill off Southern California. The Fin whale gets it’s name from their falcate dorsal fin 2/3 of the way down its back🐋

📸 Naturalist Jessamy

09/05/2024

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a….Mola mola?! They are more typically seen lazily laying at the surface sun bathing, however, Mola molas can also full-body breach out of the water when they’re in the mood for a belly flop!

📸 Naturalist Jessamy

08/28/2024

Streamlined bodies allow Common dolphins to cut through the water with ease. Pods of Common dolphin can reach incredible speeds up to 35mph when they choose, referred to as a dolphin stampede 🐬

📸 Naturalist Jessamy

08/15/2024

Fin whales are a species that can be seen year-round off Long Beach. So far this summer they’ve been enjoying a bounty of krill off Southern California alongside their larger counterpart, the Blue whale. We look for the white jaw on the right side of a Fin whale’s rostrum (or head) to identify them. Fin whales are asymmetrically colored with “white on right” and dark brown to black on the left side of their rostrum.

08/13/2024

Sea lions will find just about any surface to haul out and take a nap, this spot looks pretty toasty! Sea lions are seen in Long Beach year round and belong to an estimated population of ~250,000!

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08/11/2024

Common dolphin are amazing acrobats displaying a variety of breaches, tail slaps, belly flops, tail walks, and more! Southern CA is home to one of the largest concentrated populations of common dolphin in the world, making them a frequent sighting for us🐬

08/05/2024

Not only do we see whales and dolphins on our tours, but also amazing pinnipeds like the Guadalupe fur seal! They may look very similar to a sea lion, but we look for their distinctive ear flaps and “jug handling” behavior. Jug handling is done at the surface while resting and warming up; fur seals will hold their flippers together away from their body resembling a jug handle.

The Guadalupe fur seal is listed as a threatened species, with a population estimated to be about 34,000 individuals. These fur seals are protected by law in the United States ()

07/23/2024

Choose your character! 🦭

Do you think Harbor seals also have a case of the Mondays?

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07/16/2024

A gorgeous sight of a waterfall cascading off of a Blue whale’s flukes. Being the largest animal to exist on earth, a Blue whale’s tail can be up to 25ft wide!

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06/27/2024

Nothing compares to the magical sight of a Blue whale’s flukes! Blue whales will occasionally lift their flukes out of the water to get a steeper angle when descending on their terminal dive. Typically the whale will resurface after 8-12 minutes and take a series of shallower breaths at the surface before diving again.

Blue whales are foraging for krill in our waters at this time of year, sightings of them ebb and flow depending on prey availability, join us on a tour for a chance at seeing the largest animal to ever live on our planet 🐋

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06/25/2024

Check out the amazing camouflage on this Harbor seal hauled out on the jetty rocks. Their speckled fur allows them to blend in with ease. Harbor seals must haul out to dry out their fur, sleep, warm themselves, and digest their previous meal.

Address

200 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA
90802

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 7pm
Tuesday	7am - 7pm
Wednesday	7am - 7pm
Thursday	7am - 7pm
Friday	7am - 7pm
Saturday	7am - 7pm
Sunday	7am - 7pm

Telephone

+15624729514

Website

http://Socalwhalewatching.com/

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Videos

The fog was thick today, but it didn’t seem to bother this playful pd of Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins!

What a great start to 2025 with this beautiful Sperm Whale! These are the largest toothed whale and like to hunt in deep water. In this case right along the edge of a local underwater canyon in about 1200 feet. They can dive up to 2 hours but this individual was staying down about 30 minutes.

Incredible conditions and we’re still seeing humpbacks! This is how we like to spend black friday…

We were watching this Minke whale cruising along when it turned and decided to come check out our passengers! In whale watching, we call this a “mugging!” It’s always a thrill when they choose to approach the boat, perhaps they’re just as curious about us as we are them. For the safety of the whale, we put the boat in neutral and let them dictate the interaction. This individual got a quick peek as it dove under us and continued on its merry way.

With this beautiful Blue Whale hanging out in Long Beach today, here’s hoping for some more late season visits!

It’s feeding time for this pod of common dolphin! 🍽️🐟Dolphins will work together as a pod to push their prey towards the surface, giving birds such as Terns (seen here), easier access to prey that typically would dwell deeper in the water column. Because of this predation tactic, dolphins can often be found by searching for groups of birds at sea.

Offshore bottlenose dolphins are a species we see year-round. They can be incredibly curious and playful, seen here bowriding our vessel and making close passes to inspect our thrilled passengers! This pod even had calves in tow; did you know a mother and baby dolphin are called a cow-calf pair? 🐬

Whether you’re shooting with your phone or a camera, there’s no better backdrop than the California coast! ☀️ What’s your favorite species to photograph? Drop your answer in the comments!

Common dolphins are one of our favorite species to see on the water! Their energy seems boundless; as you can see by their incredible acrobatic behavior! Scientists have many theories as to why dolphins may breach; perhaps for exercise, communication, to scratch an itch, or just for fun! Common dolphins also enjoy bow riding, where they can be seen cruising in the pressure wake made by our bow, in addition to surfing the wake behind our vessel. #dolphins #whales #whalewatching #visitcalifornia #longbeach #thanksbutnotanks #wildandfree #marinemammals

The Blue Whale activity in Long Beach is the best we’ve seen in a long time! We never know how long it will last but right now it is absolutely incredible!