Category: Daily Observations

Another ideal day for observing whales. Calm ocean, no wind, excellent visibilty.  There was offshore fog which fortunately stayed offshore throughout our observation period. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 💠 36 southbound gray whales – one group of three, twelve pairs, and nine singles 💠 TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE 🟰 244 southbound…

Ideal observation conditions today! No wind, sunny, calm ocean, excellent visibility. Blows remained suspended and heads, backs, and flukes were visible. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔷 36 southbound gray whales – one group of four, three groups of three, six groups of two, and eleven singles;  one whale  breached four times 🔷 108…

Our day at the Point Arena Lighthouse began with a completely cloudy sky and a great deal of haziness. Eventually, the sun did shine through and our ability to see blows  improved greatly. Some haziness remained but visibility was good. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔺 7 southbound gray whales – one deuce and…

The ocean was calmer today compared to yesterday but there was still a significant amount of spray creating a haziness. There was absolutely no wind and blows did stay suspended in the air making them easy to spot. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: ♒️ 16 southbound gray whales – one group of three, two…

There were huge waves, between 10-12 feet, crashing into shore creating much spray and rough surf. The constant spray did reduce our visibility somewhat but overall, blows were visible. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔶 7 southbound gray whales – all singles ranging from 3/4 miles to 3 1/2 miles offshore; most of the…

Despite the windy conditions, there was excellent distinction between the ocean and the sky giving us good visibility to spot blows. The wind did cause lots of whitecaps and blows were batted down quickly. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: ❇️ 16 southbound gray whales – four pairs of two and eight singles; several of…

Today we had a very calm ocean but the sky was cloudy and there was haziness making it difficult to see blows. However, when whale’s came to the surface to breathe, their backs and flukes were clearly visible. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA : 🟣 14 southbound gray whales – one trio, two duos,…

Fantastic visibility and ocean conditions today allowed us to locate blows, observe heads, backs, and flukes, and track whales along their southbound journey. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔷 24 southbound gray whales – three groups of three, three groups of two, and nine singles; one whale breached twice; we did see one of…

Today we were at Gerstle Cove in Salt Point State Park. Unfortunately, the wind was very strong, blowing 14 mph and gusting 27 mph out of the north northwest. These strong winds covered the ocean with whitecaps, waves between 12-15, huge swells, and high surf. We observed: 💠 4 southbound gray whales – two pairs,…

We had a mix of sun and clouds today with very little wind to begin the day but the wind did pick up creating lots of whitecaps later in the day. It was fairly good visibility allowing us to spot blows easily. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: ⚛️ 20 southbound gray whales – two…

Visibility was excellent today and we could see all the way to the horizon. It was mostly cloudy with some sun and the ocean was calm. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔶 5 Humpbacks – we first noticed a large group of feeding birds consisting mostly of gulls, with some pelicans and terns; as…