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Humpback whale breaching on an Oceanside Adventures whale watching tour off Oceanside, California

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Whale Photos

Gray whales from late November to April, blue whales from May to November, humpback and fin whales year round.
See them for yourself

A humpback whale breaching off Oceanside, one long pectoral fin raised
Humpback whale breaching
A gray whale breaching, its mottled skin streaming water, the coast behind
Gray whale breaching
A whale lifting its tail, water pouring off the flukes
Flukes up
Two whales seen from above, one blowing a tall spout
Two whales, one blowing
A humpback whale throwing its tail out of the water, the hills of the coast behind
Humpback whale throwing its tail
The speckled tail of a gray whale raised above the water
Gray whale flukes
A blue whale raises its tail in front of a boat full of whale watchers
Blue whale beside a whale watching boat
A rainbow forms in the spray of a whale’s blow
A rainbow in the blow

Dolphin Photos

Common, bottlenose, Risso’s and Pacific white-sided dolphins, all year.
Dolphin watching in Oceanside

Five common dolphins leaping together through the waves
Common dolphins
A bottlenose dolphin leaping clear of the water
Bottlenose dolphin
Pacific white-sided dolphins leaping off Oceanside, the city behind
Pacific white-sided dolphins
A common dolphin surfacing in glassy blue water
Common dolphin
Two bottlenose dolphins swimming side by side at the surface
Bottlenose dolphins
A large pod of common dolphins racing across the surface, the coast in the distance
A big pod of common dolphins

On Board

Families, friends and groups on NALA and our 47-foot catamaran, Oceanside Adventures.
Meet our boats

NALA with guests at the rail and an ocean sunfish alongside, seen from above
NALA and an ocean sunfish
A young guest scanning the water with binoculars at the boat’s rail
Looking for whales
Kids lined up at the bow rail looking out to sea
At the bow rail
Kids cheering and giving a thumbs up on deck
Kids on deck
Guests at the bow watching a dolphin swim just ahead of the boat
A dolphin at the bow
Our catamaran Oceanside Adventures with guests on deck and dolphins alongside, seen from above
Oceanside Adventures and a pod of dolphins
Guests silhouetted against the sunset from the boat’s deck
Sunset from the deck

Harbor and Wildlife

Sea lions, pelicans, sunfish and sunsets over Oceanside Harbor.
Find us in the harbor

Sea lions on a red buoy outside Oceanside Harbor, snow on the mountains behind the city
Sea lions on the harbor buoy
A young sea lion resting on a red buoy among other sea lions
Young sea lion
A brown pelican gliding low over the water
Brown pelican
An ocean sunfish swimming just below the surface
Ocean sunfish
Two sea lions swimming in clear green water
Sea lions
The Oceanside Harbor lighthouse at sunset, kayaks stacked on the dock
The Oceanside Harbor lighthouse
A red and orange sunset over the boats in Oceanside Harbor
Sunset over the harbor
A boat silhouetted on a golden sunset sea off Oceanside
Sunset at sea
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Chasing Blue Whales off Oceanside

CBS 8 San Diego took a ride with us. More in the news

Chasing blue whales off the coast of Oceanside
CBS 8 San Diego · July 2024 · 3 min
NALA with guests on deck as a blue whale glides past just under the surface, seen from above

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Two-hour whale and dolphin cruises from Oceanside Harbor, all year round. Bring your camera.

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Whale sightings since 2015