Orca Watching California. This area is considered the best place to watch whales on Vancouver Island. Orca Whale Sightings in San Diego We have had a record number of Orca Whale sightings off of the coast of Southern California this fall.
Orca Dreams is situated in the center of the whale watching activity. Additional wildlife includes seals sea lions dolphins and a rich variety of bird life. Monterey Bay Whale Watch is Observation Post 9 on Journey North which tracks the northward migration of gray whales and other species.
For years anecdotal sightings off the coasts of Oregon and Northern California including some from as far south as Monterey Bay by marine biologist Nancy Black of Monterey Bay Whale Watch and others suggested the whales moved south along the coast but documentation was lacking.
Orca Whale Watching Season Although the main attraction for whale watching on the California coast is the great grey whale migration from Alaska to Baja Mexico there is still opportunity to see many other different types of whales sporadically throughout the year. Some of which are endangered and protected. The orcas which have been seen more frequently in Southern California in the last four years may be transients from Monterey Bay or they may be eastern tropical Pacifics which come up from. Visit San Diego from mid-December to mid-March to see more than 25000 California gray whales migrating from chilly Alaskan waters south to warm waters in Baja California.
