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VERDICT — TODAY
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Humpback whale active off Long Beach.
3,706 animals seen across SoCal in the last 24 hours.
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01 — Sightings
What's been seen in the last 24 hours
All
Newport
Dana
LB
SD
Common dolphin
—
3,700
Humpback whale
—
4
Blue whale
RARE
—
0
Fin whale
—
2
Orca
RARE
—
0
02 — Forecast
Outlook — next 4 days
TODAY
9.0
5 kt SW
WED
9.0
5 kt SW
THU
9.0
7 kt S
FRI
9.0
8 kt S
TODAY · TUE MAY 12
Good conditions — light swell, full day fine.
GO
WIND
5 kt SW
SWELL
2.8 ft @ 13s
VISIBILITY
8.0 mi
SIGHTINGS
Low
TEMP
63°F
RARE
—
BRING — FAST BOAT OK
Warm layer
Windbreaker
Hat + chin strap
WED · MAY 13
Good conditions — light swell, full day fine.
GO
WIND
5 kt SW
SWELL
2.6 ft @ 13s
VISIBILITY
9.5 mi
SIGHTINGS
Low
TEMP
65°F
RARE
—
BRING — FAST BOAT OK
Warm layer
Windbreaker
Hat + chin strap
THU · MAY 14
Good conditions — light swell, full day fine.
GO
WIND
7 kt S
SWELL
3.3 ft @ 12s
VISIBILITY
12.1 mi
SIGHTINGS
Low
TEMP
69°F
RARE
—
BRING — FAST BOAT OK
Windbreaker
Light layer
Hat + chin strap
FRI · MAY 15
Good conditions — light swell, full day fine.
GO
WIND
8 kt S
SWELL
3.8 ft @ 11s
VISIBILITY
12.0 mi
SIGHTINGS
Low
TEMP
69°F
RARE
—
BRING — FAST BOAT OK
Windbreaker
Light layer
Hat + chin strap
Humpback fluke-slap, off Dana Point.
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04 — Field guide
Who you might see
Gray whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Size
40–49 ft
Season
Dec–May (migration)
Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Size
40–50 ft
Season
Year-round, peak May–Nov
RARE
Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Size
70–100 ft
Season
Jun–Oct
Fin whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Size
60–80 ft
Season
Year-round
RARE
Orca
Orcinus orca
Size
20–26 ft
Season
Sporadic
Common dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Size
6–8 ft
Season
Year-round
Bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Size
8–12 ft
Season
Year-round
Minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Size
26–30 ft
Season
Year-round
Risso's dolphin
Grampus griseus
Size
10–13 ft
Season
Year-round, peak autumn
Pacific white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Size
7–8 ft
Season
November–April
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