The Gray Whale is generally dark gray in color with mottling patterns of white patches that are used by scientists to identify individual animals. The Gray Whale migrates along our coastline each year between Baja California and the Arctic. This migration places the Gray Whale in our area usually between December through March. Humpback Whales have very long flippers. Males average 48 ft. in length and females are usually somewhat longer.
Humpbacks are almost black in color with white along their flippers and undersides.
The tail flukes have their own unique pattern of white. Humpbacks swim in pods of three or four as they migrate. In recent years, Humpback Whales have been seen with greater frequency in our area. It is believed that some of the Humpback Whales are making this area a semi-permanent home which enhances the possibility of observing the Humpback Whale during your whale watching adventure. Dolphins are sometimes seen swimming with the whales.