Archives for June 2023

Book your tickets for Tuesday July 4th, today we have a 1 day sale for Long Branch annual beachfront fireworks show, we leave the dock at 7:45pm sharp and return right after the fireworks around 10pm Regular price is $45
July 4th Fireworks Show Long Branch Beach front

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Thursday, June 29th: Another great day of whale watching! It was a beautiful sunny 80° day with very calm ocean water. After heading out of the inlet we headed 3 miles off shore which is where we have been seeing our whales lately. After heading North all the way into Sea Bright we passed several groups of bottlenose dolphins that were cruising alongside our boat! After not spotting any whales, we then decided to head closer in-shore on our way back South to Belmar. Out of nowhere off of Long Branch we spotted a humpback whale lunge feeding right in front of us! It was an amazing sight! The whale was lunge feeding above water and surfacing very frequently for all our guests to film and capture photos of! Today was another successful and beautiful whale watching trip.
We have 2 trips a day during this holiday weekend.

Book your tickets for Monday July 3rd , today we have a 1 day sale for Asbury Park annual beachfront fireworks show, we leave the dock at 8:00pm sharp and return right after the fireworks around 10pm Regular price is $35

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Book your tickets for Friday , today we have a 1 day sale for Belmar annual beachfront fireworks show, we leave the dock at 8:30pm sharp and return right after the fireworks around 9:30pm Regular price is $35

 

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Linda writes: Sunday
Today’s whale watching was a great day filled with so much diverse life. Saw: dolphins, whales, Great Egret, osprey, Black Crowned night heron, various gulls, Cory’s Shearwater, lots of bait fish, and Danielle saw a sea turtle that we probablyall missed.

When leaving my house today to go whale watching it was pouring. Just a few minutes earlier, the sun was out shining brightly! Radar said we should be good so off I went and I was so glad I did. Still at the dock, the great Egret was near by! Then as we headed out the inlet, one came flying right towards us! As we come out to the ocean, there was a haze/fog and some dark clouds but we headed east/north east. So many bait balls with the fish jumping and being scared of something but did not see anything come through these fish area. The water has been cold but now it must be warming because so many more fish are around. This should make the whale watching even more exciting in the near future!

Found our first whale and he was fun to watch and then showed his tail high. Meanwhile whale 2 did a lunge feed so we went in his direction. Turns out they are whales # 313 and 317. Fun when the whale and dolphins are near each other. Watched him and then went further east because they saw something splashing. Didn’t see another whale but had very active dolphins that put on a show for us. I think everyone on the boat totally enjoyed their experience. Also having the 2 interns coming around and explaining about the baleen and the whale catalogue really got everyone excited. Back to the inlet and momenterily saw the Black crowned night heron and this eventful trip was complete.

When we were watching a whale, another whale watching boat come to the area. It was fun hearing the sound from their boat as they finally saw a whale on their trip: loud ohs and ahhs!. Of course our boat made the same sound when we first saw the whale but it was cool hearing it from others and knowing you can not help but be excited when you see a whale for the first time on a trip!

More pictures coming later , here are Linda’s pics

The trip started off slow and end up being the best trip of the year!

Tuesday, June 20th: Yesterday was one of the best whale watching trips of the entire season! It started as an overcast day where we started going South into Spring Lake to possibly find a whale that had been spotted down there. After some time of not seeing anything we then turned around by Manasquan. We began heading North passing Asbury, Long Branch and Monmouth Beach. After spending some time with a large group of bottlenose dolphins the sun started to come out and we spotted a breaching whale out in the distance a few miles ahead of us. Once we got up to him this whale breached almost 15 times in a row right in front of the boat for all guests to enjoy and film! This whale was the most active one we have seen since the start of the season and was definitely putting on a show for all of us! He was breaching, lunge feeding, flipper and tail slapping repeatedly for almost 30 minutes straight. Guests of all ages were beyond excited and had a blast!

We had a fantastic weekend, Whale Watching and dolphins everywhere along the coast line Father’s Day Sunday was especially amazing we had over 150 dolphins off the coast of New Jersey just about 1 mile from the beach and two humpback whales Saturday we had four humpback whales and some dolphins. Also just a great weekend book your tickets. The orignal whale watching tour from Belmar marina, phone 732.592.6400 or visit www.jerseyshorewhalewatch.com. We guarantee you will see a humpback whale or your next trip is free 90% success rate.

James a frequent passenger writes today report:

What a terrific day of Whale & Dolphin watching aboard the Jersey Girl in Belmar, NJ.

Here are some shots of the Humpback Whales which we’re spotted off the Jersey Shore in the Atlantic Ocean 🐋

While it started off a little slow – it picked up big time and didn’t disappoint; finding three (3) Whales and 2 pods of Dolphins (+/- 40). Not to mention the variety of birds that were spotted, including: Ospreys, Great Black-back Gulls, Lesser Black-Back Gulls, Herring Gulls, Laughing Gulls, Ring-Billed Gulls, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Cormorants, Osytercatchers, Black Skimmers, Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, and more.

Thanks Bill Mckim
Jersey shore whale watching tour

Linda writes:

So often people say, “someday I want to go whale watching”. Today was that “someday” that you should have went whale watching! Perfect weather day: cloudless sky, nice temperature, calm ocean! That alone was priceless!
Jersey Girl headed north out of the inlet, and to tell the truth, I was hoping to see a whale within minutes because so many humpback whales have been in the area between Belmar to Sandy Hook. It didn’t happen that quickly but we went past Asbury Park and up the coast. Plenty of people on the beach soaking up the sun and getting a head start on the weekend. Past Long Branch, suddenly we slowed and stopped and sure enough, there was a humpback whale. Then it decided to look around, checked us out. He did it several times, spy hoping us. Guess we were okay as he showed us his tail and then later breached! This was whale 311 in the Catalogue. Another whale was to the east so we went to see him. He also showed his tail when he dove, did a lunge feed and swam with dolphins! Funny, at one point the whale was to our 9 o’clock position and dolphins to 10-12 o’clock. Which do you watch? It was exciting. We figured the dolphins and whales were in cahoots and were playing with us to keep us distracted. We went back towards the first whale but it was time to head back to Belmar. Suddenly, a whale was towards the beach and breached. What a great finish from the whales! This trip, we saw osprey, including one who had dinner, at least 2 humpback whales, very active dolphins and the Bkack crowned night heron. An awesome whale watching Friday. Make your someday happen. Book a trip on Jersey Girl and experience nature’s majestic whales as well as all of the wildlife out there. See you soon!