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We had an awesome day of whale watching join us Friday

Picture perfect day!!
The weather was an absolute 10 today! The only thing that made it better was being on a boat watching a humpback whale swim right under us! We had an amazing day out on the ocean! We found humpbacks right off of Long Branch. He was very curious about us and was swimming circles around the boat as he was feeding. He even surprised everyone by swimming right up to the boat and then underneath us! The water and sky were so crystal clear- we could see the NYC skyline even as far away as Long Branch. It truly was a picture perfect day for whale watching and tomorrow’s forecast is for the same beautiful weather and calm seas. Saturday looks like a blow out due to high seas but Sunday is looking good. This is probably one of the last warm weekends we will have for a while so if you’ve been thinking about going out with us tomorrow and Sunday are your days to go!! Don’t miss out on this gorgeous weather and seeing the whales migrating south- book your trip today!!
Trisha DeVoe, Naturalist, Jersey Shore Whale Watch

Are you often are asked when the best time to go whale watching in New Jersey is? The answer is right now October, and November are the best ones the bait fish are huge plentiful, and the whales are coming down, migrating from Cape Cod Provincetown, Canada Nova Scotia on the way south to the breeding grounds for the winter they passed by the waters of New Jersey, and we see plenty of them on every trip. Well watching is a great family activity it’s a huge boat two levels two bathrooms, handicap accessible kitchen, heated cabin, great site lines 1st boat we run the number one whale watching tour in New Jersey we’re very proud of our record and you will have a great time seeing Whales with us book your trip no we go seven days a week as long as the weather allows and we have people will be out there till the end of November we’re watching from Belmar a couple of trips maybe from point Pleasant and at least one trip a week from Keyport marina thanks any questions give us a call 732-451-6003

We had an amazing whale watching trip Friday we saw two whales to minke whales sunfish had to be about 1000 pounds.
American Bald Eagle, dolphins on the way to seeing the two whales just an amazing afternoon.
This is the best time of year to go whale watching for whale migration is here

Whale Report October 3,2021
Whale Tails
We had another amazing whale watching day today! Another picture perfect warm fall day with calm rolling waves- perfect for being out on the ocean. We headed north towards where the whales were yesterday, passing Avon, Ocean Grove, Asbury and Long Branch. The fog rolled in a bit over the ocean but it didn’t get in our way at all. We were on our way to find the whales! Once we got up around Sandy Hook, we headed east a bit, about 2 miles off of the shore. When we saw a huge splash a bit in the distance we knew we found or whale! This whale was quickly identified by our lead naturalist, Danielle, as Whale #16. This is one of the first whales identified in the area about 9 years ago. It was so much fun watching this whale today. He kept slapping his tail and sticking it out of the water. It wasn’t clear if he was doing this to stun the fish or if he was just doing it for fun, but it was very clear that everyone on the boat was thoroughly enjoying watching him! You could hear shouts awe all around the boat. This whale spent a lot of time near the surface and came very close to the boat a few times. The captain shut the engines off and we just floated there and watched the whale do his thing. The whale was very entertaining and gave us all plenty of great photo opportunities. The fog even cleared and the sun came back out making it even nicer. Sometimes when the whale dove he did it in almost slow motion slowly lifting his tail way out of the water as if he wanted us to get great pics of it! If ever a whale was a ham, #16 definitely is! We really hated to leave but we are so excited to see what our next trip brings. Don’t read about it in our whale report- come out with us and experience it for yourself! October is peak whale watching time as the whales are migrating south for the winter. The weather is still comfortable and we have a heated cabin in case it gets chilly. Plus we sell hot food and drinks and warm Jersey Shore Whale Watch sweatshirts! We have all you need to enjoy a day on the ocean watching humpback whales. Don’t wait any longer- book your trip with us today!
Trish DeVoe, Naturalist, Jersey Shore Whale Watch

You can also purchase whale watching official shirts and sweatshirts here the link is in the menu above

Here is a review from one of our frequent passengers Linda.
What a fun trip last evening! Sunset cruise up towards Sandy Hook and back to Belmar. Ocean was so calm you could see everything so clearly. NYC was dazzling! On the way back, saw some very entertaining dolphins that were jumping and breeching out of the water. They were on all sides of the boat and everyone had a great time watching them. Then the beautiful sunset!

we really all enjoyed the trip,it was an amazing sunset on the ocean we were back at the dock 7:10pm, it was dark already,so sad.
Here are some photos

Join us this Friday for a beautiful fall sunset and let’s see what we can find, dolphins whales sharks sea turtles, we have seen them all this year. Camera fans bring your camera to get some stunning sunset on the ocean photos. The trip leaves at 4pm that will allow us time to find some whales and be out there for sunset! Bring beer! invite your friends this is not a crowded trip. for tickets go to https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/jerseyshorewhalewatchingtour/items/286591/availability/605592534/book/?full-items=yes