Real updates from our most recent trips — what we saw, where we went, and what’s showing up this week.
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Friday, August 14 🐋 Jersey Shore Whale Watch Report What a day on the Jersey Girl! We found three humpback whales off the Sandy Hook area today. Having our new, faster engines makes such a difference. We can cover the distance to where the whales are feeding, spend quality time with them, and still get […]
Thursday, August 13 Trip Report 🐋☀️ — TWO WHALES & A SURPRISE BREACH! What a beautiful day aboard the Jersey Girl! Calm seas, blue skies and plenty of bait as we headed north toward Sandy Hook. The ocean temperature was around 76°F, a big improvement from the 81°F water we were seeing earlier this week. […]
Trip Report 8/9/2026 – A Humpback Whale, Dolphins All Day & Our Best Dolphin Show of the Year! What a day on the Jersey Shore! Sunday, August 9, 2026 was one of those summer days that reminded us exactly why we love being on the water aboard the Jersey Girl. We ran three separate trips […]
Friday, August 14 🐋 Jersey Shore Whale Watch Report What a day on the Jersey Girl! We found three humpback whales off the Sandy Hook area today. Having our new, faster engines makes such a difference. We can cover the distance to where the whales are feeding, spend quality time with them, and still get […]
Thursday, August 13 Trip Report 🐋☀️ — TWO WHALES & A SURPRISE BREACH! What a beautiful day aboard the Jersey Girl! Calm seas, blue skies and plenty of bait as we headed north toward Sandy Hook. The ocean temperature was around 76°F, a big improvement from the 81°F water we were seeing earlier this week. […]
Trip Report 8/9/2026 – A Humpback Whale, Dolphins All Day & Our Best Dolphin Show of the Year! What a day on the Jersey Shore! Sunday, August 9, 2026 was one of those summer days that reminded us exactly why we love being on the water aboard the Jersey Girl. We ran three separate trips […]
Trip Report – August 6, 2026: Spectacular Lunge-Feeding Humpback Whale Off Sandy Hook Today’s whale watching adventure aboard Jersey Shore Whale Watch was one of those unforgettable summer trips that reminds us why the New Jersey coast has become one of the East Coast’s premier whale watching destinations. We were especially honored to welcome a […]
Trip Report — Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Three Humpback Whales, an Injured Whale, and a Frightening Close Call off the Jersey Shore Tuesday was an emotional roller coaster along the beautiful coastline of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Earlier in the morning, we spotted five humpback whales directly off Ocean Avenue in Belmar, New Jersey, […]
Ocean Safari 75: A 10-Hour Offshore Whale and Pelagic Bird Expedition Monday, August 17 | Departing from Belmar Marina, New Jersey The first 30 tickets are $150 each , after they sell the price is $200 for the last 10 tickets , no more than 40 passengers total, the boats capacity is 150 passengers but […]
Trip Report 7/27/2026 – Humpback Whales Seen on All Three Jersey Shore Whale Watching Trips! Today was an unforgettable day of whale watching aboard the Jersey Girl, with humpback whales sighted on all three of our trips from Belmar, New Jersey. From the first departure of the morning through our final trip of the day, […]
Jersey Shore Whale Watch Trip Report – July 26, 2026: Lots of Lunge Feeding Near Sandy Hook Trip Report 7/26/2026 – LOTS of lunge feeding! What an incredible summer Sunday on the Atlantic Ocean with Jersey Shore Whale Watch! Our passengers enjoyed two exciting wildlife cruises aboard the Jersey Girl, beginning with our affordable 9:30 […]
Whale Watching Trip Report – July 25, 2026 So Much Tail Slapping Along the Jersey Shore! Passengers aboard the Jersey Girl for our 12:30 p.m. Jersey Shore whale watching tour were treated to an incredible performance by a juvenile humpback whale identified as NYC0332 in the NYC Humpback Whale Catalog. This energetic young humpback repeatedly […]
What a beautiful Thursday afternoon on the water! Today’s whale watch featured a spectacular humpback whale just off Ocean Grove before we enjoyed a scenic cruise north along the Jersey Shore toward the Atlantic Highlands Bridge. As if that wasn’t enough, our small group was treated to a picture-perfect Belmar sunset while cruising back up […]
Whale Watch Trip Report – Wednesday, July 22 Summer is officially here, and so are the whales! Both of today’s whale watching trips were successful, with whales spotted feeding just offshore of Deal, Asbury Park, and Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. It’s always exciting to watch these incredible animals right off our local beaches, and today’s […]
Offshore Whale Watching Trip Report: Fin Whales Galore on July 20, 2026 Our July 20, 2026, eight-hour offshore whale-watching and pelagic birding trip aboard the Jersey Girl delivered an extraordinary day of marine wildlife sightings off the coast of Belmar, New Jersey. Guests experienced feeding fin whales, minke whales, short-beaked common dolphins, jumping bluefin tuna, […]
