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🐬 JERSEY SHORE WHALE WATCH TRIP REPORT — SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026 Dolphins, Ocean Sunfish, and a Chilly November Adventure! 🐬🐟🌊 Saturday was a windy, chilly day aboard the Jersey Girl, but that’s November whale watching along the Jersey Shore! Bundle up, dress in layers, and get ready for an adventure. You never know what […]
Copy this into a Custom HTML block in WordPress. If you use WordPress’s title field for the headline, remove the first line. November Whale Watching in Belmar: A Humpback, T-Shirt Weather, and a Beautiful Afternoon Jersey Shore Whale Watch Trip Report — Wednesday, November 4, 2026 By Bill McKim aboard Jersey Girl T-shirt […]
75 Miles Offshore for the Birds, Back to Manasquan for the Whales Some trips are all about the whales. Monday’s trip aboard the Jersey Girl was all about the birds. And after going 75 nautical miles offshore looking for wildlife, where did we finally find our humpbacks? Right back inshore off Manasquan. After three cancellations, […]
🐬 JERSEY SHORE WHALE WATCH TRIP REPORT — SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026 Dolphins, Ocean Sunfish, and a Chilly November Adventure! 🐬🐟🌊 Saturday was a windy, chilly day aboard the Jersey Girl, but that’s November whale watching along the Jersey Shore! Bundle up, dress in layers, and get ready for an adventure. You never know what […]
Copy this into a Custom HTML block in WordPress. If you use WordPress’s title field for the headline, remove the first line. November Whale Watching in Belmar: A Humpback, T-Shirt Weather, and a Beautiful Afternoon Jersey Shore Whale Watch Trip Report — Wednesday, November 4, 2026 By Bill McKim aboard Jersey Girl T-shirt […]
75 Miles Offshore for the Birds, Back to Manasquan for the Whales Some trips are all about the whales. Monday’s trip aboard the Jersey Girl was all about the birds. And after going 75 nautical miles offshore looking for wildlife, where did we finally find our humpbacks? Right back inshore off Manasquan. After three cancellations, […]
🎃 Halloween Whale Watch | October 31, 2026 🐋 Our first whale sighting was right at the dock in Belmar, New Jersey. One of our passengers came dressed as an orca! A whole group showed up as sea creatures, and once we got the Jersey Girl underway, our passengers saw three humpback whales. Just off […]
🐋 Trip Report — Friday, October 30 asbury Park and the Jersey Girl IMG_3432 An absolutely beautiful day on the ocean with about 50 passengers aboard Jersey Girl! We headed out of Shark River Inlet after hearing reports of whales off Allenhurst and Monmouth Beach. Almost as soon as we turned north, we spotted a […]
🐋 Wednesday, October 28 Trip Report A beautiful fall day aboard Jersey Girl with about 65 passengers, including the MTMS Eco Explorers from Manchester Township Middle School! We headed south toward Bay Head, where we encountered a familiar humpback whale, recognizable by its distinctive dorsal fin and healed propeller scars. The whale was actively feeding […]
Two humpback whales, plenty of dolphins, and absolutely PERFECT weather. What a Monday! 🐋☀️ About 50 people joined us aboard Jersey Girl, and we were treated to one of the most active feeding whales we’ve seen all season off Island Beach State Park! This whale might’ve had too much coffee that morning. 😂 He was […]
🐋 Saturday Trip Report | October 24 A breaching humpback, plenty of dolphins, and a beautiful fall afternoon on the ocean—Saturday gave us plenty to smile about aboard Jersey Girl! We watched an active humpback breach twice and lunge-feed, putting on an incredible show that thrilled everyone aboard. We also encountered lots of dolphins along […]
Four Whales and Hundreds of Dolphins — October 14, 2026 What an afternoon aboard Jersey Girl! Our October 14 whale watching trip brought sightings of four whales and hundreds of dolphins, giving our passengers plenty of reasons to keep their eyes on the ocean as we explored the waters along the Monmouth County coastline. We […]
🐬 October 10 Trip Report: Hundreds of Dolphins & Beautiful Saturday Weather! We didn’t spot any whales on Saturday, but our guests were treated to hundreds of dolphins—and they put on a fantastic show! They were playful, jumping, riding the waves, and bow riding alongside the Jersey Girl as we explored the coast toward Point […]
Right on time\! October and November are two of our best months for whale watching, and we’re seeing whales on almost every trip\. Friday, October 9 brought gorgeous weather and whale sightings off Spring Lake and Sea Girt\. On October 8, we spotted whales off Belmar and Spring Lake, including views through our drone\. We […]
🐬 Thursday, October 1 — Whale Watching Trip Report We’re finally back on the water! With the storm behind us and the bridge reopened, the Jersey Girl headed out for a beautiful afternoon on the ocean. Within just 30 seconds of leaving Shark River Inlet, we spotted dolphins! We encountered dolphins off Avon, Asbury Park, […]
