Dolphins Bow-riding in Monterey Bay

It’s a great summer for watching humpback and blue whales in Monterey Bay, and there are thousands of dolphins here too. On a recent calm morning, hundreds of Pacific white-sided dolphins surrounded the Monterey Bay Whale Watch tour I was narrating, and over a dozen slipped in under the bow for a free ride. They surfed the bow wave for a mile. In this video you can hear me answering questions about the dolphins and about the humpback whales we had seen earlier, which are usually seen in twos or threes. Watch for the single blowhole that all dolphins and toothed whales have, and look for individuals turning on their sides to look up at the people on the Point Sur Clipper. We don’t see dolphins every day but when we do it can be a fantastic experience.