2021 07-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew report sunny skies and flat seas all day as the bisected the Channel from Santa Barbara...

2021 07-07 SB Channel A high marine layer stayed around all day with little to no wind. There were some small swells from the west to...

2021 07-06 SB Channel We had high, thin overcast skies and semi-glassy seas today. The mid-Channel water was noticeably clearer than it...

2021 07-05 SB Channel There was a stratus deck for most of the day with light winds and a slight wind chop on the water. Sightings...

2021 07-04 SB Channel A previously unreported humpback behavior? Early high stratus quickly burned to clear and sunny skies. A light...

2021 07-03 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew took the Condor Express to the west and then crossed the Channel. There was a light...

2021 07-02 SB Channel A subtropical air mass wafted across the northern Channel. A high stratus layer with its glassy ocean surface...

2021 07-01 SB Channel The July gloom layer vanished as the Condor Express reached beautiful Santa Cruz Island and the Painted Cave. Seas...

2021 06-30 SB Channel There was a gray high stratus layer until we reached the sunny islands and glassy seas were present all day long....

2021 06-29 SB Channel A light fog kept the ocean surface glassy and the air temp cool as monsoonal humidity (and slight possibility of...

2021 06-27 SB Channel It was a bit bumpy near the beach, but once out into deep water things smoothed a bit. The wind held off until just...

2021 06-26 SB Channel Blue skies, bright sunshine and a light-to-moderate west breeze made for ideal wildlife watching in the Channel...

2021 06-25 SB Channel After a few moments with high stratus clouds leaving the harbor, it was blue skies and bright sunshine all day....

2021 06-24 SB Channel The day started out with gray skies, but seas were flat and calm. The seas remained calm all day and the wind...

2021 06-23 SB Channel A light breeze got stronger around noon, but there was no swell and the ride was kept smooth under the skillful...

2021 06-22 SB Channel Clear blue and sunny skies prevailed across the entire Channel today. The above water vistas were magnificent with...

2021 06-20 SB Channel Conditions were exactly like yesterday: super glassy seas and high stratus clouds. Similarly, our dolphin...

2021 06-19 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew had a “jackpot day,” with lake glass waters all day. Nothing enhances sightings like...

2021 06-18 SB Channel A special morning trip left the harbor at 8am and returned at 1pm. Skies had a high, gray, stratus layer all day...

2021 06-17 SB Channel Captain Dave reported nearly perfect glassy surface waters today and little-to-no wind. But that’s what you expect...