Where to See Humpback Whale in Channel Islands National Park

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Humpback Whale sightings in Channel Islands

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Where Humpback Whale has been reported, from 282 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM9% of the busiest hour5 AM22% of the busiest hour6 AM49% of the busiest hour7 AM82% of the busiest hour8 AM96% of the busiest hour9 AMBusiest hour10 AM92% of the busiest hour11 AM85% of the busiest hourNoon76% of the busiest hour1 PM67% of the busiest hour2 PM60% of the busiest hour3 PM54% of the busiest hour4 PM60% of the busiest hour5 PM71% of the busiest hour6 PM85% of the busiest hour7 PM76% of the busiest hour8 PM43% of the busiest hour9 PM20% of the busiest hour10 PM9% of the busiest hour11 PM4% of the busiest hour

Humpback Whale is most seen 8–11 AM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Humpback Whale sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	9%
5 AM	22%
6 AM	49%
7 AM	82%
8 AM	96%
9 AM	100%
10 AM	92%
11 AM	85%
Noon	76%
1 PM	67%
2 PM	60%
3 PM	54%
4 PM	60%
5 PM	71%
6 PM	85%
7 PM	76%
8 PM	43%
9 PM	20%
10 PM	9%
11 PM	4%

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Where to see Humpback Whale in Channel Islands

Humpback Whale sightings in Channel Islands

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