Gray Whale Calf Spotted Playing Off Coast Of Victoria Beach: Photos

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The coast of Laguna Beach was a special place to be this week, after several gray whale calf sightings were reported off the coast of Victoria Beach.

These heartwarming shots of a baby gray whale showing off some moves in front of beach-goers was shot by Naturalist Laura Lopez for Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching.

"The highlight of the week was watching a northbound gray whale cow/calf pair swimming together off Victoria Beach," Dana Wharf COO Donna Kalez told Patch. "They clearly entertained whale watchers and beach-goers as this calf was 'playing,' [meaning it] was displaying surface behaviors including breaching, spy-hopping and bubble-blasting."

Often times, the whales were in just 15 feet-deep water, she said.

The sighting comes as the last phase of the gray whale northbound migration begins to peak.