When is Whale Overlook open?
Open 24 hours, every day.
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Whale Overlook
- 4.745 reviews
- Free
- Open now
Perched above the ocean on Cabrillo Memorial Drive, Whale Overlook offers sweeping coastal vistas and frequent whale sightings in a peaceful, open-air setting. Visitors come for birdwatching, photography, and contemplative walks along the cliffs — expect brisk sea breezes, panoramic horizons, and easy viewing points with informational signage.
Quick answers
Whale Overlook in short
When is the best time to visit Whale Overlook?
It's at its best mornings and afternoons. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
Is Whale Overlook indoors or outdoors?
Outdoors: best on a dry day.
Where is Whale Overlook?
1800 Cabrillo Memorial Dr,San Diego, CA 92106.
Right now · 1:00 pm
Why it fits right now
A great call right now.
This is its best hour in the next five days.
In its favour
- Best in the afternoon
- Outdoors
66°
Overcast
- Feels
- 67°
- Rain
- 18%
- Wind
- 7mph
- 2pm
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The next five days
Best time to go
Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.
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Before you go
Plan your visit
Hours
Open now- monday
- Open 24 hours
- tuesday
- Open 24 hours
- wednesday
- Open 24 hours
- thursday
- Open 24 hours
- friday
- Open 24 hours
- saturday
- Open 24 hours
- sundayToday
- Open 24 hours
Where and how
- 1 Whale Overlook
- 2 Lands End Vista Point · 1 min
- 3 Bayside Trail · 3 min
- 4 Cabrillo National Monument Visitor Center · 8 min
Good to know
- Outdoors
- Free to visit
- Good with kids
- Good for solo
- Good for small groups
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.7from 45 reviews
Known for
- Sunset views
- Photography
- Nature walks
- Scenic views
- Wildlife viewing
- Outdoor seating
The feel
- Quiet
- Spacious
- Tourists
- Family friendly
- Pet owners
Around Fort Rosecrans
Nearby
Within about a 15-minute walk.
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Light layer from 2 pm.
Light layerFrom 2 pm