{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dana Wharf","provider_url":"https:\/\/fareharborsites.com\/danawharf","author_name":"michaelgajunera","author_url":"https:\/\/fareharborsites.com\/danawharf\/blog\/author\/michaelgajunera\/","title":"Whale Watching in Dana Point in September: A Local's Guide to Late Blue Whales and Dolphin Megapods","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ug8cn6cffz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fareharborsites.com\/danawharf\/whale-watching-dana-point-september\/\">Whale Watching in Dana Point in September: A Local&#8217;s Guide to Late Blue Whales and Dolphin Megapods<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/fareharborsites.com\/danawharf\/whale-watching-dana-point-september\/embed\/#?secret=ug8cn6cffz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Whale Watching in Dana Point in September: A Local&#8217;s Guide to Late Blue Whales and Dolphin Megapods&#8221; &#8212; Dana Wharf\" data-secret=\"ug8cn6cffz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/fareharborsites.com\/danawharf\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Ask most people when to go whale watching in Dana Point and they will say winter for the gray whales or July for the blue whales. Almost nobody says September. That is exactly why we love it. By the time the calendar flips past Labor Day, the summer crowds thin out, the morning marine layer [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/danawharf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5297\/2026\/06\/blue-whale-dana-point-september.jpg"}