A Kayaker had an incredible close encounter with humpback whale while kayaking in Monterey Bay in California. Kayaker, Cimeron Morrissey, was kayaking with her friends. While kayaking, humpback whale suddenly rose out of the water lifted its tail in a sweeping motion.

In a video description, Morrissey has written about the encounter. She said she wasn't scared at first, but was shocked when the whale swam under her boat.

She said, "Humpbacks are graceful and fully aware of their size and of their surroundings, so I wasn't scared but I was certainly shocked that he chose to swim right up to me".

Morrissey said Humpback was about 12 inches from her face, which made her eyes pop out of her head. Immediately after the moment, another whale had started swimming under her friend's kayak.

According to Morrissey, she was there with her friends to watch a huge raft of sea lions. Suddenly, a bus-sized humpback rose out the water. She said that whale was about 10 feet from her kayak.

She also warned that kayaking towards humpback whale is not legal and kayakers should not try that. She also said that people should respect these marine mammals and just let them be. The kayaker has emphasized that they must had been kayaking atop a huge ball of anchovies since the whales came toward them.

The video shows how close Morrissey had come to the beast of the ocean.

Monterey Bay is a bay of Pacific Ocean, which is located between Monterey and Santa Cruz. The bay is a home of many marine mammals and species. There are several marine protected areas in Monterey Bay. It is also a migratory path of Humpback whales, grey and some of the killer whales.