A group from Mamawata Surf Retreat paddled out from Playa Escondido on Saturday, Aug. 23, when they witnessed an adult humpback whale and her calf breaching the water close by. Kayakers watch a breaching humpback whale. Mamawata Surf Retreat via Storyful"What we didn’t know was that this mama and her baby were about to put on this kind of show for us! Footage shows two kayakers in awe as a large humpback whale erupts from the water in an elegant dive, leaving an impressive splash in her wake. Kayakers watch a breaching humpback whale.