The whale is now beached at Surfers Beach near an RV park, according to a deputy at the harbor.
Large crowds gathered Wednesday evening to marvel at the massive dead marine mammal that was reported to be around 30 feet long.
Marine biologists will investigate what caused the whale to die while authorities decide how to get rid of the dead animal.
Twitter user @carolsuestories snapped a picture of the bloated carcass shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday.
A dead whale is floating in ocean in front of our RV in Pillar Point Half Moon Bay, CA http://t.co/yBBZAk7Vdo pic.twitter.com/lBqTHL4w6e
- CarolSueStories (@carolsuestories) May 22, 2014
Comment: See also: Dead beached whale found at Point Loma Cove, California