WATCH: Breaching humpback whale lands on two kayakers

Two kayakers in California had a lucky escape when a humpback whale breached the water and landed on their kayak.

Footage of the incident near Monterey Bay’s Moss Landing Harbor was filmed by a passenger on a whalewatching trip organised by Sanctuary Cruises, who posted it to their YouTube account:

"On our 08:00 am Sanctuary Cruises whale tour, just outside the harbor in Moss Landing, two kayakers on a tandem kayak were almost crushed to death by a massive, near full-size humpback whale."