A group of lifeguards in Manasquan captured a close encounter with a juvenile humpback whale while out on their rowboats.

Tim Farrell took the video of the whale seen popping in and out of the water about a half mile to a mile off shore.

According to whale experts, this is typical -- much like young kids, young whales explore things which are unfamiliar to them.

The two lifeguard boats stayed with the whale until they were about a mile off Sea Girt.