Whale Watching in Newport Beach

Not even known to most Orange County residents, there are giant blue whales swimming off our coasts every summer. Southern California lies in the middle of their migratory path, and there are a handful of operators who bring tourists out to see these ocean giants throughout the season. Not only do they usually see whales, but dolphins and sea lions are common sightings as well, sometimes in large numbers. If you head down to Balboa Fun Zone, there are 2 companies providing whale watching tours out of Newport Harbor.

From the Newport Landing website:
Southern California Whale Watching at its finest. Welcome to Southern California Whale Watching Website. Newport Landing provides multiple whale watching trips daily departing from Newport Beach. Newport Landing is centrally located in Orange County and minutes from Los Angeles. Newport Landing offers whale watching tours year around. December through April is the prime Grey Whale migration period. Newport Landing is ideally positioned to take advantage of the annual Grey whale migration, which brings hundreds of Grey Whales along the Laguna Beach coastline and within minutes of Newport Harbor. May through November brings warmer waters and the opportunity to view blue whales to 80 feet, finback whales, huge pods of dolphin that number in the thousands, seals, killer whales, sharks, and many other marine creatures. Newport Landing’s whale watching cruises are a great experience for families, churches, and companies with a universal appeal to all ages. Join Newport Landing on one of our open to the general public cruises or privately charter one of our boats for just your group/company.

There are also Whale Watching opportunities 30 minutes north of Newport Beach out of Long Beach, or an hour south out of San Diego.

Blue Whales Video in Newport Beach, California