Newport Landing Whale Watching

Newport Landing Whale Watching Whale watching in Orange County! Cruises leave year-round, with daily departures. We offer multiple 2.5 hour whale watching excursions daily, year round!
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Each season has unique species: Summertime Blue Whales, Fall- pring Gray Whales, and year round sightings of fin whales, humpbacks, minke and more! Call for reservations: 949-675-0551!

09/08/2026

Rainy weather hasn’t slowed down the wildlife one bit! ☔️

Over the holiday weekend we spotted humpback whales, minke whales, common dolphins, and bottlenose dolphins! The tropical weather has given us some spectacular clouds and scenery offshore, making for some truly memorable encounters. This “stampede” of short-beaked common dolphins happened just this morning off Laguna Beach!

We’ve spotted some amazing groups of short-beaked common dolphins on recent trips! 🐬 These small dolphins are some of ou...
09/05/2026

We’ve spotted some amazing groups of short-beaked common dolphins on recent trips! 🐬 These small dolphins are some of our most acrobatic and it’s not uncommon to spot them on the horizon from the large splashes they produce. Pods of common dolphins often contain between 50 to 150 individuals, but on lucky days we can find pods that number between 500-1,000+!

We have trips departing all weekend long! Use discount code “INSTA50” at checkout to save money on your whale-watching cruise with us.

Photo from Delaney Trowbridge

08/27/2026

We lost count of how many times this young humpback whale breached on Saturday! 🐋

Witnessing a whale jump from the surface is already a rare sight, but watching one jump over and over again is especially impressive. Who’s to say what got this whale feeling so active—we’re just happy we got front row seats to the show!

Great videos from our crew member Leanne leanne

Here’s a few FREQUENTLY-ASKED QUESTIONS so you won’t have to wonder “What time are the whales?” any longer! 🐋Did we miss...
08/16/2026

Here’s a few FREQUENTLY-ASKED QUESTIONS so you won’t have to wonder “What time are the whales?” any longer! 🐋

Did we miss anything? Ask us your questions down below! 👇

08/12/2026

We couldn’t have said it any better! 🐋🐬🐟

The Ultimate Whale Watch caught up with an epic feeding frenzy on their 10:45AM trip today—a humpback whale, a minke whale, and ~100 common dolphins all sharing an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet!

Humpback and minke whale sightings have continued in recent days, including highlights like today’s feeding frenzy and a cow/calf passing through yesterday.

08/04/2026

We got a visit from ANOTHER mom & calf pair of humpback whales this weekend—this time, “Chris” and her new baby!

We watched the pair travel up the coastline on Sunday, occasionally pausing their journey to breach and play! The mother, “Chris”, is another well-known whale to our area, named by one of our former photographers. She is also the mother of one of SoCal’s favorite whales: “Snowflake” (born 2016/2017).

Other highlights this weekend included a BLUE WHALE spotted traveling through the area Saturday night and continued encounters with feeding humpbacks/minkes near the harbor. Dolphins continue to be abundant too!

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400 Main Street
Newport Beach, CA
92661

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Monday 7am - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 7am - 7pm
Sunday 7am - 7pm

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+19496750550

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