San Pedro Whale Watching Visitors | Newport Landing
Whale Watching San Pedro was designed for locals and visitors interested in participating in a whale watching cruise. Multiple whale watching tours depart daily from Newport Landing in lovely Newport Beach, which is only a few minutes south of San Pedro. Our 2.5 hour long excursions depart from Newport Bay located beside one of the largest protected marine areas in all of Southern California, which stretches a little over 14 miles down to Dana Point. A deep underwater canyon accompanies the largely protected coastline and brings many types of marine life very close to shore. This results in a prosperous whale watching industry able to operate year-round.
Frequent summer and fall sightings include Blue whales, Finback whales, and Minke whales while winter and spring coincide with the famous Gray Whale migration that brings a lot of travelers to participate in whale watching near San Pedro. Killer whales and Humpback whales are viewed a little less often throughout the course of the year. Large pods of Bottlenose and Common Dolphin are encountered on a regular basis throughout the year and are unique to Southern California waters, along with the abundance of whales. The unique Risso’s Dolphin combined with other species of dolphin and Sea Lions are commonly viewed on Newport Landing’s affordable whale watching tours.
The main San Pedro whale watching tour boat out of Newport Landing was designed and constructed with the intention of providing comfortable whale watching tours to our guests and those of San Pedro. An upper level observation platform houses a cozy indoor salon complete with snacks and drinks. Booth style seating accompanies large viewing windows inside the boat which provides maximum comfort while on your whale watching excursion. Our trained Captains and crew have many years of locating marine life under their belts as well as providing in-depth knowledge about them. Newport Landing has a 96% success rate when it comes to finding and viewing cetaceans. We hope that you will join us on an unforgettable whale adventure cruise!