Newport Landing is centrally located in Orange County and 30mins from Los Angeles downtown, depending on the traffic. Newport Landing provides multiple whale watching trips daily departing from Newport Beach.
Location of Newport Landing. Google Map”309 Palm St A, Newport Beach, CA 92661“. Circle shows the best location to watch sea lions/seals, Dolphins, and Whales.
San Diego Creek (see map) washes down large amount of nutrition from northeast to Newport bay and pacific ocean, providing enough food for fish and other ocean creatures. Hence, Newport is one of the best places to watch whales and ocean animals in the US pacific coast.
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 (Ref.).
Seals and sea lions
Dolphins swimming along with our boat
During this trip, we saw whales; however it is difficult to take good pictures. But we did enjoy playing with lovely dolphins. 
Sunset seen over sea
Moon rising at the other side
Back to Newport Harbor
Newport Harbor at night