newport landing provides multiple whale watching tours, departing daily from newport beach. newport landing is centrally located in orange county, minutes from los angeles. 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. along with viewing grey whales you can expect to see dolphins, sea lions, and marine birds. killer whales, sharks, and many other marine creatures may also be observed.