Latest reported sightings by harbour
1,101 counted; additional sightings uncounted · 3 species — typical variety — uncounted sightings; volume comparison unavailable
Rates offshore whale-watching boat conditions only — not beach or surf safety.
SoCal Whales tracks whale and dolphin reports from Southern California operators, with daily sightings from Newport Beach, Dana Point, Long Beach, and San Diego alongside marine-weather context for booking decisions.
Most recently reported sightings
Outlook — next 4 days, Newport Beach
Conditions are forecast separately for all four harbors. This strip shows Newport Beach; for the others see the sea state in the table above, or open a harbor's own page.
The Good Day to Go score is a 0-10 scale estimate of comfort for offshore whale-watching boat trips. It starts at 10, subtracts forecast penalties for wind, waves, visibility, thunderstorms, and rain, and then clamps the result to 0-10. Sighting counts and rare-species observations are shown separately and do not affect it. It does not predict whether whales will be seen. Full methodology.
Moderate, short-period swell — comfortable most of the day, a touch smoother early.
Operators near you
We monitor public trip reports across Newport Beach, Long Beach, Dana Point and San Diego. Reporting schedules vary; summaries show the latest available report. Newport's shared feed is counted once.
Who you might see
