Footage monitoring the waves at Blackies just west of Newport Beach Pier caught a surfer collapsing next to his board in ankle deep water as he was returning from the ocean on Thursday ...
Newport Beach is one of the country's best whale watching ... Most trips last about two hours and disembark from the pier at the end of Palm Street on Balboa Peninsula, near Balboa Fun Zone.
The family is well-known among California whale-watching enthusiasts, with a reputation for playfully interacting with boats.