Thunderbolt – Residency
26th sighting in Salish Sea
Thunderbolt @100218
May 28 – Jul 20, 2025 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · May – Jul 2025
213 m
Deepest dive
10:51
Longest dive
42
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 53
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | 124 m | 14.1°C | 66 m |
| May 30, 2025 | 252 m | 11.4°C | 213 m |
| Jul 20, 2025 | 274 m | 15.1°C | 210 m |
Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled
Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting
Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelledDepth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.
Dives
213 m
Deepest dive
10:51
Longest dive
42
Dives
47 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
53
Days first → last
Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →Dive profile
modelledDepth shaped by the seafloor limit here (252 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 30, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 252 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 124 m – 274 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.4°C – 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.