Tempest – Residency
16th sighting in Salish Sea
Tempest @11046
Jan 17, 2026 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jan 2026
74 m
Deepest dive
3:36
Longest dive
15
Dives
- Sightings
- 1
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 | 83 m | 9.1°C | 74 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
74 m
Deepest dive
3:36
Longest dive
15
Dives
27 m
Avg dive depth
1
Sightings
Same day
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 (83 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 83 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.1°C
- Distance from shore
- —
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 1 catalogued encounter on Happywhale.