Keiko the Humpback – Residency
2nd sighting in Gulf of California
Keiko the Humpback @1141
Jan 14 – Feb 22, 2026 · Gulf of California
Winter in the Gulf
The warm waters here hold me longer than usual this season.
202 m
Deepest dive
7:52
Longest dive
31
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 39
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | 24 m | 26.8°C | 12 m |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 337 m | 22.9°C | 202 m |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 327 m | 22.5°C | 63 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
202 m
Deepest dive
7:52
Longest dive
31
Dives
21 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
39
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 (337 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 22, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 337 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 22.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 24 m – 337 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 22.5°C – 26.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.