HW-MN0440159 – Residency
4th sighting in Au'au Channel
HW-MN0440159 @12978
Jan 29 – Feb 13, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
102 m
Deepest dive
3:37
Longest dive
19
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 15
- Deepest dive on record
- 102 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | 16 m | 25.6°C | 12 m |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 217 m | 25.2°C | 102 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
102 m
Deepest dive
3:37
Longest dive
19
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
15
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 (217 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 13, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 217 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 217 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.2°C – 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.