SEAK-2787 – Residency
3rd sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
SEAK-2787 @142673
Jun 14 – Oct 11, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara Channel · Jun – Oct 2026
261 m
Deepest dive
9:14
Longest dive
36
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 119
- Deepest dive on record
- 261 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 | 430 m | 20.5°C | 96 m |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 203 m | 21.2°C | 80 m |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 599 m | — | 261 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
261 m
Deepest dive
9:14
Longest dive
36
Dives
44 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
119
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 (599 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Oct 11, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 599 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 13.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 203 m – 599 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 20.5°C – 21.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km – 13.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.