HW-MN0440469 – Residency
9th sighting in Au'au Channel
HW-MN0440469 @14483
Feb 6 – 11, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb 2026
62 m
Deepest dive
2:49
Longest dive
18
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 5
- Deepest dive on record
- 62 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | 76 m | 25.5°C | 62 m |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 22 m | 24.9°C | 20 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
62 m
Deepest dive
2:49
Longest dive
18
Dives
16 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
5
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 (76 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 6, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 76 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 22 m – 76 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C – 25.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.