HW-MN0440879 – Residency
8th sighting in Au'au ChannelHW-MN0440879 @18320
Jan 26 – Feb 18, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
35 m
Deepest dive
1:43
Longest dive
17
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 23
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 | 45 m | 25.4°C | 35 m |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 24 m | 24.4°C | 21 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
35 m
Deepest dive
1:43
Longest dive
17
Dives
14 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
23
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 (45 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 26, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 45 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 24 m – 45 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.4°C – 25.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.