Xula – Residency
37th sighting in Monterey Bay
Xula @1887
Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Monterey, My Old Haunt
Autumn feeding in this bay feels right every single time.
71 m
Deepest dive
3:00
Longest dive
20
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 6
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | 71 m | 16.7°C | 26 m |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 125 m | 18.0°C | 71 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
71 m
Deepest dive
3:00
Longest dive
20
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
6
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 (125 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Oct 4, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 125 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 18.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 71 m – 125 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.7°C – 18.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.