Tadpole/Time – Residency
7th sighting in Au'au Channel
Tadpole/Time @19734
Feb 17 – 18, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb 2026
30 m
Deepest dive
1:40
Longest dive
16
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | -0 m | 24.7°C | — |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 33 m | 24.6°C | 30 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
30 m
Deepest dive
1:40
Longest dive
16
Dives
16 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
1
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 (33 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Feb 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 33 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- -0 m – 33 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 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.