HW-MN0441029 – Residency
16th sighting in Au'au Channel
HW-MN0441029 @19774
Feb 16 – Mar 10, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
65 m
Deepest dive
3:01
Longest dive
49
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 22
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | 20 m | 24.8°C | 15 m |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 62 m | 24.4°C | 53 m |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 49 m | 24.6°C | 35 m |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 73 m | 24.6°C | 65 m |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 40 m | 24.6°C | 29 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
65 m
Deepest dive
3:01
Longest dive
49
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
22
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 (73 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 10, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 73 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 20 m – 73 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.4°C – 24.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.