Tornillo – Residency
8th sighting in Au'au Channel
Tornillo @21969
Jan 1 – Feb 20, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
145 m
Deepest dive
5:04
Longest dive
75
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 50
- Deepest dive on record
- 145 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | 757 m | 25.6°C | 145 m |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 40 m | 24.6°C | 35 m |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 62 m | 24.6°C | 44 m |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 50 m | 24.6°C | 40 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
145 m
Deepest dive
5:04
Longest dive
75
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
50
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 (757 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 1, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 757 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 40 m – 757 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.