PWF-NP_0462 – Residency
17th sighting in Au'au ChannelPWF-NP_0462 @23230
Dec 12, 2025 – Feb 20, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
87 m
Deepest dive
4:45
Longest dive
119
Dives
- Sightings
- 11
- Days between first and last sighting
- 70
- Deepest dive on record
- 87 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | 25 m | — | 20 m |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 39 m | 25.8°C | 34 m |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 16 m | 25.6°C | 15 m |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 19 m | 25.5°C | 16 m |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 82 m | 25.8°C | 26 m |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 16 m | 25.6°C | 13 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 62 m | 25.3°C | 32 m |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 24 m | 25.3°C | 12 m |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 23 m | 25.5°C | 20 m |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 1,139 m | 25.6°C | 87 m |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 40 m | 24.5°C | 33 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
87 m
Deepest dive
4:45
Longest dive
119
Dives
14 m
Avg dive depth
11
Sightings
70
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 (1,139 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 27, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 11 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.5°C – 25.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 11 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.