SEAK-5473 – Residency
9th sighting in Au'au Channel
SEAK-5473 @23292
Jan 6 – Feb 21, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
34 m
Deepest dive
1:37
Longest dive
32
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 46
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 51 m | 25.4°C | 34 m |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 86 m | 25.7°C | 30 m |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 33 m | 24.5°C | 29 m |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 52 m | 24.5°C | 34 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
34 m
Deepest dive
1:37
Longest dive
32
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
46
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 (52 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 21, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 52 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 33 m – 86 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.5°C – 25.7°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 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.