PWF-NP_0639 – Residency
17th sighting in Au'au Channel
PWF-NP_0639 @23344
Mar 8 – 18, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Mar 2026
242 m
Deepest dive
6:38
Longest dive
71
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 10
- Deepest dive on record
- 242 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2026 | 31 m | 24.6°C | 25 m |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 41 m | 24.6°C | 36 m |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 146 m | 24.9°C | 94 m |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 860 m | 24.9°C | 242 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
242 m
Deepest dive
6:38
Longest dive
71
Dives
26 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
10
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 (860 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 860 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 20.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 31 m – 860 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 24.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 20.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.