PWF-NP_0769 – Residency
3rd sighting in Au'au Channel
PWF-NP_0769 @23499
Mar 22 – 26, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Sunlit Channel Days
Shallow water, good light, plenty of company drifting through—this stretch had it all.
159 m
Deepest dive
4:55
Longest dive
49
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 3
- Deepest dive on record
- 159 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 22, 2026 | 199 m | 24.7°C | 159 m |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 42 m | 24.4°C | 38 m |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 42 m | 24.4°C | 28 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
159 m
Deepest dive
4:55
Longest dive
49
Dives
21 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
3
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 (199 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 22, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 199 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 11.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 199 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.4°C – 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 11.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.