PWF-NP_1304 – Residency
22nd sighting in Au'au Channel
PWF-NP_1304 @23969
Jan 11 – Feb 18, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
56 m
Deepest dive
2:19
Longest dive
124
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- Days between first and last sighting
- 38
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2026 | 72 m | 25.8°C | 47 m |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 16 m | 25.6°C | 11 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 68 m | 25.3°C | 52 m |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 67 m | 25.2°C | 56 m |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 42 m | 25.0°C | 37 m |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 54 m | 25.1°C | 44 m |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 19 m | 24.4°C | 18 m |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 18 m | 24.4°C | 17 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
56 m
Deepest dive
2:19
Longest dive
124
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
8
Sightings
38
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 (67 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 21, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 67 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 72 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.4°C – 25.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 8 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.