Sandstorm – Residency
35th sighting in Salish Sea
Sandstorm @24002
Jun 18 – Oct 12, 2026 · Salish Sea
Two Names, One Rip
Bait piled up, water went glassy, I did what I do best here.
98 m
Deepest dive
4:35
Longest dive
48
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 116
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | 118 m | 15.8°C | 44 m |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 177 m | 13.2°C | 89 m |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 193 m | 15.0°C | 98 m |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 161 m | 15.1°C | 31 m |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 173 m | 10.5°C | 74 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
98 m
Deepest dive
4:35
Longest dive
48
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
116
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 (193 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 3, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 193 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 118 m – 193 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.5°C – 15.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.