Big Kahuna – Residency
12th sighting in Salish Sea
Big Kahuna @24953
Oct 4, 2026 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Oct 2026
79 m
Deepest dive
4:08
Longest dive
13
Dives
- Sightings
- 1
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 118 m | 13.7°C | 79 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
79 m
Deepest dive
4:08
Longest dive
13
Dives
32 m
Avg dive depth
1
Sightings
Same day
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 (118 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Oct 4, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 118 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 1 catalogued encounter on Happywhale.