Swiper – Residency
7th sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
Swiper @25979
May 5 – 17, 2025 · Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara Channel · May 2025
93 m
Deepest dive
3:48
Longest dive
49
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 12
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | 183 m | 14.1°C | 91 m |
| May 17, 2025 | 324 m | 17.5°C | 93 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
93 m
Deepest dive
3:48
Longest dive
49
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
12
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 (324 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 17, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 324 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 12.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 183 m – 324 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C – 17.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.