Smudge – Residency
14th sighting in Monterey Bay
Smudge @265
Aug 23 – Oct 4, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Autumn in the Bay
Showed up twice this stretch, Monterey waters treating me just fine.
203 m
Deepest dive
7:10
Longest dive
15
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 42
- Deepest dive on record
- 203 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | 96 m | 16.0°C | 79 m |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 512 m | 17.9°C | 203 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
203 m
Deepest dive
7:10
Longest dive
15
Dives
34 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
42
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 (512 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Oct 4, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 512 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 96 m – 512 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.0°C – 17.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 9.0 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.