Bubbles – Residency
6th sighting in Monterey Bay
Bubbles @289
May 18 – 20, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Kelp's Calling Me Home
That cold green water and kelp smell mean feeding season's finally here.
30 m
Deepest dive
1:27
Longest dive
11
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 2
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 94 m | 11.4°C | 20 m |
| May 20, 2026 | 36 m | 11.4°C | 30 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
30 m
Deepest dive
1:27
Longest dive
11
Dives
14 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
2
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 (36 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · May 20, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 36 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 36 m – 94 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.4°C – 11.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 3.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.