SEAK-2346 – Residency
2nd sighting in Au'au Channel
SEAK-2346 @31981
Jan 3 – 8, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan 2026
61 m
Deepest dive
2:46
Longest dive
15
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 5
- Deepest dive on record
- 61 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 74 m | 25.4°C | 61 m |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 43 m | 25.5°C | 21 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
61 m
Deepest dive
2:46
Longest dive
15
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
5
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 (74 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 3, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 74 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 43 m – 74 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.4°C – 25.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.