Sombrio – Residency
11th sighting in Au'au Channel
Sombrio @34416
Feb 18 – Mar 16, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
42 m
Deepest dive
2:12
Longest dive
64
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 26
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | 48 m | 24.6°C | 24 m |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 60 m | 24.5°C | 29 m |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 50 m | 24.5°C | 42 m |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 42 m | 24.9°C | 35 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
42 m
Deepest dive
2:12
Longest dive
64
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
26
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 (50 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 27, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 50 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 60 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.5°C – 24.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.