HIHWNMS-2018-1-15_G08A01 – Residency
4th sighting in Au'au Channel
HIHWNMS-2018-1-15_G08A01 @36993
Jan 29 – Feb 6, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
40 m
Deepest dive
1:38
Longest dive
13
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 8
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | 77 m | 25.7°C | 40 m |
| Feb 6, 2026 | -10 m | 25.4°C | — |
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
40 m
Deepest dive
1:38
Longest dive
13
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
8
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 (77 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 29, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 77 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- -10 m – 77 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.4°C – 25.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.