HI20-0050 – Residency
6th sighting in Au'au Channel
HI20-0050 @40224
Jan 21 – Feb 22, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
50 m
Deepest dive
2:05
Longest dive
55
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 32
- Deepest dive on record
- 50 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 21, 2026 | 56 m | 25.2°C | 50 m |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 79 m | 25.7°C | 41 m |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 68 m | 25.1°C | 50 m |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 44 m | 24.6°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
50 m
Deepest dive
2:05
Longest dive
55
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
32
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 (56 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 21, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 56 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 44 m – 79 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 25.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.