Epaulette – Residency
5th sighting in Au'au Channel
Epaulette @4589
Apr 7 – 8, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Late Light in the Channel
Shallow, soft water, and still my favourite winter address.
47 m
Deepest dive
2:21
Longest dive
35
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | 58 m | 24.7°C | 47 m |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 42 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
47 m
Deepest dive
2:21
Longest dive
35
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
1
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 (58 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Apr 7, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 58 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 58 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.