SPLASH-630108 – Residency
11th sighting in Au'au ChannelSPLASH-630108 @50430
Jan 19 – Mar 9, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Mar 2026
47 m
Deepest dive
2:04
Longest dive
120
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- Days between first and last sighting
- 50
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2026 | 42 m | 25.2°C | 37 m |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 199 m | 25.4°C | 15 m |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 76 m | 25.4°C | 47 m |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 42 m | 25.3°C | 37 m |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 16 m | 25.6°C | 12 m |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 48 m | 25.6°C | 40 m |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 54 m | 24.8°C | 28 m |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 16 m | 24.4°C | 13 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
2:04
Longest dive
120
Dives
14 m
Avg dive depth
8
Sightings
50
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 (76 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 19, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 76 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 199 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.4°C – 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 11.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 8 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.