PWF-NP_5198 – Residency
16th sighting in Au'au ChannelPWF-NP_5198 @54042
Dec 12, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
86 m
Deepest dive
3:29
Longest dive
79
Dives
- Sightings
- 9
- Days between first and last sighting
- 54
- Deepest dive on record
- 86 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | 63 m | — | 58 m |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 78 m | — | 57 m |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 66 m | — | 32 m |
| Dec 21, 2025 | 71 m | — | 63 m |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 65 m | 25.5°C | 35 m |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 70 m | 25.4°C | 43 m |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 1,625 m | 25.5°C | 86 m |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 22 m | 25.3°C | 17 m |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 22 m | 25.3°C | 19 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
86 m
Deepest dive
3:29
Longest dive
79
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
9
Sightings
54
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 (1,625 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 4, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,625 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 9 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 22 m – 1,625 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.3°C – 25.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 9 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.