new moon – Residency
4th sighting in Au'au Channel
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Feb 16 – 27, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb 2026
62 m
Deepest dive
3:18
Longest dive
34
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 11
- Deepest dive on record
- 62 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | 68 m | 24.8°C | 62 m |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 32 m | 24.5°C | 22 m |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 72 m | 24.4°C | 60 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
62 m
Deepest dive
3:18
Longest dive
34
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
11
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 (68 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 16, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 68 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 32 m – 72 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.4°C – 24.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.