Makahiki – Residency
8th sighting in Au'au Channel
Makahiki @6345
Dec 10, 2025 – Jan 27, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
67 m
Deepest dive
2:42
Longest dive
33
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 49
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | 77 m | 26.1°C | 46 m |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 1,139 m | 26.3°C | 67 m |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 46 m | 26.1°C | 31 m |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 51 m | 25.6°C | 42 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
67 m
Deepest dive
2:42
Longest dive
33
Dives
21 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
49
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 (1,139 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Dec 22, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 26.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 46 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.6°C – 26.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.