Malaelae – Residency
17th sighting in Au'au Channel
Malaelae @6347
Dec 27, 2025 – Feb 19, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
61 m
Deepest dive
3:38
Longest dive
91
Dives
- Sightings
- 7
- Days between first and last sighting
- 54
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | 68 m | 26.0°C | 29 m |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 757 m | 25.6°C | 47 m |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 33 m | 25.4°C | 23 m |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 86 m | 25.6°C | 61 m |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 85 m | 25.1°C | 43 m |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 16 m | 24.9°C | 14 m |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 50 m | 24.6°C | 45 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
61 m
Deepest dive
3:38
Longest dive
91
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
7
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 (86 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 25, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 86 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 7 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 757 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 26.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 7 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.