Willy – Residency
24th sighting in Monterey Bay
Willy @6862
Aug 16 – Oct 6, 2023 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · Aug – Oct 2023
111 m
Deepest dive
4:31
Longest dive
57
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 51
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2023 | 80 m | 15.6°C | 33 m |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 122 m | 15.9°C | 111 m |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 84 m | 15.7°C | 73 m |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 65 m | 16.2°C | 55 m |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 381 m | 17.0°C | 108 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
111 m
Deepest dive
4:31
Longest dive
57
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
51
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 (122 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Oct 2, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 122 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 65 m – 381 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.6°C – 17.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 26.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.