HI21_0006 – Residency
4th sighting in Au'au Channel
HI21_0006 @69781
Jan 10 – 18, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan 2026
71 m
Deepest dive
2:48
Longest dive
68
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 8
- Deepest dive on record
- 71 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | 81 m | 25.8°C | 71 m |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 46 m | 25.5°C | 38 m |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 40 m | 25.3°C | 33 m |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 16 m | 25.3°C | 14 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
71 m
Deepest dive
2:48
Longest dive
68
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
8
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 (81 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 10, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.3°C – 25.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.