X-Ray 2024 – Residency
11th sighting in South Africa
X-Ray 2024 @126298
Jan 24 – 28, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
18 m
Deepest dive
1:03
Longest dive
26
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 4
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | 22 m | 17.9°C | 18 m |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 17 m | 19.0°C | 13 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
18 m
Deepest dive
1:03
Longest dive
26
Dives
9 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
4
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 (22 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 24, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 22 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 17 m – 22 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.9°C – 19.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.