HW-MN0804304 – Residency
4th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804304 @127749
Nov 13, 2025 – Jan 12, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
35 m
Deepest dive
1:32
Longest dive
29
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 60
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | 81 m | — | 34 m |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 35 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
35 m
Deepest dive
1:32
Longest dive
29
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
60
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 (38 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 12, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 m – 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.