HW-MN0804400 – Residency
6th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804400 @130154
Dec 31, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
40 m
Deepest dive
1:43
Longest dive
46
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 5
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45 m | — | 38 m |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 82 m | 15.6°C | 36 m |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 82 m | 14.8°C | 20 m |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 65 m | 14.8°C | 40 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
40 m
Deepest dive
1:43
Longest dive
46
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
5
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 (65 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 5, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 65 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 45 m – 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C – 15.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.