HW-MN0804405 – Residency
13th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804405 @130159
Dec 29, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
65 m
Deepest dive
2:22
Longest dive
66
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 32
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | 45 m | — | 36 m |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45 m | — | 40 m |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 23 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 85 m | 14.1°C | 65 m |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 57 m | 14.3°C | 23 m |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 34 m | 14.6°C | 18 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
65 m
Deepest dive
2:22
Longest dive
66
Dives
16 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
32
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 (85 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 85 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 34 m – 85 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C – 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.