HW-MN0804449 – Residency
9th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804449 @132025
Dec 30, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
77 m
Deepest dive
3:17
Longest dive
53
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 3
- Deepest dive on record
- 77 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 82 m | — | 72 m |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 83 m | 15.8°C | 72 m |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 97 m | 17.0°C | 77 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
77 m
Deepest dive
3:17
Longest dive
53
Dives
26 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
3
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 (97 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 2, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 97 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 82 m – 97 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.8°C – 17.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.