HW-MN0804460 – Residency
4th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804460 @132036
Oct 4 – 9, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Oct 2026
25 m
Deepest dive
1:17
Longest dive
39
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 20 m | — | 18 m |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 33 m | — | 25 m |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 24 m | — | 22 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
25 m
Deepest dive
1:17
Longest dive
39
Dives
11 m
Avg dive depth
3
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 (33 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Oct 8, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 33 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 20 m – 33 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.