HW-MN0804483 – Residency
5th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804483 @132159
Dec 30, 2025 – Jan 17, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
70 m
Deepest dive
3:08
Longest dive
30
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 18
- Deepest dive on record
- 70 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 | 46 m | — | 32 m |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 22 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 85 m | 14.1°C | 70 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
70 m
Deepest dive
3:08
Longest dive
30
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
18
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 · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 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 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.