HW-MN0804534 – Residency
9th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804534 @132235
Jan 11 – 29, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
63 m
Deepest dive
2:45
Longest dive
71
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 18
- Deepest dive on record
- 63 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2026 | 71 m | 15.2°C | 57 m |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 25 m |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 99 m | 16.4°C | 63 m |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 62 m | 14.7°C | 53 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
63 m
Deepest dive
2:45
Longest dive
71
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
4
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 (99 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 27, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 99 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 11.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 m – 99 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.7°C – 16.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 11.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.