HW-MN0804581 – Residency
12th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804581 @132296
Nov 25, 2025 – Feb 7, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
109 m
Deepest dive
3:44
Longest dive
53
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 74
- Deepest dive on record
- 109 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | 68 m | — | 61 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 162 m | 15.7°C | 109 m |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 81 m | 16.8°C | 73 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
109 m
Deepest dive
3:44
Longest dive
53
Dives
29 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
74
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 (162 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 162 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 17.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 68 m – 162 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.7°C – 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 17.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.