HW-MN0804679 – Residency
12th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804679 @132851
Oct 5, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Oct 2026
70 m
Deepest dive
3:08
Longest dive
21
Dives
- Sightings
- 1
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | 81 m | — | 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
21
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
1
Sightings
Same day
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 (81 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Oct 5, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 1 catalogued encounter on Happywhale.