HW-MN0804684 – Residency
9th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804684 @132856
Jan 11 – 17, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
71 m
Deepest dive
2:58
Longest dive
37
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 6
- Deepest dive on record
- 71 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 | 24 m |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 29 m |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 37 m | 15.7°C | 26 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 82 m | 14.1°C | 71 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
71 m
Deepest dive
2:58
Longest dive
37
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
6
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 (82 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 37 m – 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C – 15.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.