HW-MN0804883 – Residency
6th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804883 @133573
Nov 7, 2025 – Jan 18, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
51 m
Deepest dive
2:39
Longest dive
84
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 72
- Deepest dive on record
- 51 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 7, 2025 | 52 m | — | 46 m |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 62 m | — | 42 m |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 57 m | — | 51 m |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 71 m | 15.2°C | 49 m |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 33 m |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 70 m | 18.2°C | 45 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
51 m
Deepest dive
2:39
Longest dive
84
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
72
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 (57 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Dec 29, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 57 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 m – 71 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.1°C – 18.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.