HW-MN0804946 – Residency
11th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804946 @134829
Jan 6 – Feb 25, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan – Feb 2026
65 m
Deepest dive
2:51
Longest dive
82
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 50
- Deepest dive on record
- 65 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 6, 2026 | 60 m | 14.8°C | 48 m |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 81 m | 16.8°C | 65 m |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 68 m | 16.2°C | 54 m |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 30 m | 13.5°C | 24 m |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 76 m | 15.8°C | 62 m |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 66 m | 17.5°C | 52 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
65 m
Deepest dive
2:51
Longest dive
82
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
50
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.
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Where this happened · Feb 7, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 30 m – 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.5°C – 17.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.