HW-MN0804959 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804959 @134861
Jan 19 – Feb 12, 2025 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan – Feb 2025
44 m
Deepest dive
1:53
Longest dive
9
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 24
- Deepest dive on record
- 44 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 19, 2025 | 56 m | — | 25 m |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 62 m | — | 44 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
44 m
Deepest dive
1:53
Longest dive
9
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
24
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 (62 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Feb 12, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 62 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 56 m – 62 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.