HW-MN0804976 – Residency
4th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804976 @135719
May 30 – Aug 18, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · May – Aug 2026
12 m
Deepest dive
1:10
Longest dive
8
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 79
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 14 m | 16.6°C | 12 m |
| Aug 18, 2026 | -1 m | 13.3°C | — |
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
12 m
Deepest dive
1:10
Longest dive
8
Dives
7 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
79
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 (14 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 30, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 14 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- -1 m – 14 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.3°C – 16.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.