HW-MN0804994 – Residency
6th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0804994 @135826
Jan 2 – 7, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
83 m
Deepest dive
3:39
Longest dive
74
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 5
- Deepest dive on record
- 83 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 2, 2026 | 83 m | 15.8°C | 39 m |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 96 m | 17.0°C | 83 m |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 93 m | 15.2°C | 58 m |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 92 m | 17.5°C | 81 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
83 m
Deepest dive
3:39
Longest dive
74
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
5
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 (96 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 2, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 96 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 83 m – 96 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.2°C – 17.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 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.