HW-MN0805029 – Residency
7th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0805029 @136014
Dec 27, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
67 m
Deepest dive
2:34
Longest dive
40
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 10
- Deepest dive on record
- 67 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | 105 m | — | 67 m |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 38 m | — | 33 m |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 63 m | 14.8°C | 58 m |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 82 m | 14.8°C | 31 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
67 m
Deepest dive
2:34
Longest dive
40
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
10
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 (105 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
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Where this happened · Dec 27, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 105 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 m – 105 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.