HW-MN0805622 – Residency
3rd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0805622 @148968
Nov 27, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
30 m
Deepest dive
1:32
Longest dive
11
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 64
- Deepest dive on record
- 30 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2025 | 28 m | — | 20 m |
| Nov 29, 2025 | -20 m | — | — |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 34 m | 14.6°C | 30 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
30 m
Deepest dive
1:32
Longest dive
11
Dives
13 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
64
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 (34 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 30, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 34 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- -20 m – 34 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.