HW-MN0805693 – Residency
3rd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0805693 @149805
Dec 13, 2025 – Feb 10, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
77 m
Deepest dive
3:05
Longest dive
54
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 59
- Deepest dive on record
- 77 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 13, 2025 | 95 m | — | 77 m |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 82 m | 14.8°C | 56 m |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 74 m | 16.2°C | 63 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
77 m
Deepest dive
3:05
Longest dive
54
Dives
29 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
59
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 (95 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Dec 13, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 95 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 74 m – 95 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C – 16.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.