HW-MN0805882 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0805882 @150738
Jan 2 – 11, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
56 m
Deepest dive
2:06
Longest dive
10
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 9
- Deepest dive on record
- 56 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 | 86 m | 16.4°C | 56 m |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 79 m | 15.2°C | 43 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
56 m
Deepest dive
2:06
Longest dive
10
Dives
33 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
9
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 (86 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 2, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 86 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 79 m – 86 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.2°C – 16.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.