HW-MN0805917 – Residency
3rd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0805917 @150802
Jan 5 – 17, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
63 m
Deepest dive
2:28
Longest dive
51
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 12
- Deepest dive on record
- 63 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 5, 2026 | 63 m | 14.8°C | 41 m |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 82 m | 14.8°C | 63 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 82 m | 14.1°C | 51 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
63 m
Deepest dive
2:28
Longest dive
51
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
12
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 (82 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 5, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 10.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 63 m – 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C – 14.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.