HW-MN0806019 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806019 @151207
Jan 2 – 5, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
61 m
Deepest dive
2:21
Longest dive
15
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 3
- Deepest dive on record
- 61 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 | 96 m | 17.0°C | 61 m |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 82 m | 14.8°C | 57 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
61 m
Deepest dive
2:21
Longest dive
15
Dives
30 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
3
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 (96 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 2, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 96 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 82 m – 96 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C – 17.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.