HW-MN0806023 – Residency
5th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806023 @151211
Jan 5 – 30, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
68 m
Deepest dive
2:17
Longest dive
74
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 25
- Deepest dive on record
- 68 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 | 82 m | 14.8°C | 68 m |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 93 m | 15.2°C | 57 m |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 58 m | 14.3°C | 41 m |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 64 m | 14.7°C | 40 m |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 34 m | 14.6°C | 28 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
68 m
Deepest dive
2:17
Longest dive
74
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
25
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 · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 34 m – 93 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.3°C – 15.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.