HW-MN0806025 – Residency
5th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806025 @151213
Jan 6 – 14, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
53 m
Deepest dive
2:40
Longest dive
49
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 8
- Deepest dive on record
- 53 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 6, 2026 | 60 m | 14.8°C | 44 m |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 60 m | 14.8°C | 32 m |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 32 m |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 69 m | 16.0°C | 53 m |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 37 m | 15.7°C | 30 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
53 m
Deepest dive
2:40
Longest dive
49
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
8
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 (69 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 13, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 69 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 37 m – 69 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C – 16.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.