HW-MN0806036 – Residency
3rd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806036 @151245
Jan 11 – 17, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
72 m
Deepest dive
3:29
Longest dive
32
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 6
- Deepest dive on record
- 72 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 11, 2026 | 71 m | 15.2°C | 57 m |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 69 m | 16.0°C | 48 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 82 m | 14.1°C | 72 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
72 m
Deepest dive
3:29
Longest dive
32
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
6
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 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 69 m – 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C – 16.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.