HW-MN0806053 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806053 @151263
Jan 17 – 26, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
45 m
Deepest dive
2:28
Longest dive
12
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 9
- Deepest dive on record
- 45 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 17, 2026 | 85 m | 14.1°C | 45 m |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 42 m | 14.3°C | 31 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
45 m
Deepest dive
2:28
Longest dive
12
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
9
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 (85 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Jan 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 85 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 85 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C – 14.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.