HW-MN0806067 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806067 @151278
Jan 11 – 14, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
56 m
Deepest dive
2:32
Longest dive
32
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 3
- Deepest dive on record
- 56 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 | 79 m | 15.2°C | 56 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
56 m
Deepest dive
2:32
Longest dive
32
Dives
16 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 (79 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 11, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 79 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 37 m – 79 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.2°C – 15.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 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.