HW-MN0806073 – Residency
3rd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806073 @151301
Jan 13 – Feb 7, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan – Feb 2026
71 m
Deepest dive
2:53
Longest dive
42
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 25
- Deepest dive on record
- 71 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 13, 2026 | 69 m | 16.0°C | 55 m |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 86 m | 16.8°C | 62 m |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 81 m | 16.8°C | 71 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
71 m
Deepest dive
2:53
Longest dive
42
Dives
27 m
Avg dive depth
3
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 (81 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 7, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 69 m – 86 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.0°C – 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.