HW-MN0806076 – Residency
6th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806076 @151304
Jan 13 – Feb 7, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan – Feb 2026
58 m
Deepest dive
2:13
Longest dive
63
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 25
- Deepest dive on record
- 58 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 | 35 m |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 89 m | 15.1°C | 23 m |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 64 m | 14.7°C | 43 m |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 34 m | 14.6°C | 24 m |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 81 m | 16.8°C | 58 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
58 m
Deepest dive
2:13
Longest dive
63
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
5
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 · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 34 m – 89 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.6°C – 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 16.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.