HW-MN0806105 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806105 @151393
Jan 12 – 26, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
39 m
Deepest dive
1:54
Longest dive
26
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 14
- Deepest dive on record
- 39 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 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 35 m |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 58 m | 14.3°C | 39 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
39 m
Deepest dive
1:54
Longest dive
26
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
14
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 (58 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 26, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 58 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 m – 58 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.3°C – 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.