HW-MN0806124 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806124 @151533
Jan 5 – 28, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
32 m
Deepest dive
1:54
Longest dive
17
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 23
- Deepest dive on record
- 32 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 5, 2026 | 65 m | 14.8°C | 32 m |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 26 m | 19.0°C | 21 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
32 m
Deepest dive
1:54
Longest dive
17
Dives
16 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
23
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 (65 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 5, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 65 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 26 m – 65 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C – 19.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.