HW-MN0806133 – Residency
3rd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806133 @151631
Jan 5 – Feb 16, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan – Feb 2026
47 m
Deepest dive
2:07
Longest dive
28
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 42
- Deepest dive on record
- 47 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 | 47 m |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 30 m | 13.5°C | 27 m |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 27 m | 13.5°C | 17 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
47 m
Deepest dive
2:07
Longest dive
28
Dives
16 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
42
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 · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 27 m – 65 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.5°C – 14.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 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.