HW-MN0806162 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806162 @151761
Jan 26 – Feb 7, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan – Feb 2026
68 m
Deepest dive
2:47
Longest dive
37
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 12
- Deepest dive on record
- 68 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 26, 2026 | 42 m | 14.3°C | 37 m |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 82 m | 16.8°C | 68 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
68 m
Deepest dive
2:47
Longest dive
37
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
12
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 (82 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 7, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.3°C – 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.