HW-MN0806173 – Residency
4th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806173 @151987
Feb 7 – 13, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Feb 2026
61 m
Deepest dive
2:32
Longest dive
41
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 6
- Deepest dive on record
- 61 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | 81 m | 16.8°C | 61 m |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 78 m | 16.2°C | 34 m |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 74 m | 16.2°C | 39 m |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 58 m | 13.9°C | 34 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
61 m
Deepest dive
2:32
Longest dive
41
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
6
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 · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 58 m – 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.9°C – 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.