HW-MN0806181 – Residency
2nd sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0806181 @153338
Feb 20 – 24, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Feb 2026
17 m
Deepest dive
1:15
Longest dive
16
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 4
- Deepest dive on record
- 17 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 20, 2026 | 15 m | 15.8°C | 13 m |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 19 m | 17.2°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
17 m
Deepest dive
1:15
Longest dive
16
Dives
9 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
4
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 (19 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 24, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 19 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 15 m – 19 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.8°C – 17.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.