HW-MN0800362 – Residency
4th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0800362 @60265
Jan 17 – Feb 4, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan – Feb 2026
41 m
Deepest dive
1:45
Longest dive
12
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 18
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 | 85 m | 14.1°C | 38 m |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 45 m | 16.1°C | 41 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
41 m
Deepest dive
1:45
Longest dive
12
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
18
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 (45 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 4, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 45 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 45 m – 85 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C – 16.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.