HW-MN0801697 – Residency
8th sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0801697 @86515
Jan 12 – 26, 2026 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2026
67 m
Deepest dive
2:58
Longest dive
43
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 15
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2026 | 38 m | 15.1°C | 32 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 82 m | 14.1°C | 65 m |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 78 m | 14.1°C | 67 m |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 42 m | 14.3°C | 23 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
67 m
Deepest dive
2:58
Longest dive
43
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
15
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 (78 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 24, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 m – 82 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C – 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.