Shark sighting log

The sightings listed here are compiled from third parties from information given to fisheries officers. They are seldom verified or confirmed and no responsibility is taken for the accuracy of the information and we do not guarantee that the information on this website represents all known shark sightings.

The shark sightings recorded on this site do not necessarily indicate the presence or absence of sharks in any particular area or at a certain time and recorded sightings may not be specifically accurate, valid or useful.

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Identifier codes

P - Report from member of the public
R - Surf Life Saving South Australia
S - Report from South Australia Police
A - Report from Abalone Divers Association
W - White Sharks Count program (including sighting ID number) – these reports are provided some time after the sighting date

Sightings

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1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 (136 reports)

2023

Date of Sighting Time of Sighting Date of Report Time of Report Sighting Location Shark Species Identifier
31 Dec 2023 2:00pm 31 Dec 2023 2:14pm 50m From Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club, 50m From Shore Unknown S
31 Dec 2023 5:00pm 31 Dec 2023 6:01pm Off Robert Street At Sellicks Beach (5174) Bronze Whaler S
31 Dec 2023 5:44pm 31 Dec 2023 6:02pm Aldinga Beach 150m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
31 Dec 2023 5:30pm 31 Dec 2023 5:41pm Sellicks Beach, 250 Metres Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
31 Dec 2023 9:00am 31 Dec 2023 9:28am Port Lincoln - Shark Netting South East End Port Jackson Shark P
31 Dec 2023 11:00am 31 Dec 2023 11:57am Kingston Swimming Pontoon, 30m Off Shore White Shark P
30 Dec 2023 12:35pm 30 Dec 2023 12:48pm 100M off shore from Grange Jetty headed south Bronze Whaler S
30 Dec 2023 2:06pm 30 Dec 2023 2:21pm Seaford 5169, Heading South From Tiller Drive Bronze Whaler S
29 Dec 2023 5:02pm 29 Dec 2023 5:15pm North Of Grange Jetty 50-100m Off Shore. Bronze Whaler S
28 Dec 2023 1:30pm 28 Dec 2023 2:03pm Ethel Beach Innes Park Unknown S
28 Dec 2023 2:52pm 28 Dec 2023 3:05pm Maslin Beach - Oleander Road Bronze Whaler S
27 Dec 2023 5:30pm 27 Dec 2023 5:41pm 50m North Of Aldinga Beach Boat Ramp, 50m Out From Shore Bronze Whaler S
27 Dec 2023 7:30pm 27 Dec 2023 8:12pm Tennyson Beach, Right Off Moredun Street Entrance. Unknown P
23 Dec 2023 1:14pm 23 Dec 2023 1:28pm 138.30.23.6990 And -34.58.50.0058 Glenelg Beach, by the Surf Life Saving Club Unknown S
22 Dec 2023 2:50pm 22 Dec 2023 2:57pm West Beach, 100m From The Shoreline Bronze Whaler S
22 Dec 2023 1:53pm 22 Dec 2023 2:00pm Off Whyte Street Summerton Park 15 Meters Offshore Bronze Whaler S
21 Dec 2023 7:25pm 21 Dec 2023 7:34pm The Somerton Beach - in line with Harrow Road. Bronze Whaler S
21 Dec 2023 10:29am 21 Dec 2023 10:41am 400 metres west of North Haven beach Last sighting heading north 3 metre long bronze whaler Bronze Whaler S
21 Dec 2023 3:44pm 21 Dec 2023 3:59pm Between Glenelg And Brighton Jetty Bronze Whaler S
20 Dec 2023 2:11pm 20 Dec 2023 2:15pm Sellicks beach 100 meters from shore - alarm has been sounded no swimmers in the region. Bronze Whaler S
18 Dec 2023 2:30pm 18 Dec 2023 4:03pm Reported at the end of Bowering Hill Road, Port Willunga 138:27:26-35:15:02 Bronze Whaler S
17 Dec 2023 1:17pm 17 Dec 2023 1:36pm 100m North from Henley Sailing Club. Unknown S
17 Dec 2023 3:10pm 17 Dec 2023 3:19pm Sellicks Beach Bronze Whaler S
13 Dec 2023 1:35pm 13 Dec 2023 1:42pm SAPOL is reporting a 3 metre bronzer whaler 200 metres off the shoreline heading outwards to sea at Seaford Beach Bronze Whaler S
07 Dec 2023 12:00am 07 Dec 2023 1:46pm 300 Meter South Henley Beach Jetty, 100 Meters Off Shore, Adjacent To 145 Esplanade Henley Beach. 2 Meter In Length - Swimming Towards Shore, Life Saver Aware. Job Number 1481 Bronze Whaler S
06 Dec 2023 2:33pm 06 Dec 2023 2:57pm Henley Beach Hotel, 100 Meters Offshore Unknown S
06 Dec 2023 3:30pm 06 Dec 2023 4:58pm 500 m offshore from North haven beach White Shark P
06 Dec 2023 5:46pm 06 Dec 2023 6:06pm Grange Jetty - 50 Meters Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
06 Dec 2023 5:50pm 06 Dec 2023 6:11pm Semaphore Park - 50m Offshore Bronze Whaler S
06 Dec 2023 1:31pm 06 Dec 2023 1:39pm The Turns River Outlet / Henley Beach South Bronze Whaler S
05 Dec 2023 2:48pm 05 Dec 2023 2:59pm Henley Beach, 200m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
05 Dec 2023 4:42pm 05 Dec 2023 4:57pm 100 Metres Off Shore From Torrence River Outlet White Shark S
05 Dec 2023 2:25pm 05 Dec 2023 2:32pm 300 M Off Shore In Sellicks Beach Bronze Whaler S
04 Dec 2023 5:45pm 04 Dec 2023 5:54pm 75m Off Shore, Just North Off Semaphore Jetty Bronze Whaler S
03 Dec 2023 1:59pm 03 Dec 2023 2:14pm Grange Jetty Bronze Whaler S
03 Dec 2023 3:30pm 03 Dec 2023 3:58pm Directly Opposite Lady Bay Road, Normanville About 50m Offshore Bronze Whaler S
03 Dec 2023 4:45pm 03 Dec 2023 5:00pm Somerton Surf Life Saving Club Bronze Whaler S
03 Dec 2023 12:50pm 04 Dec 2023 10:22am dead shark at henley beach jetty Port Jackson Shark P
03 Dec 2023 2:35pm 03 Dec 2023 2:45pm Largs Bay, 600m North From Jetty, 300m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
03 Dec 2023 3:00pm 03 Dec 2023 2:55pm Maslin Beach, 25 M Off Shore. Seen travelling west away from the shore Bronze Whaler S
03 Dec 2023 3:15pm 03 Dec 2023 5:30pm Semaphore Jetty Beach Unknown S
03 Dec 2023 4:30pm 03 Dec 2023 5:19pm Mirani Court Reserve Mirani Ct, West Lakes Shore Sa 5020 Blue Shark P
02 Dec 2023 3:55pm 02 Dec 2023 4:04pm Brighton Jetty 80m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
02 Dec 2023 12:00pm 02 Dec 2023 12:32pm 50-100 Meter Henleys Beqach Life Club Unknown S
01 Dec 2023 4:50pm 01 Dec 2023 4:58pm End Of Gordon St, Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
01 Dec 2023 1:55pm 01 Dec 2023 2:03pm Maslin Beach Bronze Whaler S
01 Dec 2023 6:20pm 04 Dec 2023 6:51pm 10m Off Shore At Somerton Park Bronze Whaler S
30 Nov 2023 1:46pm 30 Nov 2023 2:13pm 500m off the brigton jetty south. 100m west off esplanade road. Bronze Whaler S
30 Nov 2023 10:34am 30 Nov 2023 11:09am Tenison Beach, Closest Road Estcourt Road Bronze Whaler S
30 Nov 2023 1:35pm 30 Nov 2023 2:09pm 700 meters North of the Grange Getty and heading South. Bronze Whaler S
30 Nov 2023 2:35pm 30 Nov 2023 2:49pm 200 Meters West Of Esplanade And 500 Meters South Of Seaport Beach Bronze Whaler S
30 Nov 2023 10:56am 30 Nov 2023 11:07am bronze whaler sighted 100 Metres Off Shore From Moana Crescent Moana Bronze Whaler S
30 Nov 2023 12:00am 30 Nov 2023 3:15pm 500m North Of Brighton Jetty Bronze Whaler S
27 Nov 2023 2:40pm 27 Nov 2023 2:47pm 100m Off Shore, In Line With Aldinga Beach Rd, Aldinga Bronze Whaler S
27 Nov 2023 2:30pm 27 Nov 2023 3:00pm Seaford Beach 70m Offshore from 265 Esplanade, Seaford SA 5169 it is a 2.5m Bronze Whaler Bronze Whaler S
27 Nov 2023 4:32pm 27 Nov 2023 4:39pm South Of The Grange Jetty Bronze Whaler S
27 Nov 2023 3:09pm 27 Nov 2023 3:23pm Military Rd, Tennyson SA 5022 Bronze Whaler S
26 Nov 2023 2:25pm 26 Nov 2023 2:33pm 4km South Of Port Noarlanga Jetty And About 200m offshore. Unknown S
26 Nov 2023 3:35pm 26 Nov 2023 5:57pm 20m Offshore From The Beach Access Off Norman Road At Aldinga Beach, Travelling North Bronze Whaler S
26 Nov 2023 5:35pm 26 Nov 2023 6:13pm Just Off Blanche Point, 100 M Offshore Travelling Northbound. Gps: 138 27 35 70 34 -35 14 56 93 77 Bronze Whaler S
26 Nov 2023 1:59pm 26 Nov 2023 2:07pm Esplanade And Helmsman Terrace, Seaford SA Bronze Whaler S
25 Nov 2023 2:30pm 25 Nov 2023 2:31pm Port Willunga - 100m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
25 Nov 2023 1:00pm 25 Nov 2023 1:07pm 50 Metres North Of Henley Jetty 2 metre bronze whaler last seen heading out to sea westwards. Job number 1052 Bronze Whaler S
25 Nov 2023 11:48am 25 Nov 2023 12:15pm South of Maslin Beach Bronze Whaler S
25 Nov 2023 6:19pm 25 Nov 2023 6:35pm Off The Coast Of Sellicks Beach 150 Metres Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
25 Nov 2023 5:47pm 25 Nov 2023 5:57pm Shark reportedly sighted moving Northbound Approximately 200m south of the Port Noarlunga Jetty. Port Noarlunga Beach Bronze Whaler S
25 Nov 2023 2:30pm 25 Nov 2023 2:35pm Moana Beach - 60m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
24 Nov 2023 2:50pm 24 Nov 2023 4:01pm Located Off Strathfield Terrace taperoo Bronze Whaler S
22 Nov 2023 5:55pm 22 Nov 2023 6:19pm Henley Jetty Unknown S
21 Nov 2023 2:37pm 21 Nov 2023 2:48pm JUST NORTH OF MOANA BEACH 10M OFFSHORE, HEADING NORTHBOUND Bronze Whaler S
20 Nov 2023 2:35pm 20 Nov 2023 2:54pm Between Glenelg And Brighton Roughly 80m Of Sure in line with Broadway Bronze Whaler S
20 Nov 2023 4:31pm 20 Nov 2023 5:13pm Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
20 Nov 2023 5:15pm 20 Nov 2023 5:29pm Moana Beach Bronze Whaler S
20 Nov 2023 1:29pm 20 Nov 2023 1:36pm Grange Jetty Bronze Whaler S
20 Nov 2023 2:48pm 20 Nov 2023 2:56pm Henley Beach Jetty Bronze Whaler S
19 Nov 2023 1:59pm 19 Nov 2023 2:06pm Tennyson Beach Bronze Whaler S
19 Nov 2023 2:01pm 19 Nov 2023 2:13pm Henley beach, 80m off shore from Gilmour Road. Bronze Whaler S
18 Nov 2023 3:45pm 18 Nov 2023 4:11pm Brighton Jetty, 15 meters north of the jetty Bronze Whaler S
18 Nov 2023 5:00pm 20 Nov 2023 9:49am Vivonne Bay. Kangaroo Island White Shark P
13 Nov 2023 7:00am 14 Nov 2023 5:39pm Port Willunga beach, directly in line with the ramp. White Shark P
12 Nov 2023 3:37pm 12 Nov 2023 3:50pm 200m South Of Aldinga Bay Surf Life Saving Club Bronze Whaler S
10 Nov 2023 11:33am 12 Nov 2023 3:18pm Near sherbet reef Southend White Shark P
10 Nov 2023 5:00pm 10 Nov 2023 5:40pm Henley beach, 5022. Approximately 500 m from the jetty. Bronze Whaler S
10 Nov 2023 3:00pm 13 Nov 2023 10:54pm Port Noarlunga Jetty. White pointer shark attack on the outer side of the reef. News channels have reported it White Shark P
10 Nov 2023 7:32am 10 Nov 2023 7:57am Brighton beach about 50 metres from sure near jetty White Shark P
09 Nov 2023 9:00am 09 Nov 2023 10:10am Perlubie Island (Streaky Bay). White Shark P
07 Nov 2023 1:15pm 07 Nov 2023 3:25pm Semaphore Beach Unknown P
04 Nov 2023 2:07pm 04 Dec 2023 2:24pm 150 METRES OFF SHORE HEADING NORTH- NO PEOPLE IN THE WATER- 2 METRE BRONZE WHALER- NO SIREN SOUNDED- 1407 Heading north from norman bay towards yankalilla outlet spotted by Hartwick air on shark patrol- reported to SAPOL Bronze Whaler S
04 Nov 2023 2:43pm 04 Nov 2023 3:46pm Normanville Bronze Whaler S
04 Nov 2023 3:20pm 04 Nov 2023 3:41pm West Lake Shore In Line With Westlake Blvd And Military Rd Bronze Whaler S
01 Nov 2023 3:00pm 01 Nov 2023 7:39pm Streaky Bay White Shark P
31 Oct 2023 10:20am 31 Oct 2023 1:53pm granite rock, near streaky bay Unknown P
31 Oct 2023 10:59am 31 Oct 2023 4:03pm The Granites, Streaky Bay Unknown S
29 Oct 2023 3:16pm 29 Oct 2023 3:25pm 20 M Offshore In Seacliff, Directly In Front Of Young St Meeting Esplanade Bronze Whaler S
28 Oct 2023 10:00am 28 Oct 2023 12:23pm In Between Glenelg And Brighton White Shark P
26 Oct 2023 4:00pm 01 Nov 2023 8:37am -34.434751, 135.218276 Pointe Desfontaines, Coffin Bay SA 5607 White Shark P
26 Oct 2023 12:00pm 27 Oct 2023 5:39am black point, yorke peninsula. 400m off shore, on the sandbar towards the pole, in very shallow water (1.5m deep). investigated crab pots, and lingered around boat for 10 mins. very curious. not aggressive in this interaction. White Shark P
26 Oct 2023 1:00pm 26 Oct 2023 1:02pm 1km North Of Aldinga Beach Car Access Unknown P
21 Oct 2023 9:30am 21 Oct 2023 9:58am Wool bay jetty White Shark P
10 Oct 2023 1:51pm 10 Oct 2023 2:02pm Henley Beach Jetty Unknown S
06 Oct 2023 1:40pm 06 Oct 2023 2:08pm Between Gull Rock and Pt Willunga Beach, 50m offshore, swimming towards Pt Willunga Beach Unknown P
02 Oct 2023 7:49am 04 Oct 2023 2:31pm Beachport jetty Unknown S
29 Sep 2023 5:14pm 29 Sep 2023 5:46pm Blackpoint White Shark S
28 Sep 2023 12:00pm 28 Sep 2023 7:03pm White Shark 3 metres long circling vessel 5 kms from Stansbury White Shark P
28 Sep 2023 5:00pm 29 Sep 2023 8:52am Coffin Bay off edge of Long Beach channel between Long Beach and Rabbit Island. Kelledie Bay potentially near Oyster leases White Shark P
28 Sep 2023 6:45am 28 Sep 2023 6:49am 2.5 m Bronze whaler, dead Washed Up By Grange Jetty White Shark P
24 Sep 2023 3:30pm 24 Sep 2023 3:46pm QFRC+Q72 Moana, South Australia Unknown P
02 Sep 2023 1:40pm 03 Sep 2023 4:01pm False Bay, near Whyalla SA 5600 Unknown P
20 Aug 2023 4:10pm 20 Aug 2023 4:25pm Semaphore Jetty Unknown P
08 Aug 2023 4:00am 08 Aug 2023 11:34pm St Kilda channel White Shark P
01 Aug 2023 1:00pm 01 Aug 2023 3:18pm Cliffs Between Myponga Beach And Sellicks Beach White Shark P
17 Jul 2023 11:13am 17 Jul 2023 9:29pm Streaky bay White Shark P
16 Jul 2023 1:30pm 16 Jul 2023 2:35pm Off Port Vincent, 10 Meters From Breakwater White Shark S
05 Jul 2023 8:18am 05 Jul 2023 11:33am Pt Lowly lighthouse in the shallows. White Shark P
05 Jun 2023 11:00am 05 Jun 2023 4:26pm 4 metre white shark observed near Price Island in the Coffin Bay National Park by Abalone Diver White Shark A
13 Apr 2023 12:00am 26 Apr 2023 1:35pm 3 km offshore Boston Bay White Shark P
04 Apr 2023 12:00am 04 Apr 2023 8:42pm Moana South end near poles on beach about 60 m off shore, depth, 6 ft of water, reported to me by man in a boat, he said it was as big as his boat and close to his boat. 12 foot white pointer. At 12.30 pm. White Shark P
28 Mar 2023 12:00am 29 Mar 2023 7:59am Port Vincent White Shark P
13 Mar 2023 12:00am 13 Mar 2023 6:13pm Reported to SA Police as located near Estcourt Road, Tennyson at 5.10pm. Bronze Whaler S
20 Feb 2023 1:30pm 20 Feb 2023 1:43pm 100M NORTH OF GRANGE JETTY, 50M FROM SHORE HEADING SOUTH Bronze Whaler S
19 Feb 2023 8:30am 19 Feb 2023 9:46am 200m South of Glenelg Jetty White Shark P
12 Feb 2023 12:00am 12 Feb 2023 2:11pm Berry Bay Yorke Peninsula Unknown P
12 Feb 2023 1:00pm 14 Feb 2023 9:26am Smooth Pool near Streaky Bay and Yanerbie on the Eyre Peninsula White Shark A
05 Feb 2023 12:00am 05 Feb 2023 5:07pm Maslins Beach north end White Shark F
28 Jan 2023 5:30pm 28 Jan 2023 5:32pm Sighted at the Whyalla Foreshore near the One Steel tug boat area. Reported by multiple members of the public, SAPOL aware, reported to be about 4 metres in length, moving quickly, and quite close to the shore. Unknown S
22 Jan 2023 8:00pm 22 Jan 2023 8:22pm 40m offshore Silver Sands Beach. Unknown species or length. Approx 30cm fin seen Unknown P
13 Jan 2023 12:00am 13 Jan 2023 7:07pm Henley Beach South Australia Unknown P
02 Jan 2023 7:45am 02 Jan 2024 8:14am Seaford Beach, 50-100m from shore, swimming back and forth Bronze Whaler S
02 Jan 2023 12:02pm 02 Jan 2024 12:31pm 200m Offshore At Seaford Beach Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2023 3:00pm 01 Jan 2024 3:12pm West Beach 20m out Heading Towards Henley Beach Jetty Unknown P
01 Jan 2023 9:15am 21 Dec 2023 6:13pm Port Victoria Beach Unknown P
01 Jan 2023 9:30pm 23 Oct 2023 10:44pm Offshore Port Gawler South 34 43 458 East 13 82 7751 White Shark P
01 Jan 2023 11:29am 01 Dec 2023 11:44am 36m Offshore At Seaford Beach Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2023 11:50am 25 Nov 2023 12:18pm North of Sellicks Beach Boat Ramp, 70m out from shore Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2023 3:57pm 01 Jan 2024 4:09pm seaford, 80 metres offshore White Shark S
01 Jan 2023 2:12pm 01 Jan 2024 2:39pm 20 Meters Out From Robinson Point Seaford Bronze Whaler S

Page Last Reviewed: 22 Jan 2018
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