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
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 |
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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 |
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