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 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (163 reports)

2025

Date of Sighting Time of Sighting Date of Report Time of Report Sighting Location Shark Species Identifier
19 Apr 2025 10:20am 19 Apr 2025 10:39am Aldinga Beach - reef area White Shark P
18 Apr 2025 10:51am 18 Apr 2025 11:03am Semaphore Beach Unknown P
18 Apr 2025 8:00am 18 Apr 2025 8:30am Port willunga beach near the old jetty White Shark P
18 Apr 2025 1:03pm 18 Apr 2025 1:16pm Moana Beach | Ochre Point Bronze Whaler S
17 Apr 2025 12:34pm 17 Apr 2025 12:46pm 300 Metres In Line With, Martin Avenue, Postcode: 5170 Bronze Whaler S
16 Apr 2025 1:25pm 16 Apr 2025 1:33pm Sellicks Beach, 100m from shore, heading north Bronze Whaler S
15 Apr 2025 2:40pm 15 Apr 2025 2:46pm Selicks beach near Blenheim avenue and about 150m offshore Bronze Whaler S
14 Apr 2025 10:10am 14 Apr 2025 10:17am 6 Kilometres South Of Normanville Beach. Bronze Whaler S
14 Apr 2025 5:30pm 18 Apr 2025 6:17pm Second Valley, by the cliffs left of the jetty White Shark P
14 Apr 2025 2:45pm 14 Apr 2025 2:52pm Lady Bay Rd normanville Sa 5204 400m offshore White Shark S
14 Apr 2025 6:30pm 14 Apr 2025 10:35pm North of Rapid Bay White Shark P
14 Apr 2025 3:32pm 14 Apr 2025 3:50pm Aldinga beach South Australia, level with Aldinga Road- moving south, Bronze Whaler S
12 Apr 2025 8:00am 12 Apr 2025 9:59am Semaphore Beach SA Bronze Whaler P
12 Apr 2025 11:40am 12 Apr 2025 11:48am 3 metre great white shark sighted 2km out from Semaphore Jetty in alignment with the Cement works White Shark P
11 Apr 2025 10:57am 11 Apr 2025 11:10am Sellicks Beach - nearest cross street - Gulf View Road Unknown S
11 Apr 2025 10:57am 11 Apr 2025 2:02pm Gulf View Rd, Sellicks Beach Unknown S
11 Apr 2025 1:00pm 12 Apr 2025 2:08pm Maslins Beach White Shark P
06 Apr 2025 2:37pm 06 Apr 2025 2:59pm Off Sellicks Beach Road In Sellicks Beach Few Metres Offshore Bronze Whaler S
06 Apr 2025 2:44pm 06 Apr 2025 2:57pm Port Willunga Beach Bronze Whaler S
06 Apr 2025 7:33am 06 Apr 2025 7:58am Silver Sands Beach Unknown S
06 Apr 2025 12:28pm 06 Apr 2025 12:34pm Port Willunga- no further info Bronze Whaler S
06 Apr 2025 2:39pm 06 Apr 2025 2:53pm Gulf View Rd Sellicks Beach 50m Offshore Bronze Whaler S
06 Apr 2025 11:31am 06 Apr 2025 11:38am Seaford Beach About 30 Metres Off The Coast directly west From Tiller Drive. Appeared to be heading north. Bronze Whaler S
06 Apr 2025 6:44am 06 Apr 2025 6:48am Sellicks Beach Boat Ramp, FIFTY METERS OUT Unknown S
06 Apr 2025 4:10pm 06 Apr 2025 4:23pm 150 Meter Off Shore In Line Of Brighton Jetty Bronze Whaler S
06 Apr 2025 3:24pm 06 Apr 2025 3:34pm 500mt South Of Tuit Road In Aldinga Bronze Whaler S
05 Apr 2025 11:09am 05 Apr 2025 11:16am Aldinga Beach, 1km off shore. Bronze Whaler S
30 Mar 2025 12:41pm 30 Mar 2025 12:53pm 95/96 Esplanade, Port Noarlunga Sa 5167 200m south of the jetty Bronze Whaler S
29 Mar 2025 3:45pm 29 Mar 2025 3:59pm Moana Adjacent From Regent Street Bronze Whaler S
29 Mar 2025 2:15pm 29 Mar 2025 2:25pm Morgan Street Aldinga Beach Sa 5173 200m offshore Bronze Whaler S
29 Mar 2025 3:00pm 29 Mar 2025 3:09pm Aldinga Beach - was 150m off shore, now 1km - heading back out to sea Bronze Whaler S
29 Mar 2025 5:45pm 29 Mar 2025 5:56pm 200m From Shore, North Moana Life Saving Club Bronze Whaler S
23 Mar 2025 11:04am 23 Mar 2025 11:11am Moana Beach, 100m offshore Bronze Whaler S
23 Mar 2025 4:03pm 23 Mar 2025 4:14pm at the southern end of sellicks beach, 100m offshore Bronze Whaler S
19 Mar 2025 11:40am 19 Mar 2025 12:10pm West Beach Unknown S
16 Mar 2025 12:32pm 16 Mar 2025 12:42pm Gulf View Rd & Esplanade Sellicks Beach, 100m from shore heading north Bronze Whaler S
15 Mar 2025 10:15am 15 Mar 2025 10:32am 200 Metres South Of Semaphore Jetty Unknown S
15 Mar 2025 10:13am 15 Mar 2025 10:27am West of Wurlie Road Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
14 Mar 2025 2:14am 15 Mar 2025 2:28pm West Beach -34.9421962, 138.4997574 Unknown P
12 Mar 2025 9:30am 12 Mar 2025 11:21am Tumby bay, 3km north of the jetty. About 50 meters from shore. Unknown S
10 Mar 2025 5:30pm 10 Mar 2025 5:41pm Port Noarlunga Jetty, 150m west of the reef and 50m south of the jetty. Unknown S
10 Mar 2025 10:10am 10 Mar 2025 10:49am Robe Beach Between Second And Third Ramp White Shark S
10 Mar 2025 2:12pm 10 Mar 2025 2:23pm Seaview Street Aldinga Beach about 300 meters from the shore Bronze Whaler S
08 Mar 2025 1:00pm 08 Mar 2025 5:43pm 1.4km West Of Rhodes White Shark P
07 Mar 2025 2:40pm 07 Mar 2025 3:01pm 200m south from the HMAS Hobart Memorial Lookout about 150m from shore, heading southbound Bronze Whaler S
06 Mar 2025 12:10pm 06 Mar 2025 12:26pm 3 metre bronze whale circling off Moana Beach north of macquarie Street 100 metres out Bronze Whaler S
06 Mar 2025 12:10pm 06 Mar 2025 12:26pm 3 metre bronze whale circling off Moana Beach north of macquarie Street 100 metres out Bronze Whaler S
03 Mar 2025 1:43pm 03 Mar 2025 1:50pm Regent St Moana Sa 5169, 30 meters offshore Bronze Whaler S
03 Mar 2025 11:28am 03 Mar 2025 11:39am 3 metre bronze whaler spotted 30 metres off shore southbound at Christies beach near Hunter Road Pol ref no 1011 Bronze Whaler S
03 Mar 2025 6:20pm 03 Mar 2025 6:38pm Hunt St Port Willunga SA 5173 150-200m offshore Bronze Whaler S
01 Mar 2025 12:30pm 01 Mar 2025 1:37pm Normanville SA Unknown P
28 Feb 2025 5:27pm 28 Feb 2025 5:42pm Sighted 100m offshore at Aldinga Beach. Hume Street. Bronze Whaler S
28 Feb 2025 5:21pm 28 Feb 2025 5:34pm Moana, heading south Bronze Whaler S
28 Feb 2025 2:36am 28 Feb 2025 3:07pm Wurlie Road, Aldinga Beach Sa 5173 Bronze Whaler S
27 Feb 2025 4:37pm 27 Feb 2025 5:05pm Port Willunga - 250m Offshore Moving Southbound. The Shark Is In Line With Kirra Court Bronze Whaler S
27 Feb 2025 1:45pm 27 Feb 2025 1:53pm Moana,100m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
27 Feb 2025 5:40pm 27 Feb 2025 5:58pm 200m offshore the intersection of Hume St & Esplanade Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
26 Feb 2025 2:24pm 26 Feb 2025 2:37pm Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
26 Feb 2025 5:54pm 26 Feb 2025 6:09pm 300m Offshore Fourth Avenue Moana Away To Shore Smooth Hammerhead S
25 Feb 2025 12:03pm 25 Feb 2025 12:39pm aldinga boat ramp 200m Off shore, heading north Bronze Whaler S
25 Feb 2025 5:29pm 25 Feb 2025 5:37pm Moana, fourth avenue moana, 200 meters offshore heading south, Smooth Hammerhead S
25 Feb 2025 6:12pm 25 Feb 2025 6:19pm 2km South Of Sellicks Beach Bronze Whaler S
21 Feb 2025 1:00pm 21 Feb 2025 1:22pm moana beach Unknown S
21 Feb 2025 7:30pm 21 Feb 2025 10:28pm Hallett Cove Beach Unknown P
19 Feb 2025 5:26pm 19 Feb 2025 5:35pm 150-200m From Shore, In Line With Third Avenue Moana Smooth Hammerhead S
16 Feb 2025 12:55pm 16 Feb 2025 1:54pm 3.2 Nautical Miles From Glenelg White Shark P
16 Feb 2025 1:00pm 16 Feb 2025 4:49pm 2 Miles West Of Sibsey Island White Shark P
12 Feb 2025 4:37pm 12 Feb 2025 4:48pm West Beach near Sailing Club Unknown S
10 Feb 2025 1:43pm 10 Feb 2025 1:48pm Tracking South 300m Off Shore From Quandong Avenue Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
10 Feb 2025 11:30am 10 Feb 2025 11:42am shark sighting 3m bronze whaler 300 m off aldinga beach level with fraser street Bronze Whaler S
10 Feb 2025 5:10am 10 Feb 2025 8:25pm Grange beach near the pier Unknown P
09 Feb 2025 1:50am 09 Feb 2025 8:32pm Tennyson Beach Unknown P
09 Feb 2025 1:45pm 09 Feb 2025 2:03pm 150m west of Grange Jetty located at 495 Esplanade, Grange SA 5022, -34.90272093707531, 138.48442304037823 Bronze Whaler S
09 Feb 2025 4:56pm 09 Feb 2025 5:12pm 50m North And Off Shore Of The Grange Jetty Bronze Whaler S
07 Feb 2025 5:33pm 07 Feb 2025 5:46pm Aldinga Beach two sightings one near thomas street and one near the aldinga boat ramp 200 meters from the shore. Bronze Whaler S
05 Feb 2025 3:26pm 05 Mar 2025 3:41pm 100 Off Shore Aldinga Boat Ramp Bronze Whaler S
05 Feb 2025 2:56pm 05 Feb 2025 3:12pm Moana Surf Lifesaving Club, Mona Beach Smooth Hammerhead S
05 Feb 2025 12:00am 05 Feb 2025 2:32pm Aldinga Beach adj to Gordon St Bronze Whaler S
05 Feb 2025 11:25am 05 Feb 2025 11:29am 300 Meters South Aldinga Beach Boat Ramp Bronze Whaler S
05 Feb 2025 5:55pm 05 Feb 2025 6:26pm Moana Beach Bronze Whaler S
04 Feb 2025 6:13pm 04 Feb 2025 6:31pm Palmer St, Aldinga Beach Sa 5173 Bronze Whaler S
03 Feb 2025 8:40pm 03 Feb 2025 8:53pm 200m North Of The Semaphore Jetty, 25m Off Shore. Job number 2571. Unknown S
03 Feb 2025 2:39pm 03 Feb 2025 3:00pm Northern End Of Aldinga Beach White Shark S
02 Feb 2025 11:24am 02 Feb 2025 11:39am West Beach Boat Ramp, 150m Off Shore Unknown S
01 Feb 2025 1:00pm 03 Feb 2025 1:52pm Cape Jaffa White Shark P
31 Jan 2025 3:00pm 31 Jan 2025 3:13pm The Esplanade at Henley Beach, Reedie Street is closest location. Heading north with no one in the water. Bronze Whaler S
31 Jan 2025 5:30pm 31 Jan 2025 5:46pm Seaford Beach, Helmsman Terrace, 200 Metres From Shore Bronze Whaler S
31 Jan 2025 5:08pm 31 Jan 2025 5:21pm 200m north of the Henly beach jetty and 100m off shore. Bronze Whaler S
30 Jan 2025 3:15pm 30 Jan 2025 3:26pm 300 meters off shore Bronze Whaler S
29 Jan 2025 1:49pm 29 Jan 2025 2:19pm Seaford Bronze Whaler S
29 Jan 2025 1:40pm 29 Jan 2025 2:02pm Moana Beach Bronze Whaler S
29 Jan 2025 6:12pm 29 Jan 2025 6:23pm 50m From Shore In Line With Seaford Road Bronze Whaler S
28 Jan 2025 7:00pm 28 Jan 2025 7:34pm Reporting that a fin was sighted at henley Beach. Unknown S
28 Jan 2025 6:12pm 28 Jan 2025 6:22pm Blenheim Ave Sellicks Beach Sa 5174, 150m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
27 Jan 2025 2:27pm 27 Jan 2025 2:35pm Port Noarlunga South Bronze Whaler S
26 Jan 2025 8:09am 26 Jan 2025 9:01am 500-700m North Of The Jetty, @ Grange Jetty Bronze Whaler S
26 Jan 2025 7:40am 27 Jan 2025 1:41pm Tennyson Beach, immediately opposite the West Lakes inflow. White Shark P
25 Jan 2025 3:29pm 25 Jan 2025 3:33pm Between Glenelg and brighton Unknown P
25 Jan 2025 4:20pm 25 Jan 2025 5:01pm Somerton Unknown P
25 Jan 2025 11:00am 25 Jan 2025 12:23pm Granite beach (The Granites) near Streaky Bay Unknown S
25 Jan 2025 1:04am 25 Jan 2025 3:37pm Henley beach Unknown P
24 Jan 2025 3:15pm 25 Jan 2025 6:15pm 40m from shore near Henley jetty. White Shark R
24 Jan 2025 6:00pm 24 Jan 2025 6:13pm Robinson's Point At Seaford Bronze Whaler S
24 Jan 2025 3:15pm 25 Jan 2025 12:33am 40m from shore near Henley jetty. White Shark R
24 Jan 2025 3:13pm 24 Jan 2025 3:21pm Henley Jetty White Shark S
23 Jan 2025 6:40pm 23 Jan 2025 6:53pm Sellecks Beach- Cactus Cannon Bronze Whaler S
23 Jan 2025 2:53pm 23 Jan 2025 3:08pm silver sands beach Bronze Whaler S
23 Jan 2025 4:00pm 23 Jan 2025 4:07pm In Aldinga beach. Just opposite of 249 Lower Esplanade, Aldinga Beach SA 5173 Bronze Whaler S
23 Jan 2025 5:23pm 23 Jan 2025 5:41pm Ochre Point Moana, 15 Seaview Esplanade, Moana SA 5169 Bronze Whaler S
22 Jan 2025 2:08pm 22 Jan 2025 2:33pm 50 meter north the Glenelg Jetty, 2 Colley Terrace, Glenelg SA 5045 Unknown S
22 Jan 2025 6:55pm 22 Jan 2025 7:10pm Port Noarlunga 150 Meter South From The Jetty And 200 Offshore Smooth Hammerhead S
22 Jan 2025 12:35pm 22 Jan 2025 12:46pm 2 metre bronze whaler heading south from Maslin Beach Bronze Whaler S
21 Jan 2025 2:41pm 21 Jan 2025 3:08pm Aldinga Beach, 100m travelling south Bronze Whaler S
21 Jan 2025 2:35pm 21 Jan 2025 3:22pm moana beach heading north Bronze Whaler S
21 Jan 2025 2:30am 21 Jan 2025 2:37pm Moana beach Unknown R
20 Jan 2025 10:30am 20 Jan 2025 10:42am Seacliffe Boat Ramp Unknown S
20 Jan 2025 10:00am 20 Jan 2025 11:27am Cactus canyon, very far side of Sellicks beach. Known as the “dog friendly area” White Shark P
20 Jan 2025 3:34pm 20 Jan 2025 3:49pm Grange beach adj to Grange Rd Bronze Whaler S
20 Jan 2025 4:13pm 20 Jan 2025 4:22pm Henley Beach Jetty White Shark S
20 Jan 2025 4:08pm 20 Jan 2025 4:22pm Quondong ave 200 Meters Off The Beach Aldinga beach Bronze Whaler S
19 Jan 2025 7:00pm 20 Jan 2025 11:08am Waterloo , straight out from point hughes White Shark P
19 Jan 2025 12:00pm 20 Jan 2025 11:23am WALLAROO. Approx 400 - 500m from shore. To the left of the jetty. White Shark P
19 Jan 2025 3:00pm 19 Jan 2025 9:43pm Goolwa Bronze Whaler P
19 Jan 2025 3:25pm 19 Jan 2025 3:36pm Goolwa Beach, 200m From Boat Ramp Bronze Whaler A
19 Jan 2025 7:17pm 19 Jan 2025 7:31pm 500m offshore from intersection of Bondi Place and Surfers Parade, Middleton SA 5213 Bronze Whaler S
18 Jan 2025 6:15pm 18 Jan 2025 6:20pm Henley Beach. Close to Jetty. Shark Patrol circled and sounded siren repeatedly. Unknown P
18 Jan 2025 4:10pm 18 Jan 2025 4:17pm 50m North & 100 Off Shore (west) From Henley Jetty Bronze Whaler S
17 Jan 2025 9:13am 17 Apr 2025 9:19am port willunga Bronze Whaler S
16 Jan 2025 7:05pm 16 Jan 2025 7:42pm Within 50m from shore on the left side of MOANA BEACH. Bronze Whaler P
14 Jan 2025 9:20am 14 Jan 2025 9:28am 2 metre bronze whaler sighted 10 metres offshore at Waitpinga beach Bronze Whaler S
13 Jan 2025 2:56pm 13 Jan 2025 3:10pm Aldinga Boat Ramp spotted by helicopter Bronze Whaler S
13 Jan 2025 5:30pm 13 Jan 2025 5:36pm Tennison White Shark S
13 Jan 2025 4:03am 13 Jan 2025 3:53pm Henley Beach 150 Meters Heading North White Shark S
13 Jan 2025 2:32pm 13 Jan 2025 2:45pm 50m South From Henley Beach Jetty, And 50m Out From Shore As Well Unknown S
13 Jan 2025 3:30pm 13 Jan 2025 5:07pm About 20m north of Henley beach pier. Shark patrol plane circled and sounded the alarm. Unknown P
13 Jan 2025 1:22pm 13 Jan 2025 1:34pm adjacent to hunt street Bronze Whaler S
12 Jan 2025 2:20pm 12 Jan 2025 2:33pm Moana beach ramp by SLsC club, shark plane and copter spotted Unknown R
12 Jan 2025 2:16pm 12 Jan 2025 2:30pm Moana Beach White Shark S
11 Jan 2025 4:43pm 11 Jan 2025 5:10pm Henly Jetty 100mt Offshore Unknown S
10 Jan 2025 4:25pm 10 Jan 2025 4:38pm 20m Off-Shore, North Of Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
10 Jan 2025 3:35pm 10 Jan 2025 3:35pm Grange Jetty, 10m North Of Jetty & ~20m Off Shore White Shark S
10 Jan 2025 12:38pm 10 Jan 2025 12:58pm 150m North Of Grange Jetty White Shark S
10 Jan 2025 4:25pm 10 Jan 2025 4:38pm 20m Off-Shore, North Of Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
10 Jan 2025 4:45pm 10 Jan 2025 4:56pm Summerton Beach at wilkinsons ave end 20mt from shore seen twice in 30mins lots of people in water Unknown S
08 Jan 2025 6:15pm 08 Jan 2025 6:23pm Aldinga Beach drive on section Unknown P
08 Jan 2025 5:00pm 08 Feb 2025 5:08pm 200M north of Henley Beach Jetty Bronze Whaler S
08 Jan 2025 6:08pm 08 Jan 2025 6:15pm Aligned with Magpie Road 3-400 M Off Shore Aldinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
07 Jan 2025 10:40am 07 Jan 2025 11:42am Southern most end of Sellicks Beach. Unknown P
07 Jan 2025 3:26pm 07 Jan 2025 3:31pm 20m North Of Grange Jetty Bronze Whaler S
07 Jan 2025 7:40pm 07 Jan 2025 8:14pm The Esplanade At Semaphore Unknown S
05 Jan 2025 2:50am 05 Jan 2025 4:58pm Parsons Beach Yorke Peninsula Unknown P
05 Jan 2025 2:15pm 05 Jan 2025 2:24pm 400m To The North Semaphore Jetty, 100m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
04 Jan 2025 4:30pm 04 Jan 2025 6:06pm 1km Off Office Beach In Wallaroo Unknown S
04 Jan 2025 3:13pm 04 Feb 2025 3:20pm Ochre Point 15 Meters Offshore Bronze Whaler S
03 Jan 2025 9:30am 04 Jan 2025 1:10pm S32 39.407’ E134 05.775’ Off Cape Bauer Steaky Bay White Shark P
02 Jan 2025 6:32pm 02 Jan 2025 7:17pm Westall Way Loop White Shark S
01 Jan 2025 2:56pm 19 Jan 2025 3:08pm Waitpinga Beach Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2025 2:22pm 01 Jan 2025 2:49pm Semaphore Beach Opposite Swan Street - 15 Metres From Shore 3 Meter Bronze Whaler Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2025 2:06pm 05 Apr 2025 2:14pm Maslin Beach, 20 Meters Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2025 12:25pm 01 Mar 2025 12:40pm Normanville, between jetty and boat ramp Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2025 1:59pm 08 Feb 2025 2:05pm Grange Jetty - Approximately 100m Off Shore Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2025 3:11pm 08 Feb 2025 3:21pm Ochre Point Moana Bronze Whaler S
01 Jan 2025 5:41pm 08 Mar 2025 5:59pm 300m offshore from Halyard Cres Seaford SA 5169, heading south Unknown S

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