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SHARK SIGHTINGS

SHARK SIGHTINGS

SHARK SIGHTINGS

SHARK SIGHTINGS

Check the latest shark sightings and spotting conditions at your local beach.

SHARK SIGHTINGS

Shark Sightings to Date

Since the program began in 2004, we have recorded over 2,020 shark sightings on Shark Spotters beaches. 

Sightings are entered in real time on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us to stay up to date with the latest shark sightings, beach closures and openings, shark alerts and other program information.

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For recent and more detailed shark sightings at each spotting beach, see below:

Clovelly

Shark sightings recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
DateSpeciesNo. of sharks
4 January 2025Unspecified1
14 December 2024Bronze Whaler 1
12 January 2024Bronze Whaler1
4 January 2024Bronze Whaler7
3 December 2023Bronze Whaler1
9 January 2023Bronze Whaler 1
21 Dec 2022Bronze Whaler 1
11 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler 1
7 Oct 2021Bronze Whaler 2
06-Oct-21Bronze Whaler7
11-Apr-21Bronze Whaler1
09-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1
01-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1

Fish Hoek

Shark sightings recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
DateSpeciesNo. of sharks
19 November 2024Unknown1
5 January 2024Bronze Whaler2
1 January 2024Bronze Whaler 2
3 November 2023Bronze Whaler1
19 March 2023Bronze Whaler 1
10 February 2023Bronze Whaler 1
2 January 2023Bronze Whaler 1
28 December 2022Bronze Whaler 1
27 December 2022Bronze Whaler 1
21 December 2022Bronze Whaler 2
20 December 2022Bronze Whaler2
30 Nov 2022Bronze Whaler 1
4 Nov 2022Bronze Whaler1
20 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 1
23 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
10 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
21 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler2
20 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler 1
10 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler1
07-Oct-21Bronze Whaler3
02-Oct-21Bronze Whaler1

Monwabisi

Shark sightings recorded in 2021, 2022. 2023, 2024, 2025
DateSpeciesNo. of sharks
4 December 2024Bronze Whaler1
13 January 2024Bronze Whaler 1
29 December 2023`Bronze Whaler 1
22 December 2023Bronze Whaler 1
19 March 2023Bronze Whaler 1
20 January 2023Bronze Whaler 3
21 December 2022Bronze Whaler1
23 Oct 2022Bronze Whaler 1
16 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
15 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 2
8 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
25 Sept 2021Bronze Whaler 2
13-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1

The Hoek

Shark sightings recorded in 2021:
DateSpecies
No. of sharks

Caves

Shark sightings recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
DateSpeciesNo. of sharks
3 January 2025Bronze Whaler1
26 December 2024Bronze Whaler1
1 December 2024Bronze Whaler1
28 November 2024Bronze Whaler3
1 March 2024Bronze Whaler 1
28 February 204Bronze Whaker3
26 February 2024Bronze Whaler2
17 February 2024Bronze Whaler 2
14 February 2024Bronze Whaler1
13 February 2024Bronze Whaler 1
12 February 2024Bronze Whaler 2
9 February Bronze Whaler 2
8 February 2024Bronze Whaler 1
29 January 2024Bronze Whaler 2
28 January 2024Bronze Whaler1
27 January 2024Bronze Whaler1
19 December 2023Bronze Whaler 1
17 December 2023Bronze Whaler 1
11 December 2023Bronze Whaler 2
6 December 2023Unspecified1
19 Jan 2023Bronze Whaler 1
14 January 2023Bronze Whaler 1
31 Dec 2022Bronze Whaler 2
5 December 2022Bronze Whaler 1
1 December 2022Bronze Whaler 1
11 November 2022Bronze Whaler 1
11 November 2022Bronze Whaler 2
25 July 2022Bronze Whaler 1
26 April 2022Bronze Whaler 1
29 March 2022Bronze Whaler 1
1 March 2022Bronze Whaler 3
25 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler1
15 feb 2022Bronze Whaler 1
8 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 1
5 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler1
2 feb 2022Bronze Whaler2
2 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 1
1 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler1
23 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 2
18 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
17 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler4
16 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 2
13 Jan 2022`Bronze Whaler4
12 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 4
6 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler1
28 Dec 2021Hammerhead1
28 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler2
11 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler1
7 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler1
3 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler1
30 Nov 2021Bronze Whaler1
28 Nov 2021Bronze Whaler1
19 Nov 2021Bronze Whaler 1
18 Nov 2021Bronze Whaler3
16 Nov 2021Bronze Whaler1
13 Nov 2021Bronze Whaler 1
01-Oct-21Bronze Whaler1
13-Apr-21Bronze Whaler1
10-Apr-21Bronze Whaler1
04-Apr-21Bronze Whaler1
03-Apr-21Bronze Whaler1
30-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
29-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
28-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
27-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
26-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
25-Mar-21Bronze Whaler4
24-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
23-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
22-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
21-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
20-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
14-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
13-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
12-Mar-21Bronze Whaler5
08-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
06-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
05-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
03-Mar-21Bronze Whaler2
27-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1
25-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1
04-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1

Glencairn

Shark sightings recorded in 2021:
DateSpeciesNo. of sharks

Muizenberg

Shark sightings recorded in 2021, 2022. 2023. 2024, 2025
Date Species No
7 January 2025Bronze Whaler1
20 December 2024Bronze Whaler1
25 November 2024Bronze Whaler1
24 November 2024Bronze Whaler1
23 November 2024Bronze Whaler2
18 November 2024Bronze Whaler 2
24 October 2024Unknown1
15 February 2024Unknown1
27 January 2024Unknown 1
13 January 2024Bronze Whaler1
12 January 2024Unknown 2
5 January 2024Bronze Whaler 1
4 January 2024Unknown 1
1 January 2024 Unknown 1
18 December 2023Unknown 1
17 December 2023Bronze Whaler 1
4 December 2023Unknown 1
1 December 2023Unknown 1
30 November 2023Unknown1
29 November 2023Unknown 1
27 November 2023Unknown1
24 November 2023Bronze Whaler1
23 November 2023Bronze Whaler1
17 November 2023Bronze Whaler 1
22 October 2023Bronze Whaler 1
5 April 2023Bronze Whaler 1
23 February 2023Bronze Whaler

1
19 February 2023Bronze Whaler 1
12 February 2023Bronze Whaler 1
2 February 2023Bronze Whaler1
1 February 2023Bronze Whaler 4
20 January 2023Bronze Whaler 1
18 January 2023Bronze Whaler 11
14 January 2023Bronze Whaler 3
3 January 2023Bronze Whaler 2
28 December 2022Bronze Whaler 1
26 December 2022Bronze Whaler 1
19 December 2022Unknown 1
29 November 2022Bronze Whaler 1
10 November Bronze Whaler1
20 October 2022Bronze Whaler 1
18 October 2022Bronze Whaler 1
17 October 2022Bronze Whaler1
24 March 2022Unconfirmed 1
19 March 2022Bronze Whaler 1
7 March 2022Bronze Whaler 1
4 March 2022Bronze Whaler 1
22 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler2
21 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 7
20 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 1
16 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler1
11 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 1
9 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler2
8 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler2
31 Jan 2022Unconfirmed1
27 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler1
16 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
9 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
6 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
5 Jan 2022Unconfirmed 1
4 Jan 2022Bronze Whale1
29 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler 1
27 dec 2021Bronze Whaler1
10 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler1
7 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler1
30 Nov 2021Bronze Whaler1
16-Nov-21Bronze Whaler1
14-Nov-21Bronze Whaler2
12-Nov-21Bronze Whaler1
07-Apr-21Bronze Whaler1
03-Apr-21Bronze Whaler2
29-Mar-21White shark1
25-Mar-21Bronze Whaler2
24-Mar-21Bronze Whaler2
23-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
22-Mar-21Bronze Whaler6
20-Mar-21Bronze Whaler8
06-Mar-21Bronze Whaler1
05-Mar-21Bronze Whaler5
22-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1
20-Feb-21Bronze Whaler3
18-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1
17-Feb-21Bronze Whaler2
15-Feb-21White shark1
13-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1
08-Feb-21Bronze Whaler2
07-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1
04-Feb-21Bronze Whaler1

St James / Kalk Bay

Shark sightings recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
DateSpeciesNo. of sharks
2 December 2024Bronze Whaler1
24 November 2024Bronze Whaler1
29 January 2024Bronze Whaler 2
2 February 2023Bronze Whaler1
3 January 2023Bronze Whaler 1
28 December 2022Bronze Whaler 1
28 November 2022Bronze Whaler1
13 Nov 2022Bronze Whaler 1
6 March 2022Bronze Whaler1
21 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 1
20 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 1
9 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler1
8 Feb 2022Bronze Whaler 2
16 Jan 2022Bronze Whaler 1
29 Dec 2021Bronze Whaler 1
14-Nov-21Bronze whaler1