Latest news & beach info live from the SurfCom operations centre & SLSWA office. Source for all WA shark sighting info. #slswa #myWAbeach

Western Australia
Joined September 2011
SLS Westpac Heli report 2.5m white shark sighted at 14:50hrs 26/10, BSN185 Broadwater BEN Sign, Busselton. 300m offshore. Circling.
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SLS Westpac Heli report 2.5m bronze whaler shark sighted at 12:31hrs 26/10, BSN200 Broadwater BEN Sign, Busselton. 100m offshore. Tracking South.
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#UPDATE Lifeguards have reopened Sorrento Beach. Remember to #swimbetweentheflags
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Public report 3.5m white shark sighted at 17:00hrs 25/10, Canal Rocks, south of Yallingup. 20m offshore. Reported at 08:05hrs 26/10.
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Sun protection is recommended from 8:20 am- 3:30 pm UV index is predicted to reach 8 (Very High). Be Sun Smart and slip, slop, slap, seek and slide. #Sunsmart🌞
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DPIRD (Fisheries) advise: tagged bronze whaler shark detected by West Beach, Esperance receiver at 04:43:00 AM on 26-Oct-2026
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DPIRD (Fisheries) advise: tagged bronze whaler shark detected by West Beach, Esperance receiver at 03:33:00 AM on 26-Oct-2026
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SLS Westpac Heli report 2.0m unknown sp. shark sighted at 15:55hrs 25/10, CKB112 Woodman Point BEN Sign, Perth Metro. 150m offshore. Tracking North.
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Public report 2.0m unknown sp. shark sighted at 15:31hrs 25/10, BY197 South Bunbury BEN Sign, Bunbury. 5m offshore.
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DPIRD (Fisheries) advise: tagged bronze whaler shark detected by West Beach, Esperance receiver at 03:30:00 PM on 25-Oct-2026
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Public report 3 x 1.6m unknown sp. sharks sighted at 13:25hrs 25/10, Point Peron Beach, Rockingham. 10m offshore.
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DPIRD (Fisheries) advise: tagged bronze whaler shark detected by West Beach, Esperance receiver at 10:04:00 AM on 25-Oct-2026
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SLS Lifesavers report whale carcass sighted at 9:08hrs 25/10, J180 Sorrento Beach BEN Sign, Perth Metro. Beaches have been closed between BEN signs J180 and J197 .
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SLS Westpac Heli report 2.5m bronze whaler shark sighted at 8:51hrs 25/10, BSN1 Wonnerup BEN Sign, north of Busselton. 100m offshore. Tracking West.
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SLS Lifesavers report whale carcass sighted at 7:10hrs 25/10, Sorrento Beach, Perth Metro. 1m offshore. Reported at 07:40hrs 25/10.
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#CLOSED Lifesavers have closed Sorrento Beach due to a whale carcass. #myWABeach
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Sun protection is recommended from 8:20 am- 3:30 pm UV index is predicted to reach 9 (Very High). Be Sun Smart and slip, slop, slap, seek and slide. #Sunsmart🌞
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