New South Wales Shark Attacks

516 attacks recorded (102 fatal)
New South Wales shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Mar 31st 2013 Terrigal Beach N
Dec 30th 2012 Between Dee Why and Long Reef N
Dec 28th 2012 Kylie's Beach, Diamond Head N
Dec 2nd 2012 Green Island N
Jun 3rd 2012 Redhead Beach, Newcastle N
Feb 25th 2012 Broughton Island N
Jan 18th 2012 Redhead Beach N
Jan 3rd 2012 North Avoca Beach N
Dec 11th 2011 Angourie N
Dec 7th 2011 Maroubra N
Dec 2nd 2011 Broken Head N
Mar 23rd 2011 Crowdy Head N
Mar 16th 2011 Jimmys Beach, Port Stephens N
Mar 10th 2011 Tallow Beach, Byron Bay N
Jan 20th 2011 Cudgen Creek N
Oct 9th 2010 Mullaway Headland N
Sep 13th 2010 Fraser's Reef N
Aug 8th 2010 Crescent Head N
May 18th 2010 Point Plomer N
Feb 11th 2010 Mona Vale Beach, Sydney N
Feb 6th 2010 Turners' Beach N
Dec 26th 2009 Avoca Beach N
Dec 13th 2009 Coffee Head N
Dec 12th 2009 Hawks Nest Beach N
Oct 28th 2009 Lennox Heads N
Jul 30th 2009 Broken Head N
Jun 27th 2009 Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa N
Apr 12th 2009 Fingal Bay N
Mar 20th 2009 Blue Bay N
Mar 19th 2009 South Broulee N
Mar 19th 2009 Bateman's Bay N
Mar 1st 2009 Avalon N
Feb 18th 2009 Shelly Beach, near Port Macquarie N
Feb 12th 2009 Bondi Beach, Sydney N
Feb 11th 2009 Garden Point, Woolloomooloo Sydney Harbour N
Feb 7th 2009 Cellito Beach N
Feb 7th 2009 Sandon N
Jan 24th 2009 Surf Beach, Batemans Bay N
Jan 12th 2009 Windang, Lake Illawara N
Jan 11th 2009 Fingal Beach N
Dec 27th 2008 Seal Rocks N
Dec 27th 2008 Long Reef, north of Sydney N
Dec 6th 2006 Mowarry Point N
Oct 22nd 2008 Oceanworld, Manly N
Oct 11th 2008 Lake Macquarie N
Sep 7th 2008 Clarks Beach, Byron Bay N
Aug 30th 2008 Tallow Beach, Byron Bay N
Apr 20th 2008 Crescent Head N
Apr 8th 2008 Lighthouse Beach, Ballina Y
Feb 7th 2008 Horseshoe Bay N
Dec 18th 2007 Jimmy's Beach N
Dec 14th 2007 Bondi N
Nov 8th 2007 Wategos Beach, Byon Bay N
Oct 15th 2007 Byron Bay N
Jun 5th 2007 Shelly Beach, Crescent Head N
May 8th 2007 Kingscliff Beach N
Mar 20th 2007 South Golden Beach N
Feb 3rd 2007 Shelly Beach N
Jan 23rd 2007 Cape Howe N
Jan 19th 2007 Brunswick Heads N
Jan 9th 2007 Sandbar Beach N
Apr 11th 2006 Newcastle Beach N
Mar 15th 2006 Bondi, Sydney N
Arakoon's Little Bay N
Sep 7th 2005 Park Beach, Coff's Harbour N
Apr 25th 2005 Bermagui N
Apr 17th 2005 Crookhaven N
Apr 16th 2005 Bronte Beach N
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Oct 21st 2004 Stockton Beach N
Aug 3rd 2004 Byron Bay N
Apr 26th 2004 Latitude Reef, near Forster N
Feb 21st 2004 Taree, Old Bar Beach N
Feb 11th 2004 Caves Beach N
Jan 12th 2004 Bushrangers Pass at Bass Point N
Nov 1st 2003 Seal Rocks, north of Newcastle N
Oct 31st 2003 Lighthouse Beach, Seal Rocks N
Feb 11th 2003 Coogee Bay, near Sydney N
Apr 21st 2002 26 nautical miles out to sea off Lake Macquarie N
Apr 12th 2002 Bar Beach, Newcastle N
Feb 7th 2002 Paramatta River (near Sydney) N
Jan 30th 2002 Just north of Fingal Spit N
Nov 23rd 2001 Flat Rock Beach, Lennox Head N
Jun 9th 2001 Lord Howe Island (island group 440 miles northeast of Sydney) N
May 4th 2001 Noraville N
Apr 8th 2001 Bronte Beach N
Apr 2nd 2001 Nambucca River Entrance N
Feb 4th 2001 Broome Head N
South West Rocks N
Sep 19th 2000 Wollongong N
Mar 14th 2000 McMasters Beach, Central Coast N
Mar 10th 2000 Parramatta River N
Mar 9th 2000 Parramatta River N
Mar 2nd 2000 Taronga Wharf, Athol Bay, Sydney Harbor N
Feb 23rd 1999 Scotts Head N
Whale Beach N
Feb 3rd 1997 Iron Cove, Sydney N
May 24th 1996 Wreck of paddle steamer, Koputai, 6 km off Bondi Beach Y
Apr 25th 1996 Mona Vale N
Apr 25th 1996 Mona Vale N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Sydney (10)
  • Sydney Harbor (10)
  • Near Thursday Island (9)
  • Brisbane River (9)
  • Moreton Bay (8)
  • Newcastle (8)
  • Bunbury (7)
  • Coogee (7)
  • Ross River, Townsville (7)
  • Bondi (7)

Attacks by month

  • January (94)
  • February (65)
  • March (58)
  • April (51)
  • May (19)
  • June (21)
  • July (10)
  • August (16)
  • September (15)
  • October (30)
  • November (37)
  • December (78)