Eastern Cape Province Shark Attacks

162 attacks recorded (24 fatal)
Eastern Cape Province shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Jan 5th 2024 Papiesfontein N
May 1st 2023 Mngcibe Beach N
May 3rd 2023 Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay N
Chinta East N
Jul 14th 2021 Jeffrey's Bay N
Apr 13th 2021 Chintsa Y
Dec 26th 2019 Nahoon Beach, East London N
Nov 9th 2019 East London N
Jul 10th 2019 East Beach, Port Alfred N
Mar 5th 2019 30 nm off Port Elizabeth N
May 12th 2018 Nahoon Beach, East London N
Apr 3rd 2018 St. Francis Bay N
Jul 7th 2017 Nahoon Reef, East London N
Dec 8th 2015 Mpande N
Jul 19th 2015 Jeffrey's Bay N
May 2nd 2015 Port St. John's N
Mar 26th 2015 Yellow Sands Point N
Jan 3rd 2015 Chintsa East Beach N
Apr 12th 2014 Port Alfred N
Mar 22nd 2014 Second Beach, Port St Johns Y
Oct 11th 2013 Albatros Point, near Jeffrey's Bay Y
Jun 16th 2013 Queensberry Bay N
Mar 3rd 2013 Port St. John's N
Dec 25th 2012 Port St. John's Y
Jan 15th 2012 Second Beach, Port St. Johns Y
Dec 21st 2011 Noordhoek, Port Elizabeth N
Jul 22nd 2011 Cintza Beach, East London N
Feb 2nd 2011 Sundays River Mouth, Port Elizabeth N
Jan 15th 2011 Second Beach, Port St. John's Y
Apr 13th 2010 East Beach, Port Alfred N
Feb 16th 2010 Yellow Sands Point N
Dec 18th 2009 Second Beach, Port St. Johns Y
Mar 27th 2009 2-3 km north of Sunday's River mouth N
Mar 21st 2009 Second Beach, Port St. John's Y
Jan 24th 2009 Second Beach, Port St. John's Y
Nov 3rd 2007 Bonza Bay N
Jan 14th 2007 Second Beach, Port St. John's Y
Nov 9th 2006 Nahoon, East London N
Apr 9th 2006 St. Francis Bay N
Mar 22nd 2006 Port Alfred Y
Feb 8th 2006 Nahoon, East London N
Jan 25th 2006 Coffee Bay N
Nov 25th 2005 Nahoon, East London N
Nov 15th 2005 Aston Bay N
May 25th 2005 Kei River Mouth N
Nov 27th 2004 Nahoon, East London N
Nov 26th 2004 Gonubie N
Oct 9th 2004 Jeffrey N
Jan 7th 2004 West Beach, Port Alfred N
Aug 8th 2003 Jeffrey N
May 8th 2001 East London N
Apr 8th 2001 Cape St. Francis N
Jul 16th 2000 Nahoon, East London N
Jul 15th 2000 Cape Recife N
Jul 3rd 1999 Cintsa East, East London N
Jan 13th 1999 Bonza Beach N
King's Beach, Port Elizabeth N
Dec 18th 1998 Kei River Mouth N
Oct 18th 1998 Glengariff N
Kowie River N
Jul 11th 1998 St. Francis Bay N
Jun 22nd 1998 Gonubie, 13 km northeast of East London Y
Jun 5th 1998 Jeffrey's Bay N
May 30th 1998 Pollock Beach N
May 29th 1998 Sardinia Bay near Port Elizabeth N
May 29th 1998 Jeffreys Bay N
Jan 25th 1998 Igoda, East London N
Dec 28th 1997 St. Francis Bay N
Off Port Alfred N
Jul 21st 1997 Breezy Point, Ntlonyana Y
Dec 10th 1996 Duck Pond, Sardina Bay near Port Elizabeth N
Feb 19th 1995 Kidd N
Jul 9th 1994 Nahoon Beach, East London Y
Jul 9th 1994 Nahoon Beach, East London N
Feb 12th 1994 Beachview Holiday Resort N
Jan 30th 1994 Nahoon Beach, East London N
Jul 30th 1993 Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth N
Apr 9th 1992 Nahoon N
Dec 26th 1990 Port Elizabeth N
May 6th 1990 Cintsa East N
Apr 14th 1990 Cape Recife N
Jul 20th 1989 Jeffreys Bay N
Jun 5th 1989 Jeffreys Bay N
Jun 3rd 1989 Gonubie N
Feb 14th 1988 Nahoon N
Mar 5th 1986 The Fence, King's Beach, Port Elizabeth N
Feb 18th 1986 Nahoon Reef, East London N
Feb 17th 1986 Cape Recife N
Feb 7th 1986 King's Beach, Port Elizabeth N
Oct 24th 1985 East London N
Mar 10th 1984 Swartkops River mouth N
Feb 18th 1984 Paradise Beach, Jeffrey N
Feb 12th 1984 St. George N
Jan 5th 1984 Port Alfred N
Dec 22nd 1983 Great Fish River N
Dec 21st 1983 Nahoon Beach N
Jul 15th 1983 Seal Point, Cape St. Francis N
Apr 12th 1983 Bonza Bay N
Mar 22nd 1983 Nahoon N
Sep 30th 1982 Nahoon, East London N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Durban (13)
  • Mossel Bay (11)
  • North Beach, Durban (10)
  • Nahoon, East London (9)
  • Nahoon (9)
  • Amanzimtoti (8)
  • Country Club Beach, Durban (8)
  • False Bay (8)
  • Port Alfred (7)
  • Plettenberg Bay (7)

Attacks by month

  • January (28)
  • February (16)
  • March (12)
  • April (16)
  • May (13)
  • June (6)
  • July (17)
  • August (3)
  • September (3)
  • October (7)
  • November (8)
  • December (19)