Stay SharkSmart with our app

Check the latest sightings, alerts and tagged shark detections before you hit the water in NSW.

Download the SharkSmart app today

ios app Android

It's available for:

  • Apple Watch
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Android smart watch
  • Android smartphone
  • Android tablet.

App features

The free SharkSmart app provides real-time shark alerts, information and resources for people using NSW ocean beaches.

You can customise alerts based on time, region, type of alert, or by beach.

The app is available for Apple and Android devices.

Features include:

  • alerts about shark-related incidents
  • maps showing where you are in relation to the general location of beaches with shark mitigation gear
  • real-time information about:
    • detections of tagged sharks by the network of 37 tagged shark listening stations along the NSW coast
    • sharks observed by the 50 drones operated by Surf Life Saving NSW
    • target sharks (White, Tiger and Bull sharks) tagged and released by 305 SMART drumlinesmarine animal strandings
    • other beach safety issues
  • information about sharks and other marine creatures, including images of dangerous and non-dangerous sharks and other marine animals that sting and bite.

FAQs

SharkSmart Apple Watch app

The SharkSmart Apple watch app works on all the devices that are running on WatchOS 7 and above. WatchOS 7 requires iPhone 6s or later with iOS 14 or later and one of the following Apple Watch models:

  • Apple Watch Series 3
  • Apple Watch Series 4
  • Apple Watch Series 5
  • Apple Watch SE
  • Apple Watch Series 6

If your Apple watch is a non-cellular model, you need to be in the range of your iPhone so that the watch is synced with the App. If your watch has a cellular connection, then as long as you have an active cellular or Wi-Fi connection, you can use SharkSmart watch app independently.

Yes, SharkSmart watch app works on non-cellular Apple watches as well. It will work as a companion app to your SharkSmart iPhone App.

Search for SharkSmart in the Apple Watch App Store if you want to download the Apple Watch App only on your Apple Watch. If you have an iPhone and an Apple Watch, the App will be available for both Apple Watch and your iPhone. You can view the Apps on your Apple Watch by opening the “Watch” App on your iPhone and checking the “Installed on your Apple Watch”.

There is no signup required on SharkSmart App. However please make sure to enable Push Notifications on your watch app to review alerts when you are not actively using the app.

Go to Edit filters and choose “Around me”.

Here you can choose to get alerts around you with a radius of:

  • 5km
  • 10km
  • 15km
  • 20km

Note that you will need to allow the App to use your location by tapping on “Allow” when the App requests to allow location.

You can filter alerts based on the below filters:

  • Around me: Filter alerts around you by picking the radius.
  • My Beaches: Save your favourite beaches and filter alerts only for your favourite beaches.
  • By Time: Get the latest alerts by selecting “Today“ or view all alerts for the week or month.
  • By Region: If you wish to see alerts only in the beaches around your preferred region.
  • By Alert Type: You can filter by these categories “Aerial Detection“, “Tagged Shark detection“, “Smart Drumline“, “DPI Fisheries“, “Shark incidents“, “SLS NSW“.

When you open the watch app, by default it shows you the latest alerts from the last 2 days. You can view more alerts by tapping on the edit filter and using the filters available.



SharkSmart Android Watch app

The SharkSmart Android wear App works on all the devices that are running Android SDK 26+.

Below is a list of currently supported devices:

Brand
Model name
Casio
WSD-F20
Casio
WSD-F30
Casio
Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10
Casio
WSD-F21HR
Casio
GSW-H1000
Fossil
Wear
Fossil
Fossil Sport
Fossil
Wear
Fossil
Q Wander / Q Marshal / Q Founder 2.0 / Bradshaw / Dylan
Fossil
Fossil Gen 5 LTE
Fossil
Fossil Gen 6
Fossil
Wear OS
Fossil
Wear
Fossil
Wear
Fossil
Fossil Gen 5e
Fossil
Wear OS by Google Smartwatch
Google
Pixel Watch
Google
Pixel Watch
Guess
Wear
Huawei
Watch 2
Huawei
Watch 2
Hublot
Hublot Big Bang e
Hublot
Big Bang e Gen 3
LGE
LG Watch Style
LGE
LG Watch W7
LGE
LG Watch Sport
Louis Vuitton
Tambour Horizon
Louis Vuitton
Tambour Horizon
Mobvoi
TicWatch Pro
Mobvoi
TicWatch Pro
Mobvoi
Ticwatch Pro 4G
Mobvoi
Ticwatch S Smartwatch; Ticwatch E Smartwatch
Mobvoi
TicWatch E3
Mobvoi
TicWatch Pro 3
Mobvoi
TicWatch Pro 3 GPS; TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra GPS
Mobvoi
TicWatch C2
Mobvoi
TicWatch E2/S2
Montblanc
Summit
Montblanc
Summit 2+
Montblanc
Summit Lite
Montblanc
Summit
Montblanc
SUMMIT
Motorola
Moto 360
Movado
Movado Connect
Movado
Movado Connect 2.0
Movado
Boss Touch / TH 24/7 YOU
Nixon
The Mission
Oppo
OPPO Watch
Oppo
OPPO Watch
Polar
M600
Samsung
Galaxy Watch4
Samsung
Galaxy Watch4
Samsung
Galaxy Watch4
Samsung
Galaxy Watch4
Samsung
Galaxy Watch5
Samsung
Galaxy Watch5
Samsung
Galaxy Watch5
Samsung
Galaxy Watch5
Samsung
Galaxy Watch5 Pro
Samsung
Galaxy Watch5 Pro
Samsung
Galaxy Watch4 Classic
Samsung
Galaxy Watch4 Classic
Samsung
Galaxy Watch4 Classic
Samsung
Galaxy Watch4 Classic
Suunto
Suunto 7
TAG Heuer
Connected Modular 45 (China)
TAG Heuer
Connected 2020
TAG Heuer
Connected Calibre E4 42mm
TAG Heuer
Connected Calibre E4 45mm
TAG Heuer
Connected Modular 41

If your Android is a non-cellular model, yes you do need to be in the range of your phone so that the watch is synced with the App. If your watch has a cellular connection, then as long as you have an active cellular or Wi-Fi connection, you can use SharkSmart watch app independently.

Google Wear OS can synchronise notifications from a paired device and supports voice control with the "OK Google" hot-word along with gesture-based input.

Yes, SharkSmart watch app works on non-cellular watches as well. It will work as a companion app to your SharkSmart Android Mobile App if you have a compatible device.

Search for “SharkSmart” in the Google Play Store for Android wear OS. Typically, the display will advise you if you have an Android watch that is compatible for you to download the app to your smart watch.

There is no signup required on SharkSmart App. However, you need make sure to enable Push Notifications on your watch app to receive alert notifications when you are not actively using the app.

Go to Edit filters and choose “Around me”. Here you can choose to get alerts around you with a radius of:

  • 5km
  • 10km
  • 15km
  • 20km

Note that you will need to allow the App to use your location by tapping on “Allow” when the App requests to allow location.

You can filter alerts based on the below filters:

  • Around me: Filter alerts around you by picking the radius.
  • My Beaches: Save your favourite beaches and filter alerts only for your favourite beaches.
  • By Time: Get the latest alerts by selecting “Today“ or view all alerts for the week or month.
  • By Region: If you wish to see alerts only in the beaches around your preferred region.
  • By Alert Type: You can filter by these categories “Aerial Detection“, “Tagged Shark detection“, “Smart Drumline“, “DPI Fisheries“, “Shark incidents“, “SLS NSW“.

When you open the watch app, by default it shows you the latest alerts from the last 2 days.

You can view more alerts by tapping on the edit filter and using the filters available.

Some visuals from the SharkSmart Android Wear OS compatible Watch app are below:

app visuals