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: