About SharkSmart
Enjoy NSW beaches. Be SharkSmart Check the latest sightings by Surf Life Saving drones and tagged shark detections before you hit the water in NSW. A better awareness and understanding of sharks and their behaviour can...
Enjoy NSW beaches. Be SharkSmart
Check the latest sightings by Surf Life Saving drones and tagged shark detections before you hit the water in NSW. A better awareness and understanding of sharks and their behaviour can help everyone enjoy the beach and reduce the chances of a shark encounter.
The SharkSmart app provides information and resources such as Alerts to help you reduce the chance of a close encounter with a shark at NSW beaches and estuaries.
Stay SharkSmart with our app.
Maps
The Maps feature shows where the user is in relation to the general location of beaches with shark mitigation gear, alerts about shark-related incidents and news and real-time information from NSW’s VR4G tagged shark listening stations. Beachgoers can download the app and set it to receive tagged shark alerts at certain times and locations.
Wear OS compatible
If you have a smart watch running Wear OS by Google, the SharkSmart App also comes with a companion smart watch app to receive SharkSmart alerts. These alerts can be viewed by your location with the “around me” feature or set up to receive alerts for a region, by time or favourite beaches. This is a companion app so it is necessary for the watch to be in sync with sharksmart phone app.
Species
This feature presents images of dangerous and non-dangerous sharks and other marine animals that sting and bite for information and education purposes.
Social Media
The app has links to official NSW Department of Primary Industries social media channels including Facebook, NSW SharkSmart Twitter and YouTube. There’s also a link to the Department’s SharkSmart webpage so users can be up to date with the latest information provided by the department.
Information
Details about the NSW Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program are provided.
My Risk
It provides a range of interactive features and resources including a fundamental risk assessment profile that allocates a user into a ‘risky’ or ‘safer’ behaviour rating using factors understood to affect shark bite risk. Risk rating escalates higher or lower subject to the input of the user (e.g. swimming at sunrise or dawn would increase the risk). The risk level can be reduced by adjusting risky behaviour but never eliminated (unless the user doesn’t go in the water)
Other Safety Programs
The NSW Government hosts, supports and/or promotes a range of other water safety programs. Links to key programs are provided so user can get the most out of NSW beautiful waterways while staying safer.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of SharkSmart since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-24 10:54:13.
The latest version is and it was updated on 2026-06-29 12:53:06. See below the changes in each version.
SharkSmart version
Updated At: 2026-04-30
Changes: Adds remote version checks at launch with configurable prompts and store links so users stay on supported builds.
SharkSmart version
Updated At: 2026-03-13
Changes: Added Facebook SDK integration to improve analytics and engagement.
SharkSmart version
Updated At: 2026-03-01
Changes: Optimised favourites sync to run less frequently, improving performance.
SharkSmart version
Updated At: 2026-01-29
Changes: - Introduced a legend pop up to clearly explain application iconography and improve first time user understanding.
- Added a new Stations tab to provide direct and simplified access to Detection Stations.
- Added a Drone Surveillance filter, allowing users to disable it when required.
- Exposed the Shark Net option directly within the filter section. This was previously only accessible via Settings and was not intuitive for most users.
SharkSmart version
Updated At: 2026-01-12
Changes: We’ve made some exciting updates to keep the app running smoothly and looking great!
- Upgraded to Android SDK 36 for improved compatibility and stability across the latest devices and OS versions.
- Refreshed the UI to align with the latest Material Design guidelines, including updated font sizes, colours, and visual elements for a cleaner, more consistent look.
- Fixed several UI/UX and stability issues reported on recent OS versions for a smoother, more reliable experience.
SharkSmart version
Updated At: 2025-02-02
Changes: - The popular 'My Beaches' feature now has its own tab and is even easier to use.
- You can use the 'Manage My Beaches" feature which lets you select and follow multiple favourite beaches for any alerts.
- Drone Schedule and Education Trailer - Map update
-Minor bug fixes such as Species and other improvements.
-You can use the "App Feedback" section from the settings section within the app to leave feedback.
SharkSmart version
Updated At: 2024-10-29
Changes: Enable links on the alerts list.
SharkSmart version 3.11
Updated At: 2024-09-03
Changes: Updated the Social media urls and DPI logo. Updated the internal libraries to support the latest SDK
SharkSmart version 3.11
Updated At: 2024-07-25
Changes: Fixed the refresh issue with my beach alerts while updating favourite beaches.
SharkSmart version 3.11
Updated At: 2024-07-24
Changes: Updated the Social media urls and DPI logo.
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