Long Island's south shore — from the Rockaways through Jones Beach and out to the Hamptons — sees warming summer surf that draws migratory blacktip and sandbar sharks into the same sandbar troughs where thousands of New Yorkers swim on any July weekend. SharkWatch monitors confirmed incidents along the Atlantic coast of Long Island and alerts you instantly when a verified bite or sighting is reported at or near your saved spot.
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Incidents our system tracked within 200km in the last 90 days. Alerts only fire for confirmed events.
Lulu's Law was signed June 26, 2026 — Amber-Alert-style shark warnings are coming. But the FCC has 180 days to build them (~late December), and they only fire after an attack, where it happened. SharkWatch alerts you to confirmed bites and sightings near Long Island / Rockaways, NY all summer.
Become a SharkWatch member ($19 once, lifetime), install the web app to your phone's home screen, and save Long Island / Rockaways, NY as your beach. When a shark bite or sighting is confirmed within 200km, your phone gets a push alert.
SharkWatch confirms incidents from multiple independent news domains or an official report (lifeguards, police, beach authority) before alerting. Lulu's Law was signed June 26, 2026, but the FCC has 180 days to build the federal system — alerts aren't expected until ~late December 2026, and they only fire after an attack.
No. You save beach regions; we match confirmed incidents to those regions. The app never follows your phone around.