Ocean City's 10-mile stretch and Assateague's wild beaches are shaped by the Fenwick Island shoals and inlet, where cooler Atlantic water, active surf, and migratory baitfish draw blacktip and spinner sharks into the shore break from late spring through fall. SharkWatch tracks confirmed incidents from Ocean City through Assateague and sends you an alert when a verified bite or sighting is reported at or near your saved beach.
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Incidents our system tracked within 200km in the last 90 days. Alerts only fire for confirmed events.
No shark incidents tracked within 200km of Ocean City, MD / Assateague in the last 90 days — that's exactly when a surprise sighting matters most.
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 Ocean City, MD / Assateague all summer.
Become a SharkWatch member ($19 once, lifetime), install the web app to your phone's home screen, and save Ocean City, MD / Assateague 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.