San Diego's 17 miles of coastline from La Jolla to the Silver Strand stay warm enough year-round for juvenile white sharks to use the nearshore troughs as nursery habitat, and sightings of sub-adults inside the surf line are routine from spring through fall. SharkWatch monitors confirmed bites and sightings across San Diego County beaches and sends you a push alert when a verified incident 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.
No shark incidents tracked within 200km of San Diego, CA 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 San Diego, CA all summer.
Become a SharkWatch member ($19 once, lifetime), install the web app to your phone's home screen, and save San Diego, CA 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.
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