South Padre Island's warm, shallow Laguna Madre and Gulf side create the hottest year-round water in Texas, where bull and blacktip sharks feed in the same waist-deep surf that spring breakers and families fill. SharkWatch tracks confirmed bites and sightings across the island and sends you a push alert immediately when one is verified 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 South Padre Island, TX 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 South Padre Island, TX all summer.
Become a SharkWatch member ($19 once, lifetime), install the web app to your phone's home screen, and save South Padre Island, TX 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.