A base de dados da SharkSider regista 599 incidentes com tubarões na África do Sul, 114 deles fatais, entre 1852 e 2025. Desde 2000 ocorreram 157 incidentes e 29 mortes; as vítimas fatais mais recentes foram duas nadadoras mortas por tubarões-brancos em Plettenberg Bay em junho e setembro de 2022, e a entrada mais recente é um pescador ferido em Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal, em 4 de julho de 2025. O surf e os desportos de prancha são a atividade mais comum do registo, com 179 entradas, à frente de nadar e caminhar na água, com 134.
O tubarão-branco é referido em 160 entradas, mais do que todas as outras espécies identificadas juntas, seguido do raggedtooth com 43, do tubarão-tigre com 10, do Zambesi ou tubarão-touro com 12, do tubarão-de-pontas-negras com 6 e do tubarão-mako com 5. Lendo a coluna dos locais, cerca de um terço do registo pertence a cada uma das três províncias costeiras, mas as mortes modernas não se distribuem de forma uniforme: desde 2000, o Cabo Ocidental e o Cabo Oriental concentram quase todas elas, enquanto o KwaZulu-Natal, protegido por redes desde a década de 1950, registou 3.

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- Por que a costa da África do Sul produz tantos incidentes com tubarões
- As oito costas que concentram o registo sul-africano
- O registo sul-africano completo, as 599 entradas
- Os tubarões por trás do registo sul-africano
- Regras que resultam diretamente do registo sul-africano
- A África do Sul na classificação mundial
- Registos vizinhos e comparáveis
- Perguntas frequentes
- Fontes
Por que a costa da África do Sul produz tantos incidentes com tubarões
Comecemos pela água. A fria corrente de Benguela sobe pelo lado atlântico e a quente corrente das Agulhas desce pelo lado do oceano Índico, e onde as duas se misturam, de Cape Point até à Wild Coast, o mar é tão rico como qualquer outro no planeta. As colónias de focas em Seal Island, Dyer Island e Geyser Rock alimentam tubarões-brancos adultos; a migração anual da sardinha arrasta tubarões-cobre, tubarões-negros, tubarões-de-pontas-negras e Zambesis pela costa de KwaZulu-Natal no inverno; e as fozes dos rios do Transkei empurram água turva e rica em alimento para a zona de rebentação, onde caçam tubarões-tigre e tubarões-touro. Poucos litorais colocam tantos predadores grandes e confiantes tão perto das praias.
Depois há as pessoas. Os sul-africanos praticam surf, pesca submarina e natação nestas praias em grande número desde a década de 1930, tanto no inverno como no verão, e o registo reflete isso: a década mais movimentada do registo é a de 1980, com 100 entradas, exatamente quando as pranchas de surf e os paddle-skis se tornaram omnipresentes. A divisão por atividade conta a mesma história. O surf e os desportos de prancha lideram com 179 entradas, nadar e caminhar na água seguem-se com 134, o mergulho e a pesca submarina contribuem com 89, e a pesca e os barcos com 84; 113 linhas não indicam nenhuma atividade.
Por fim, a geografia distribui o risco por três províncias muito diferentes, razão pela qual esta página percorre o registo região a região. Segundo a nossa leitura da coluna dos locais, o KwaZulu-Natal reúne cerca de 220 entradas com 50 mortes, o Cabo Ocidental cerca de 198 com 38 mortes e o Cabo Oriental cerca de 174 com 25, com um punhado de linhas sem nenhuma província indicada. A história de cada uma é diferente: as mortes do KwaZulu-Natal são, na maioria, antigas, anteriores às redes antitubarão; as do Cabo Ocidental são casos de tubarão-branco sobre nadadores, surfistas e pescadores submarinos; e as do Cabo Oriental concentram-se numa praia em Port St Johns e nos pontos de surf de East London e Jeffreys Bay.
As oito costas que concentram o registo sul-africano
Agrupadas de nordeste a sudoeste. Cada data e cada detalhe vêm da base de dados; quando a espécie é indicada, é a que o registo refere.
- As praias urbanas de Durban (KwaZulu-Natal)Um dos dois maiores conjuntos do registo, e quase inteiramente histórico. Sete banhistas morreram em North Beach, South Beach e praias adjacentes entre março de 1943 e janeiro de 1951, três deles só em North Beach em 1944. Depois de instaladas as redes, as linhas de Durban reduzem-se a casos menores: um tubarão-de-pontas-negras que furou um surf-ski em 2008, um mergulhador que colidiu com um tubarão-de-pontas-negras em 2018, e mordidelas provocadas por tubarões cativos nos aquários da cidade.
- De Amanzimtoti a Port Edward (Costa Sul do KwaZulu-Natal)O trecho de Amanzimtoti, de Isipingo passando por Winkelspruit e Inyoni Rocks até Warner Beach e Karridene, tem 33 entradas e 11 mortes, incluindo cinco linhas marcadas como fatais só em 1940 e duas mortes em três dias em Winkelspruit em fevereiro de 1962. Mais a sul, quatro pessoas foram mortas em Uvongo, Margate e Port Edward entre 20 de dezembro de 1957 e 5 de abril de 1958. A última morte numa praia da Costa Sul foi uma nadadora atacada por um tubarão-tigre em Isipingo em janeiro de 1995; mortes posteriores no KwaZulu-Natal foram um pescador submarino morto por um tubarão Zambesi em Levan Point em maio de 2011 e um mergulhador com garrafa em Protea Banks em abril de 2017 cuja causa da morte não pôde ser determinada. A entrada mais recente de todo o registo é um pescador ferido em Hibberdene a 4 de julho de 2025.
- Zululândia: Sodwana, Cape Vidal, St Lucia e Richards BayTerritório de pesca submarina e mergulho. Um pescador submarino foi morto em Sodwana por um tubarão-branco de 2,3 m em dezembro de 1978, um mergulhador com garrafa foi presumivelmente morto em Mbibi em 1979, e outro pescador submarino de Sodwana foi presumivelmente morto em novembro de 2003, atribuído a um tubarão-tigre de cerca de 4 m, do qual só se recuperou uma mão decepada. O registo guarda também o torpedeamento em 1942 do navio de tropas Nova Scotia ao largo de St Lucia, onde morreram 750 pessoas e muitas foram atacadas por tubarões, sobretudo tubarões-oceânicos-de-pontas-brancas.
- Port St Johns, Second Beach (Wild Coast, Cabo Oriental)Treze entradas e oito mortes, todas entre janeiro de 2007 e março de 2014: nadadores, surfistas e um praticante de kneeboard. Tubarões-tigre são referidos em três delas e suspeita-se de um tubarão-touro numa; o caso de 2014 envolveu um tubarão de 2 m de espécie desconhecida. Nada foi registado desde que um mergulhador ficou ferido por um tubarão-branco de 3,5 m em maio de 2015.
- East London: Nahoon, Gonubie e Chintsa (Cabo Oriental)Nahoon Reef é o ponto de surf mais repetido do registo, com 26 entradas e 2 mortes: uma nadadora morta por um tubarão-mako em 1961 e um surfista que teve a perna decepada por um tubarão-branco de 4 m a 9 de julho de 1994, dia em que um segundo surfista também foi mordido. A maioria das linhas de Nahoon são pranchas mordidas com lesões leves ou nulas, várias delas por tubarões raggedtooth. Um praticante de bodyboard morreu em Gonubie em junho de 1998 e outro em Chintsa em abril de 2021, ambos por tubarões-brancos.
- Jeffreys Bay e a baía de Algoa (Cabo Oriental)Jeffreys Bay tem 11 entradas e uma morte, uma nadadora morta por um tubarão-branco em Albatros Point em outubro de 2013; quase todos os restantes são surfistas, desde mordidelas em 1989 e 1998 até uma lesão na perna em Supertubes a 3 de maio de 2023, além de um pescador de cana mordido por um raggedtooth fisgado em 1984. Nos arredores de Port Elizabeth, o registo guarda mordidelas em surfistas em Pollock Beach, Sardinia Bay e King's Beach, e três mortes, a última uma nadadora em St George's Strand em 1972.
- Plettenberg Bay e Mossel Bay (Garden Route, Cabo Ocidental)Plettenberg Bay tem 18 entradas e 3 mortes, todas por tubarões-brancos: um surfista em Lookout Beach em agosto de 2011, e duas nadadoras em 2022, em Sanctuary Beach a 28 de junho e em Central Beach a 25 de setembro, as últimas vítimas fatais do país. Mossel Bay tem 17 entradas e 3 mortes, incluindo um mergulhador à superfície morto por um tubarão-branco de 4,5 m em junho de 1990 e um surfista morto em Glentana em agosto de 2009.
- Cidade do Cabo: False Bay, a Península e Gansbaai (Cabo Ocidental)False Bay é o coração do tubarão-branco no registo: banhistas mortos em Fish Hoek em novembro de 2004 (um tubarão de 6 m) e em janeiro de 2010, um pescador submarino em Miller's Point em 2005, um praticante de bodyboard em Kogel Bay em 2012, e mais de uma dúzia de linhas das décadas de 1960 e 1970 em que tubarões-brancos embateram ou saltaram para barcos de pesca ao largo de Macassar, Gordon's Bay e Seal Island. No lado atlântico, um praticante de bodyboard morreu em Noordhoek em 2003. Gansbaai, Dyer Island e a vizinha Hawston têm 12 entradas e 6 mortes, entre elas dois caçadores furtivos de abalone, uma nadadora em 2010 e dois mergulhadores com garrafa em 2017 cujas mortes foram provavelmente afogamentos.
O registo sul-africano completo, as 599 entradas
A grelha, o gráfico por década, os cartões de incidentes recentes e a tabela completa abaixo são gerados a partir da base de dados da SharkSider, que combina o International Shark Attack File, o Global Shark Attack File e relatos locais verificados, e é atualizada semanalmente. Como o ficheiro é extenso, as 25 linhas mais recentes são mostradas abertas e cada década anterior está colapsada; clique no cabeçalho de uma década para a expandir. As 26 entradas sem data ou anteriores a 1900 estão nos últimos grupos. As linhas a vermelho são fatais.
- Incidentes registados599 (573 desde 1900)
- Fatais114
- Anos abrangidos1852–2025
- Desde 2000157 incidentes, 29 fatais
- Atividade mais comumSurfing & boards
- Tubarão mais identificadoWhite
- 12Anos 1900
- 5Anos 1910
- 14Anos 1920
- 11Anos 1930
- 40Anos 1940
- 38Anos 1950
- 70Anos 1960
- 68Anos 1970
- 100Anos 1980
- 58Anos 1990
- 74Anos 2000
- 69Anos 2010
- 14Anos 2020
Os incidentes mais recentes
- 4 July 2025 · Mfazazana Hibberdene, KwaZulu-NatalFishing — Mltiple injuries to bodyTubarão: Undetermined · não fatal
- 5 January 2024 · Papiesfontein, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishing — Provoked incident. lacerations and puncture wounds to hand and calf from hooked sharkTubarão: Raggedtooth shark · não fatal
- 14 July 2023 · Chinta East, Eastern Cape ProvinceWatching the sardine run — No injury to occupants, shark defated boatTubarão não identificado · não fatal
- 3 May 2023 · Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, Easten Cape ProvinceSurfing — Leg injuredTubarão não identificado · não fatal
- 1 May 2023 · Mngcibe Beach, Easten Cape ProvinceDiving for crayfish — Shoulder injuredTubarão não identificado · não fatal
- 30 December 2022 · Protea Banks, KNZDiving/shark feeding — Hamd bittenTubarão: Blacktip · não fatal
Todos os incidentes registados
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2025 | Mfazazana Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Mltiple injuries to body | Undetermined | Sobreviveu |
| 5 January 2024 | Papiesfontein, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Provoked incident. lacerations and puncture wounds to hand and calf from hooked shark | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 14 July 2023 | Chinta East, Eastern Cape Province | Watching the sardine run | No injury to occupants, shark defated boat | — | Sobreviveu |
| 3 May 2023 | Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, Easten Cape Province | Surfing | Leg injured | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1 May 2023 | Mngcibe Beach, Easten Cape Province | Diving for crayfish | Shoulder injured | — | Sobreviveu |
| 30 December 2022 | Protea Banks, KNZ | Diving/shark feeding | Hamd bitten | Blacktip | Sobreviveu |
| 25 September 2022 | Central Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | White shark, 13' | Fatal |
| 28 June 2022 | Sanctuary Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | While shark | Fatal |
| 1 April 2022 | LaLucia, KZN | — | Possible drowing and scavenging | — | Sobreviveu |
| 9 January 2022 | Off Beachbums, Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing for sharks | Provoked incident no injury to occupants, shark bit ski | — | Sobreviveu |
| 14 July 2021 | Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Injuries to leg and torso | — | Sobreviveu |
| 14 April 2021 | Mdloti, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Minor injury to head | 1.3m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 April 2021 | Chintsa, Eastern Cape Province | Body boarding | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 16 June 2020 | Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal | Surf skiing | No inury, ski damaged | — | Sobreviveu |
| 26 December 2019 | Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surf skiing | No injury, shark bit surf ski | — | Sobreviveu |
| 9 November 2019 | East London, Eastern Cape Province | Kayaking fishing | No injury, kayak damaged | White shark, 4 m | Sobreviveu |
| 10 July 2019 | East Beach, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Leg injured | White shark, juvenile | Sobreviveu |
| 5 March 2019 | 30 nm off Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Lacerations to arm from shark caught in trawl net provoked incident | 2.5 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 2 February 2019 | Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bit pontoon causing it to deflate. | — | Sobreviveu |
| 11 November 2018 | Tinley Manor, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Surf-ski bitten but no injury to occupant | White shark, 3m | Sobreviveu |
| 12 May 2018 | Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Minor injury, marks on board | — | Sobreviveu |
| 22 April 2018 | Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Surf-skiing | No injury, shark bit hole in ski | White shark, 2.5 m | Sobreviveu |
| 3 April 2018 | St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerations to left knee & lower leg | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 24 February 2018 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Scuba diving | The shark & man simply collided; neither were injured | Blacktip shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1 October 2017 | Dyer Island, Western Cape Province | Scuba diving | Fatal, but death was probably due to drowning | — | Fatal |
Anos 2010 — 58 incidentes, 13 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2017 | Hawston, Western Cape Province | Scuba diving | Fatal, but death was probably due to drowning | — | Fatal |
| 3 September 2017 | Dyer Island, Western Cape Province | Swimming, poaching abalone | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 7 July 2017 | Nahoon Reef, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, shark bit surfboard | White shark, 2.5 m | Sobreviveu |
| 29 April 2017 | Keurbooms, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Minor injury to right calf | — | Sobreviveu |
| 12 April 2017 | Protea Banks, KwaZulu-Natal | Scuba diving | Fatal, coroner unable to determine if the diver was alive or had drowned when incident took place. | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | Fatal |
| 6 February 2017 | Eastmoor Crescent Beach, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Shark damaged kayak, no injury to occupant | Tiger shark | Sobreviveu |
| 19 December 2016 | Keurbooms Lagoon, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Surf skiing | No injury, but ski severely damaged | White shark, 4 m | Sobreviveu |
| 23 June 2016 | Ryspunt, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Injuries to left leg & right hand | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 22 April 2016 | Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Surf-skiing | No injury, surf-ski bitten | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 29 January 2016 | KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | No injury, shark capsized kayak | — | Sobreviveu |
| 26 December 2015 | Westbrook Beach, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | No injury, kayak damaged | White shark, 3 m | Sobreviveu |
| 8 December 2015 | Mpande, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming / wading | Lacerations to both hands and forearms | — | Sobreviveu |
| 25 October 2015 | Stil Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerations to right calf, knee & hip | White shark, 3 to 3.5m | Sobreviveu |
| 19 July 2015 | Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 27 June 2015 | Buffels Bay near Knysna, Western Cape Province | Body boarding | Right leg severed, multiple lacerations to left leg | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 26 June 2015 | Lookout Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Multiple lacerations to torso & leg | White shark, 2m to 3 m | Sobreviveu |
| 2 May 2015 | Port St. John's, Eastern Cape Province | Diving | Injuries to leg, left arm & both hands | White shark, 3.5 m | Sobreviveu |
| 26 March 2015 | Yellow Sands Point, Eastern Cape Province | Kayak fishing | No injury but kayak bitten | White shark, 4 m | Sobreviveu |
| 23 January 2015 | Nahoon Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Floating | Foot bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 3 January 2015 | Chintsa East Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerations to lower left leg, puncture wounds to sole of left foot | Raggedtooth shark, 1.3 m | Sobreviveu |
| 28 December 2014 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Minor cuts on feet | Shark involvement not confirmed & highly unlikely | Sobreviveu |
| 1 August 2014 | Muizenberg, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Lower limbs & thigh bitten | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 4 May 2014 | Simonstown, Western Cape Province | Diving | 4-inch laceration to arm | Cow shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 April 2014 | — | Shark watching | No injury to occupants, shark bit pontoon | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 April 2014 | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Lacerations to leg & hand by hooked shark provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 2m | Sobreviveu |
| 22 March 2014 | Second Beach, Port St Johns, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | 2 m shark | Fatal |
| 16 December 2013 | Die Platt, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Injuries to left thigh | White shark, 3m | Sobreviveu |
| 11 October 2013 | Albatros Point, near Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming / snorkeling | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 8 August 2013 | — | Attempting to free the shark | Unknown, but survived | Blacktip shark | Sobreviveu |
| 16 June 2013 | Queensberry Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerations to knee | — | Sobreviveu |
| 14 April 2013 | False Bay, Western Cape Province | Free diving | "light scratch on hand/wrist area" | Blue shark | Sobreviveu |
| 16 March 2013 | De Mond, Western Cape Province | Fishing - 'tag & release' | Lacerations to left calf and heel from hooked shark provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 1.5 m | Sobreviveu |
| 16 March 2013 | Hawston Beach, Western Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 3 March 2013 | Port St. John's, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Injuries to arms & hands | — | Sobreviveu |
| 25 December 2012 | Port St. John's, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | Tiger shark | Fatal |
| 6 July 2012 | Sandstrand, Jongensfontein, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerattions to left thigh & knee | 15' shark | Sobreviveu |
| 19 April 2012 | Caves near Kogel Bay, Western Cape Province | Body boarding | Fatal | White shark, 4 m to 5m | Fatal |
| 20 February 2012 | Strandfontein, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury to occupants, boat damaged | White shark, 7m | Sobreviveu |
| 15 January 2012 | Second Beach, Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | Thought to involve a bull shark | Fatal |
| 21 December 2011 | Noordhoek, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Kayak fishing | No injury but kayak dented | — | Sobreviveu |
| 7 December 2011 | Between Sodwana & Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal | Surf skiing | No injury, ski damaged | Shark involvement not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 29 October 2011 | UShaka Aquarium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Diving | Arm bitten by captive shark provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 28 September 2011 | Clovely Beach, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Right leg severed, left leg lacerated | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 23 August 2011 | Lookout Beach, near the Keurbooms river mouth in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Fatal | White shark, >6' | Fatal |
| 22 July 2011 | Cintza Beach, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Upper left arm & right leg bitten | White shark, 3m to 4m | Sobreviveu |
| 28 June 2011 | Aliwal Shoal, KwaZulu-Natal | Scuba diving | Severe lacerations to hands and left leg | Bull shark, 3m female | Sobreviveu |
| 29 May 2011 | Robberg Beach, Western Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, board bumped by shark | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 21 May 2011 | Levan Point, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Thigh bitten, fatal | Zambesi shark | Fatal |
| 4 May 2011 | Palm Beach, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Calf bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 2 February 2011 | Sundays River Mouth, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Surf fishing | Right leg bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 15 January 2011 | Second Beach, Port St. John's, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 1 October 2010 | Melkbaai, Strand, Western Cape Province | Surfing | 3 lacerations to foot | — | Sobreviveu |
| 21 September 2010 | Between Dyer Island and Pearly Beach, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 4 July 2010 | Two Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | Snorkeling | Left leg bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 13 April 2010 | East Beach, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Both feet bitten | 2 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 16 February 2010 | Yellow Sands Point, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerations to right leg | 3 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 January 2010 | Fish Hoek, Western Province | Standing | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 5 January 2010 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Province | Surfing | No injury, reportedly knocked of his board by a shark | — | Sobreviveu |
Anos 2000 — 74 incidentes, 12 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 December 2009 | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Wading | Lacerations to left foot | — | Sobreviveu |
| 18 December 2009 | Second Beach, Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape Province | Paddling on kneeboard | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 18 December 2009 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Minor lacerations to left leg. nitially reported as a shark bite, but involved a barracuda | No shark involvement | Sobreviveu |
| 29 August 2009 | Glentana, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 11 August 2009 | Alkantstrand, KwaZulu-Natal | Body boarding | No injury, shark bit bodyboard | White shark, 2m | Sobreviveu |
| 7 July 2009 | Jogensfontein, Stilbaai, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Leg bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 6 April 2009 | Umtentweni, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Body not recovered | Shark involvement not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 27 March 2009 | 2-3 km north of Sunday's River mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Calf bitten while helping angler measure the shark during fishing competition provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 21 March 2009 | Second Beach, Port St. John's, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 2 March 2009 | Off Cape Point, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Lacerations to arm and 2 fingers by hooked shark provoked incident | Blue shark, 1m | Sobreviveu |
| 24 January 2009 | Second Beach, Port St. John's, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | Tiger shark | Fatal |
| 13 January 2009 | Shark Alley, off Gansbaai, Western Cape Province | — | Fatal | White sharks | Fatal |
| 10 December 2008 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Lacerations to knees, thigh and hip by hooked shark provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 2m | Sobreviveu |
| 30 July 2008 | — | — | Lacerations to fingers | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 28 June 2008 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Surf skiing | No injury, ski bitten | White shark, 2m | Sobreviveu |
| 26 June 2008 | Struis Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing (free diving) | No injury | White shark, 4.5m | Sobreviveu |
| 1 May 2008 | — | Fishing | Leg bitten by shark taken aboard japanese trawler provoked incident | — | Sobreviveu |
| 19 April 2008 | Aliwal Shoal, KwaZulu-Natal | Free-diving | As he pushd the shark away from his camera, his finger was cut on a tooth | Tiger shark, 13' female | Sobreviveu |
| 28 March 2008 | Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing from surfski | Right leg bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 29 January 2008 | Suncoast Pirates Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Surf-skiing | No injury to surf-skiier, shark holed ski | Blacktip shark, 2m | Sobreviveu |
| 7 November 2007 | The Strand, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerations to feet | 1.5 to 2 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 3 November 2007 | Bonza Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerations to thigh | White shark, 3m to 4m | Sobreviveu |
| 14 January 2007 | Second Beach, Port St. John's, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming / body surfing | Presumed fatal, body not recovered | Tiger shark | Fatal |
| 6 December 2006 | Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Hand, thigh & calf bitten by hooked shark provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 150-kg | Sobreviveu |
| 9 November 2006 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Canoeing | Left arm lacerated when he grabbed shark by its tail provoked incident | Bull shark, 1.5m | Sobreviveu |
| 30 September 2006 | Miller's Point, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury; 4m white shark made a threat display | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| 2 September 2006 | Noordhoek, Western Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, shark rammed surfboard | White shark, 3.5m | Sobreviveu |
| 15 August 2006 | Danger Reef, Western Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, surfboard leash severed | 5 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 August 2006 | Sunrise Beach, Muizenberg, Western Cape Province | Lifesaving drill | Foot severed | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 28 July 2006 | Fish Hoek, Western Cape Province | Surf-skiing | No injury, surf ski bitten | White shark, 3m to 4m | Sobreviveu |
| 9 April 2006 | St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Body boarding | Leg bitten | Raggedtooth shark, 2.5 m to 3 m | Sobreviveu |
| 22 March 2006 | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fatal |
| 8 February 2006 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | 2 bite marks on right calf | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 25 January 2006 | Coffee Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Spearfishing | Right arm bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1 January 2006 | Soetwater, Western Cape Province | Diving for crayfish | Lacerations to little finger | Said to involve a 1.5 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 25 November 2005 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Cut on finger, board bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 15 November 2005 | Aston Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing for sharks | Lacerations to hands & right leg when he tried to pull shark from the water provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 2.5m | Sobreviveu |
| 22 October 2005 | Uilenkraalsmond (near Gansbaai), Western Cape Province | Standing / surfing | Right foot bitten | 3 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1 October 2005 | Sunny Cove, Fish Hoek, Western Cape Province | Surf-skiing | No injury, shark bit ski | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 14 August 2005 | Milnerton Lagoon, Cape Town, Western Cape Province | — | Human foot recovered from the water | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 4 June 2005 | Miller's Point, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing (free diving) | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 25 May 2005 | Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Left buttock & legs lacerated | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 28 March 2005 | Noordhoek, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Lacerations to right calf, puncture wounds on right foot | 4 m [13'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 10 March 2005 | Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Bites by 2.5 m tiger shark were post mortem | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| 27 November 2004 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | 3 lacerations on foot | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 26 November 2004 | Gonubie, Eastern Cape Province | Playing | Lacerations on lower leg & foot | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 November 2004 | Fish Hoek, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | 6 m [20'] white shark | Fatal |
| 30 October 2004 | Gansbaai, Western Cape Province | Chumming for white sharks | Right ankle & foot lacerated | 2 m [6.75'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 9 October 2004 | Jeffrey’s Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Puncture wounds on right foot | Raggedtooth shark, 1.5 to 2 m [5' to 6.75'] | Sobreviveu |
| August 2004 | Park Rynie, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | No injury to occupants; boat damaged | 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 2 June 2004 | Dyer Island, Western Cape Province | Swimming, poaching perlemoen | Fatal, leg severed | White shark | Fatal |
| 5 April 2004 | Surfers' Corner, Muizenberg, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Left leg lacerated, right leg severed above the knee | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 January 2004 | Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal | Surf skiing | No injury to occupants, stern of ski bitten | Mako shark, 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] | Sobreviveu |
| 7 January 2004 | West Beach, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Foot lacerated | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 31 December 2003 | Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal | — | No injury to occupants | Shortfin mako shark | Sobreviveu |
| 27 November 2003 | Sodwana, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Presumed fatal, severed hand recovered | Tiger shark, 4 m [13'] ? | Fatal |
| 6 November 2003 | Karridene, KwaZulu-Natal | Surf skiing | No injury to occupants, hull of ski bitten | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 14 September 2003 | Melkbosstrand, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bit boat | 2 m cow shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 September 2003 | Near the wreck of the Kakapo off Noordhoek Beach, Western Cape Province | Body boarding | Fatal, left thigh, buttocks, back of spine, abdomen & chest bitten | White shark | Fatal |
| 8 August 2003 | Jeffrey’s Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Sitting on surfboard | No injury, wetsuit torn & board bitten | 3.5 m [11.5'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 17 January 2003 | Near the lagoon at Table View, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape Province | — | Probable scavenging. the boy disappeared while at the beach on january 1st. his decomposed shark-bitten body washed ashore january 17th | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 24 December 2002 | Scarborough, Western Cape Province | Snorkeling | Forearms lacerated | White shark, 4 m white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 September 2002 | Glencairn, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Surf skiing | No injury | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 3 June 2002 | Off Mkhambati, KwaZulu-Natal between Port Edward and Port St Johns | Snorkeling (filming the sardine run) | Upper arm bitten | 1.5 to 2.5 m [5' to 8.25'] copper shark | Sobreviveu |
| 4 January 2002 | Durban Harbor, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Leg bitten & surgically amputated | Zambesi shark? | Sobreviveu |
| 1 January 2002 | Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal | Surf skiing | Foot & calf bitten | Unidentified | Sobreviveu |
| 7 October 2001 | Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal | Kite-boarding | No injury | Mako shark, 2 m [6.75'] | Sobreviveu |
| 8 May 2001 | East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Leg bitten | White shark, 2.7 m to 3 m [9' to 10'] | Sobreviveu |
| 8 April 2001 | Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Thigh, hip & buttock bitten | White shark, 2.7 m [9'] | Sobreviveu |
| 10 September 2000 | Dyer Island, Western Cape Province | Free diving | Swim fin bitten | White shark, 3.5 m [11.5'] male | Sobreviveu |
| 16 July 2000 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Hand lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 15 July 2000 | Cape Recife, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, flung off board | — | Sobreviveu |
| 15 July 2000 | South of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | No injury | — | Sobreviveu |
| 19 February 2000 | Struis Bay, Western Cape Province | Body surfing | Foot bitten | White shark, 2.5 m | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1990 — 58 incidentes, 9 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 November 1999 | Umtentweni, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Lower legs lacerated | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Sobreviveu |
| 29 July 1999 | Kogebaai, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Right thigh bitten | White shark, 3 m to 5 m [10' to 16.5'] | Sobreviveu |
| 15 July 1999 | Buffels Bay (near Knysna), Western Cape Province | Boogie boarding | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 3 July 1999 | Cintsa East, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Leg & board bitten | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Sobreviveu |
| 13 January 1999 | Bonza Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Paddle skiing | No injury, ski bitten | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Sobreviveu |
| 1999 | Hospital Rock, Dyers Island, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Heel lacerated | White shark, 4.6 m [15'] | Sobreviveu |
| 20 December 1998 | King's Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Leg bitten | Possibly a white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 18 December 1998 | Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Splashing | Right leg bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 18 October 1998 | Glengariff, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 16 September 1998 | Kowie River, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing / washing bait off hands | Laceration to right foot | — | Sobreviveu |
| 12 August 1998 | National Zoological Gardens Aquarium, Pretoria, Transvaal | Moving a shark in a net | Lacerations to right shin provoked incident | Sandtiger shark, 2 m, male | Sobreviveu |
| 1 August 1998 | Buffalo Bay, near Knysna, Western Cape Province | Surfing (or body boarding) | Legs bitten | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Sobreviveu |
| 1 August 1998 | Pringle Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Leg bitten | White shark, 4.9 m [16'] | Sobreviveu |
| 11 July 1998 | St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Knee bitten | 5' to 6' shark | Sobreviveu |
| 6 July 1998 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Wading | Right leg bitten | Raggedtooth shark, 1.2 m [4'] | Sobreviveu |
| 6 July 1998 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Right leg bitten | Raggedtooth shark, 1.2 m [4'] | Sobreviveu |
| 22 June 1998 | Gonubie, 13 km northeast of East London, Eastern Cape Province | Body boarding | Fatal, hands & calf bitten | White shark | Fatal |
| 5 June 1998 | Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Survived | — | Sobreviveu |
| 30 May 1998 | Pollock Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Minor laceration on foot | — | Sobreviveu |
| 29 May 1998 | Sardinia Bay near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Body boarding | Right shoulder & arm bitten | 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 29 May 1998 | Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Body boarding | Leg bitten | Unidentified | Sobreviveu |
| 16 May 1998 | Keurbooms, Western Cape Province | Body boarding | Lower legs bitten, foot severed | 4 m [13'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 March 1998 | Saldanha Bay, Western Cape Province | Snorkeling – hunting crayfish and abalone | Lower leg lacerated | 3 m [10'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 25 January 1998 | East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Calf & foot lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1998 | Hole-in-the Wall, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 28 December 1997 | Pringle Bay, 44 miles southeast of Cape Town, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 28 December 1997 | St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Sitting on surfboard | Calf bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 11 October 1997 | Off Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Fishingat | No injury, hooked shark bit their 4.8 m inflatable boat | Soupfin shark | Sobreviveu |
| 21 July 1997 | Breezy Point, Ntlonyana, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Fatal | 4.5 m white shark | Fatal |
| 10 December 1996 | Duck Pond, Sardina Bay near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Elbow bitten | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1 September 1996 | Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | No injury provoked incident | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 4 June 1996 | LaMercy, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Survived | — | Sobreviveu |
| 28 May 1996 | The Steps, Wilderness, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Leg bitten | 2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 19 February 1995 | Kidd’s Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Lacerations to lower leg & foot | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 24 January 1995 | Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, right thigh bitten & femur exposed, shallow lacerations on right calf & left thigh & fingers lacerated | Tiger shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Fatal |
| 1995 | — | Diving | Reportedly lost lower right leg as result of shark bite | Shark involvement not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 30 December 1994 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Body boarding | No injury, board bitten | 5.5 m [18'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 25 November 1994 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury | Raggedtooth shark, 2.7 m [9'] | Sobreviveu |
| 9 July 1994 | Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Fatal, leg severed | 4 m [13'] white shark | Fatal |
| 9 July 1994 | Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Buttock & leg bitten | 4 m [13'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 2 April 1994 | Arniston, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Fatal | 4.9 m white shark | Fatal |
| 27 February 1994 | Saxon Reef, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Swim fin bitten | 3 m [10'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 February 1994 | Beachview Holiday Resort, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Leg bitten | 3 m [10'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 30 January 1994 | Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Windsurfing | Calf bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 3 January 1994 | Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Foot bitten | 1.3 m [4'3"] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 26 September 1993 | Danger Point, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Calf lacerated | 3 m [10'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 30 July 1993 | Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Puncture wounds on chest | 4 m [13'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 9 April 1992 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Punctures & lacerations on lower leg | >2 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 23 January 1992 | Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Right foot lacerated | Zambesi shark, 1.7 m [5.5'] | Sobreviveu |
| 8 January 1992 | Sheffield Beach, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Left cheek lacerated | Possibly a 1.5 m [5'] blacktip shark | Sobreviveu |
| 19 May 1991 | Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape Province | Scuba diving | No injury, tank scratched by shark | 3.5 m [11.5'] female white shark named "Notchfin" | Sobreviveu |
| 12 February 1991 | Miller’s Point, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Foot & swim fin bitten | 5.5 m [18'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 26 December 1990 | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | — | Survived | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| 15 September 1990 | Oudekraal, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Right hand lacerated | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 24 June 1990 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Scuba diving (but on surface) | Fatal, thigh bitten | 4.5 m [14'9"] white shark | Fatal |
| 13 May 1990 | Protea Reef, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | No injury to occupants, hooked shark freed itself, then rammed stern of boat provoked incident | 6 m, 600-kg shark | Sobreviveu |
| 6 May 1990 | Cintsa East, Eastern Cape Province | Resting on surfboard | Thigh severely bitten | 5.5 m [18'] white shark, identified by tooth marks | Sobreviveu |
| 14 April 1990 | Cape Recife, Eastern Cape Province | Lying on surfboard & paddling | Leg bitten | 2.3 m [7.5'] white shark, identified by M. Smale | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1980 — 100 incidentes, 6 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November 1989 | Melkbosstrand, Western Cape Province | Free diving & spearfishing | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 17 September 1989 | Smitswinkel, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Free diving | Chest lacerated | White shark, identified by tooth pattern | Sobreviveu |
| 22 August 1989 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Multiple injuries | >3.4 m [11'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 20 July 1989 | Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Torso bitten | 2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 5 June 1989 | Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | 3 m [10'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 3 June 1989 | Gonubie, Eastern Cape Province | Free diving | Forearm bitten | 2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 19 February 1989 | Western Cape Province | Fishing | Thigh lacerated & abraded provoked incident | 3 m [10'] gaffed shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 February 1989 | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | Windsurfing | Foot bruised & minor lacerations | — | Sobreviveu |
| 20 January 1989 | Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal | Lifesaving drill | Thigh bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 16 June 1988 | Sculphoek, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Left arm lacerated | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 10 April 1988 | La Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Arm washed ashore. scratch marks on the humerus indicated it had been bitten by a shark, but cause of death could not be determined. | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 16 March 1988 | Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Lower left leg bitten, hand lacerated | 1.5 m to 2 m [5' to 6.75'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 February 1988 | Brighton Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | — | No injury to occupants, pontoon puctured | Raggedtooth shark, 2 m | Sobreviveu |
| 14 February 1988 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Ankle bitten | 1 m "grey-colored" shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 February 1988 | Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal | Lying atop surfboard | Leg bitten, surgically amputated | Zambezi shark (tooth fragments recovered) | Sobreviveu |
| 27 January 1988 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Minor injury to leg | Shark involvement not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 6 January 1988 | Struisbaai, Western Cape Province | Attempting to lasso shark's tail | Foot lacerated by hooked shark provoked incident | 1.5 m copper shark | Sobreviveu |
| 5 January 1988 | Great Brak River, Western Cape Province | Returning to shore, collided with shark | No injury to occupants; shark ripped off fibreglass hull, swamping boat provoked incident | 6 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| November 1987 | St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Possible drowning / scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 25 October 1987 | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | Boogie boarding | Abrasion to forearm | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| 11 October 1987 | Seal Island, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Left thigh & calf lacerated | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 September 1987 | Still Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Torso lacerated | 3.5 m [11.5'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 19 April 1987 | Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Slipped off rocks & was treading water when he disappeared, body mutilated by shark/s | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 30 March 1987 | Muizenberg, Western Cape Province | — | No injury to occupants, boat holed by hooked shark provoked incident | 3 m white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 28 January 1987 | Eerste River, Eastern Cape Province | Spearfishing | Puncture wounds to right hand | >2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 31 December 1986 | Agulhas Banks, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | 2 punctures in lower leg | Raggedtooth shark, 2.5 m [8.25'] | Sobreviveu |
| 22 December 1986 | SAOU Strand, Western Cape Province | Body boarding | Fatal, legs bitten | 3 m [10'] white shark | Fatal |
| 4 December 1986 | Platbank, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury, no attack, 1.8 m copper shark made threat displays | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| 17 October 1986 | Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal | Nsb meshing | Minor lacerations & puncture wounds to right leg from netted shark taken onboard skiboat provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 1.96 m, 140-kg | Sobreviveu |
| 5 October 1986 | St. Michaels, KwaZulu-Natal | Racing ski | No injury, ski bitten | 1.6 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 10 August 1986 | Reef on seaward side of Geyser Island, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury, shark made threat display & impaled itself on spear | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| July 1986 | LaMercy, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Minor lacerations on left hand | 1.2 m [4'] dusky shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 March 1986 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Foot bitten | >1 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 5 March 1986 | The Fence, King's Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, board struck by shark | 2 m [6.75'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 18 February 1986 | East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | >2.4 m [8'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 17 February 1986 | Cape Recife, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, knocked off board | — | Sobreviveu |
| 7 February 1986 | King's Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Lower leg lacerated | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 6 February 1986 | Arniston, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | 2 punctures in upper arm | Raggedtooth shark, 2 m [6.75'] | Sobreviveu |
| 22 December 1985 | Garvies Beach, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Both surfers boards were bumped by sharks, moolman sustained abrasions on his arm and leg | — | Sobreviveu |
| 24 October 1985 | East London, Eastern Cape Province | Body boarding | Left leg severely lacerated, superficial lacerations of right leg, board damaged | 2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 8 September 1985 | T.O. Strand, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Probable drowning / scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 8 May 1985 | Umdhloti, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | After diver shot shark attempting to take his catch, shark bit right arm & tore wetsuit provoked incident | 30-kg [66-lb] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 27 January 1985 | Struisbaai, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Right knee, calf and ankle lacerated | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 18 January 1985 | Umzimkulu, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Probable drowning / scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 17 January 1985 | Umbogintwini, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Thigh & calf bitten | 3.5 m white shark, tooth fragments recovered | Sobreviveu |
| 4 January 1985 | Buffels Bay, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Minor injury to torso | 3.5 m [11.5'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| January 1985 | Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Upper right arm bitten after he shot the shark provoked incident | 1.5 m [5'] dusky shark | Sobreviveu |
| 8 November 1984 | Gonubie River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Wetsuit lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 22 July 1984 | Cape Point, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Fatal, but shark involvement prior to death could not be determined | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fatal |
| July 1984 | Sodwana, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | No injury, shark hit swim fin | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 June 1984 | Muizenberg, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | 2.4 m [8'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 31 May 1984 | Arniston, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Swim fin bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 14 March 1984 | Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | No injury, 8 pressure dings in surboard | — | Sobreviveu |
| 10 March 1984 | Swartkops River mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Rowing | No injury to occupant, shark seized oar and disappeared with it. | 2.5 m [8.25'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 18 February 1984 | Paradise Beach, Jeffrey’s Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Leg lacerated by hooked shark provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 56-kg [123-lb] | Sobreviveu |
| 17 February 1984 | Shark tank at Oceanographic Research Insitute, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Scuba diving | Punctures in wetsuit & left arm bruised by captive shark provoked incident | 1.5 m [5'] dusky shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 February 1984 | St. George’s Strand, Eastern Cape Province | — | Human remains recovered, evidence of scavenging by shark/s | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 5 January 1984 | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Foot bitten | Raggedtooth shark, 1 m | Sobreviveu |
| 4 January 1984 | Umlaas Canal, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Remains recovered 1-4-1984 showed evidence of defense wounds | — | Sobreviveu |
| 22 December 1983 | Great Fish River, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Left calf, ankle & foot lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 21 December 1983 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Shin lacerated | Raggedtooth shark, >1 m | Sobreviveu |
| 7 December 1983 | LaMercy, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Two feet found in 1.74 m, 115-kg zambesi shark, confirmed as a postmortem scavenging | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| 10 November 1983 | Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Probable drowning and scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 20 August 1983 | Seal Island, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Inner thighs lacerated | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 July 1983 | Seal Point, Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Left arm injured by shark's tail as it swam beneath his board | 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 April 1983 | Bonza Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Puncture wounds to foot | Raggedtooth shark, 1.5 m [5'] (tooth fragment recovered) | Sobreviveu |
| 2 April 1983 | Mpande, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Survived | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| 30 March 1983 | Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Right calf lacerated | 1.8 m [6'] Zambezi shark | Sobreviveu |
| 22 March 1983 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | Blacktip or spinner shark | Sobreviveu |
| 20 February 1983 | Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal | Paddleskiing | Puncture wounds to buttocks | 3 m [10'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 January 1983 | Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Fatal | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fatal |
| 10 January 1983 | Muizenberg, Western Cape Province | Windsurfing | Left foot lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 8 January 1983 | Holbaai, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury, rammed by shark | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 30 September 1982 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, pressure ding on surfboard | — | Sobreviveu |
| 30 September 1982 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | Believed to involve a 2.8 m [9'3"] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 29 August 1982 | Langebaan, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Left knee, lower leg & foot bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 31 July 1982 | Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Boogie boarding | No injury, swim fin bitten | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| 24 July 1982 | Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province | Paddleskiing | No injury, ski bitten | 2.4 m [8'] white shark, species identity confirmed by tooth fragment | Sobreviveu |
| 29 June 1982 | Ntlonyana Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Fatal | 2.4 m [8'] white shark, species identity confirmed by witnesses & tooth pattern in surfboard | Fatal |
| 17 February 1982 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Leg bitten above ankle by hooked shark taken aboard skiboat provoked incident | — | Sobreviveu |
| 29 January 1982 | Mpekeweni, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Right shin & toe lacerated | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 19 October 1981 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Inspecting teeth of supposedly dead (hooked & shot) shark | Hand lacerated provoked incident | 3.5 m [11.5'], 510-kg [1125-lb] hooked & shot white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 18 July 1981 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | 7 lacerations to right foot | Possibly a 1.8 m [6'] Zambezi shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1 July 1981 | Clansthal, KwaZulu-Natal | Catching sardines | Laceration to calf | "gray shark" | Sobreviveu |
| 20 May 1981 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Shark & board collided. no injury, but board was dented | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 10 May 1981 | King’s Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | Raggedtooth shark, 2.5 m [8.25'] | Sobreviveu |
| 5 May 1981 | Ntlonyane Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Left leg bitten, surgically amputated | Tiger shark, 2.1 m [7'] | Sobreviveu |
| 19 February 1981 | Umtentweni, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Foot lacerated | Juvenile dusky or blacktip shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1 January 1981 | Widenham, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Probable drowning & scavenging by 1.5 m tiger shark | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 26 December 1980 | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | — | Probable drowning & scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 17 November 1980 | Mnini, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Probable drowning & scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 15 May 1980 | Fuller’s Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 29 March 1980 | Umdhloti, KwaZulu-Natal | Free diving | Fatal | Tiger shark | Fatal |
| 11 March 1980 | Velddrif, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Leg lacerated by netted shark provoked incident | 1.5 m [5'] hammerhead shark | Sobreviveu |
| 31 January 1980 | Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal | Body boarding | Both hands & heel of left foot lacerated, right foot severed | 2.8 m [9'3"] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 January 1980 | Anstey’s, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | No injury, rammed & catapulted from the water by shark after he shot at it & missed provoked incident | 2 m [6'9"] Zambesi shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 January 1980 | Sardinia Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Abrasion | Hammerhead shark | Sobreviveu |
| 10 January 1980 | King’s Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | 3 small punctures on arm | Raggedtooth shark, 2 m [6'9"] | Sobreviveu |
| 1980 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Paddleskiing | No injury, paddleski bitten | 3.5 m [11.5'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1980 | Bonza Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury; 2 m shark made threat display and impaled itself on spear | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1970 — 68 incidentes, 6 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 1979 | Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Shin lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 12 November 1979 | Macassar, Western Cape Province | Shark fishing | No injury to occupants; hooked shark tore out part of transom, bit skeg of motor and snapped the steel trace provoked incident | White shark, 5 m | Sobreviveu |
| 22 October 1979 | Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Bitten below right knee by hooked shark pulled onboard skiboat provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 50-kg [110-lb], 2 m [6.75'] gaffed | Sobreviveu |
| 5 May 1979 | Hangklip, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Shark rammed diver after he shot it in the head provoked incident | White shark, 2.5 m [8.25'] | Sobreviveu |
| 3 May 1979 | Mbibi, KwaZulu-Natal | Scuba diving | Fatal (presumed), pieces of shark-bitten wetsuit washed ashore but no body was recovered | — | Fatal |
| 1 March 1979 | Seal Island, Western Cape Province | — | No injury | — | Sobreviveu |
| 21 February 1979 | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing, collided with shark | Punctures on left thigh | 1.5 m to 2 m [5' to 6.75'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 December 1978 | Sodwana, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Fatal, legs bitten | White shark, 2.3 m [7.5'], tooth fragment recovered | Fatal |
| 21 October 1978 | Fishing camp, St. Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Fatal or scavenging by 3 m tiger shark (may have involved foul play) | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fatal |
| 27 September 1978 | Miller's Point, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury, shark took his catch, then towed & pushed diver through the water | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Sobreviveu |
| 5 March 1978 | Gulu Deep, East London, Eastern Cape Province | — | No injury to occupants; shark rammed boat 4 times, bit engine & cracked the hull | — | Sobreviveu |
| 28 February 1978 | Seal Island, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing for mackerel | Shark jumped in boat, but no injury to occupants | 270 kg shark | Sobreviveu |
| 19 February 1978 | Miller's Point, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Diving | No injury, rammed by shark | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 7 January 1978 | Glenashley, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Left leg, ankle & foot bitten | Thought to involve a blacktip shark | Sobreviveu |
| 6 January 1978 | Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Human head recovered from 3 m [10'] tiger shark’s gut, probable drowning / scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 19 December 1977 | Qolera River, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Both legs bitten, 2 days later gangrene necessitated surgical amputation of left leg at mid-thigh | Tiger shark, 3 m [10'] | Sobreviveu |
| December 1977 | Macassar, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing for bottom fish | No injury to occupant: shark bit boat's port chine | 3 m [10'] white shark (Tooth recovered from boat) | Sobreviveu |
| 12 November 1977 | Klein River Lagoon, Western Cape Province | Standing | Shark lacerated his hand when he grabbed it by the tail provoked incident | 1.5 to 2 m [5' to 6.75'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 30 October 1977 | Bluegums Rock, Partridge Point, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury, shark bit speargun & pushed diver through the water | White shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Sobreviveu |
| 19 August 1977 | Off Macassar Beach, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Shark leapt into boat, pinning mamacos beneath and fracturing his pelvis, then trashed the boat rendering it inoperable | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 26 May 1977 | 13 km off Knysna, Western Cape Province | Fishing for yellowtail | Lombard's thigh was lacerated by shark that leapt into boat | Mako shark, 2.3 m, 150-kg | Sobreviveu |
| 17 March 1977 | Lappiesbaai Beach, Stilbaai, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Right foot bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 27 November 1976 | Clifton, Western Cape Province | Thrashing the water / imitating the shark victim from "jaws" | Torso bitten | White shark, 3 m [10'] k | Sobreviveu |
| 23 November 1976 | Warner Beach, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Laceration to foot | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| November 1976 | Macassar, Western Cape Province | Fishing for white shark | No injury to occupants. hooked shark bit boat's transom, provoked incident | White shark, 4.8 m | Sobreviveu |
| 27 October 1976 | Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape Province | Boat | No injury to occupants, shark leapt on bow of boat | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 6 October 1976 | Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Left thigh lacerated | White shark, 3.5 m [11.5'], species identity confirmed by tooth fragment | Sobreviveu |
| 2 May 1976 | 40 km off Cape Point, Western Cape Province | Competing in a light tackle game fishing | Shark following hooked fish, rammed & holed boat | Mako shark, 180-kg [397-lb] | Sobreviveu |
| 12 March 1976 | Robberg Point, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark buckled prop shaft | Whale shark | Sobreviveu |
| 9 March 1976 | 2 km from Macassar, False Bay, Western Cape Province | — | Shark breached hull of boat | White shark named “Spotty” | Sobreviveu |
| 2 March 1976 | 2 km from Macassar, False Bay, Western Cape Province | — | Shark leapt into boat, hitting fanie schoeman on his back before sliding into the sea | White shark named “Spotty” | Sobreviveu |
| 3 February 1976 | False Bay, Western Cape Province | Shark watching | No injury to occupants, shark rammed bow, driving its head into the hull | 2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 January 1976 | Hartenbos, Western Cape Province | Shark fishing | No injury to occupants, after shark was harpooned & shot, it holed the boat provoked incident | 4 m [13'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 11 January 1976 | Kalk Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing for snoek & yellowtail | Hooked shark leapt onboard & into fish well, which it smashed provoked incident | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Sobreviveu |
| 19 November 1975 | South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Standing | Left foot lacerated | Juvenile dusky shark | Sobreviveu |
| September 1975 | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | Paddleskiing | Right foot & ankle lacerated | 1.2 m [4'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 17 August 1975 | Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | Left leg & surfboard bitten | White shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Sobreviveu |
| 18 April 1975 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Probable drowning / scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 5 April 1975 | Millers Point, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing competition | No injury, rammed by shark | White shark, 600-kg [1323-lb] | Sobreviveu |
| 29 March 1975 | Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Probable drowning / scavenging by a white shark | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 9 March 1975 | Boggomsbaai, Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Attempting to drag hooked shark ashore by its tail | Left leg bitten provoked incident | 1.5 m [5'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 23 February 1975 | Inyoni Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Foot severed | 1.5 m [5'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 14 February 1975 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | — | Shark bit rudder & hull | Mako shark, 3 m [10'] | Sobreviveu |
| 1 February 1975 | Beespens, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Foot bitten by shark he was gaffing provoked incident | Copper shark, 50-kg [110-b] | Sobreviveu |
| 20 April 1974 | Arniston, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Left knee lacerated | Raggedtooth shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Sobreviveu |
| 14 April 1974 | Glengariff, Eastern Cape Province | Standing | Lower right leg lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 4 April 1974 | Inyoni Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | Right foot lacerated | Juvenile dusky shark | Sobreviveu |
| 21 March 1974 | Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| March 1974 | Macassar, Western Cape Province | Fishing for kob | No injury to occupant, shark holed boat | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 February 1974 | Inyoni Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Right calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee | — | Sobreviveu |
| 13 February 1974 | Inyoni Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Right shin lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| February 1974 | Macassar, Western Cape Province | Fishing for red fish | No injury to occupant, but a shark chasing a hooked fish holed his boat above the waterline | 5 m white shark | Sobreviveu |
| 13 January 1974 | Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal | Sitting | 2 minor lacerations in foot | Raggedtooth shark, 1 m | Sobreviveu |
| 7 January 1974 | Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Knee & calf lacerated | 2 m to 2.5 m [6.75' to 8.25'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| Early Feb-1974 | Macassar, Western Cape Province | Fishing for kob | No injury, shark leapt into boat & bit one of the boat's seats | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 29 September 1973 | Mission Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal | Being pulled to shore from wreck of 25-ton fishing vessel alan s | Fatal, thigh bitten | — | Fatal |
| March 1973 | Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Hip bruised | 2 m shark, possibly a dusky or blacktip shark | Sobreviveu |
| 21 January 1973 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing from paddleski | Hooked & gaffed shark bit his right elbow provoked incident | 1 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1973 | Queensberry Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Surfing | No injury, surboard flung into air & dented | — | Sobreviveu |
| 31 December 1972 | Millers Point, Western Cape Province | Treading water | Lower left leg & foot bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 24 December 1972 | Hartenbos, Western Cape Province | Swimming | No injury, swim fin bitten | White shark, > 3 m [10'] | Sobreviveu |
| 1 January 1972 | St. George’s Strand, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, coroner's verdict: "death presumably through shark attack & drowning" | — | Fatal |
| 1 January 1972 | Kosi Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | Sitting in shallows | Foot bitten | Zambesi shark | Sobreviveu |
| 16 December 1971 | Fish Hoek, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Right forearm bitten | White shark, 3 m [10']rk | Sobreviveu |
| 14 October 1971 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Wrist & hand lacerated | 1.5 m to 2 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 30 June 1971 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Leg & surfboard bitten | White shark, 3 m [10'], species identity confirmed by witnesses & tooth pattern in leg & board | Sobreviveu |
| 11 April 1971 | Buffels Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, multiple bites | White shark according to tooth pattern and witnesses | Fatal |
| 15 June 1970 | Shark tank, Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Scuba diving | 2 cm laceration on knee provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 2 m [6'9"], 5-year-old, captive female | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1960 — 70 incidentes, 9 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 December 1968 | Port St. John's, KwaZulu-Natal | Freediving | No injury | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| 2 December 1968 | Bluff, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | No injury, left elbow & torso bumped by sharks | 2 scalloped hammerhead sharks, 1.5 m & 1.8 m [5' & 6'] | Sobreviveu |
| December 1968 | KwaZulu-Natal | — | No injury | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| 6 November 1968 | Ramsgate, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Shark leapt into boat, landed on hlope's back, then bit his left forearm | 90-kg "blackfin" shark | Sobreviveu |
| 25 March 1968 | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | Wading & pushing dinghy toward the shallows | Left thigh lacerated | 1.5 m to 1.8m [5' to 6'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 30 December 1967 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Surfing | Right ankle & foot bitten | 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| November 1967 | Brighton Beach, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Bones and brightly colored bangles recovered 3.35 m, 145.5-kg tiger shark’s gut | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 19 March 1967 | Paradise Reef, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Punctures in right buttock & thigh, abrasion on right forearm | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Sobreviveu |
| 27 January 1967 | Melkbosstrand, Western Cape Province | Fishing for rock lobster | Holed & sank boat, 1 man flung into water but ignored by the shark | White shark or thresher shark | Sobreviveu |
| 22 January 1967 | Whittle Rock False Bay, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing competition | No injury, shark bit support boat, removing pieces of wood after gerricke shot it provoked incident | 2.1 m [7'] sandtiger shark | Sobreviveu |
| 3 January 1967 | Keiskamma River mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Crossing river on a raft | Fatal, leg severed | — | Fatal |
| 27 August 1966 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Netting sharks | No attack, no injury to occupant: a 400-lb grey shark bit nets in the water | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| 29 January 1966 | Strandfontein Beach, Western Cape Province | Helping men land a shark | Left leg lacerated by hooked shark provoked incident | Copper shark | Sobreviveu |
| 11 January 1966 | Riet River, Eastern Cape Province | Standing | Right calf lacerated | 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] Zambesi shark | Sobreviveu |
| 9 January 1966 | Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal | Body surfing | Lower legs bitten | 1.8 m to 2 m [6' to 6'9"] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 14 February 1965 | Amatikulu, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Abdomen, buttock, thigh, arm & hand bitten | 1.8 m [6'], 136-kg [300-lb] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 23 January 1965 | Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Paddling rescue ski | No injury, ski bitten | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Sobreviveu |
| 16 January 1965 | Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Body surfing | Right thigh punctured | — | Sobreviveu |
| Ca. 1965 | Pollock Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Bather | No details | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| 25 December 1964 | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Hand, ankle & calf lacerated | Raggedtooth shark | Sobreviveu |
| 31 October 1964 | Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal | Surf fishing | Right leg bitten while attempting to gaff hooked shark provoked incident | — | Sobreviveu |
| 16 July 1964 | Island Rock, KwaZulu-Natal | Searching for remains of dr. marais | No injury, shark charged & impaled itself on spear | Zambesi shark | Sobreviveu |
| 10 July 1964 | Island Rock, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 2 June 1964 | Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Skeletonized, except for head & feet. possibly a drowning / scavenging | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 23 January 1964 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Body surfing | Heel & ankle bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 22 January 1964 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Standing | Heel bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 21 January 1964 | 20 m from shore at Strand, Western Cape Province | Shark watching | No injury to occupants, shark holed boat | White shark, 3.6 m [11'9"] | Sobreviveu |
| 1 January 1964 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Diving for sinkers | Lacerations and puncture wounds in right arm | 2.1 m to 2.4 m [7' to 8'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 29 December 1963 | Catfish Rock, between Salt Rock & Shaka’s Rock, KwaZulu-Natal | Standing | Right hand & foot severed, thigh & buttock lacerated | Zambesi shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Sobreviveu |
| 26 December 1963 | Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Lower leg bitten & foot severed, leg surgically amputated below knee | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 25 December 1963 | Gonubie River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, shoulders, arms, abdomen & foot bitten | — | Fatal |
| 22 December 1963 | Next to West Street groyne, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Helping friend land hooked shark | Foot lacerated provoked incident | Dusky shark, 1 m | Sobreviveu |
| 20 December 1963 | Hartenbos, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing | Foot lacerated | White shark, 1.7 m [5.5'] | Sobreviveu |
| 20 December 1963 | Umvoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Splashing in surf | Fatal, arm severed, leg bitten | 300- to 400-lb Zambesi shark | Fatal |
| 17 April 1963 | Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Buttock bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 22 January 1963 | False Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark leapt inside boat | 193-lb shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 January 1963 | Humewood, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Foot bitten by shark hooked & taken on boat provoked incident | <1.5 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 11 January 1963 | Peace Cottage, Umdhloti, KwaZulu-Natal | Free diving, hunting crayfish | Lacerations & punctures on left forearm | 1 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 6 January 1963 | Selection Reef, Umdhloti, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Lacerations to right arm | Zambesi shark, 2 m [6'9"] | Sobreviveu |
| 30 December 1962 | Shark tank at Oceanographic Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal | Scuba diving | Captive shark bit air hose & minor lacerations on diver's cheek provoked incident | Dusky shark, 1 m | Sobreviveu |
| December 1962 | Swartklip, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark jumped onboard, knocking 2 anglers onto the deck | 2 m [6'9"], 87.5-kg [193-lb] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 28 October 1962 | Paradise Reef, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Arm lacerated (minor injury) | — | Sobreviveu |
| 23 August 1962 | Robbesteen, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark hit boat, lifting it from the water, bit & dented propeller | 4.3 m [14'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 21 June 1962 | Millers Point, False Bay, Western Cape Province | On a "shark hunt" | No injury to occupants, shark charged boat, then 2 more sharks hit boat, oar grabbed, boat finally drifted ashore at 02h00 | 2.7 m to 3 m [9' to 10'] sharks | Sobreviveu |
| 7 April 1962 | Umhlali, KwaZulu-Natal | Wading | Left ankle & foot bitten | Zambesi shark, 1.2 m [4'] | Sobreviveu |
| 5 April 1962 | East London, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Hooked shark bit boat provoked incident | 4.9 m [16']shark | Sobreviveu |
| 7 February 1962 | Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, calf bitten twice | — | Fatal |
| 5 February 1962 | Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Fatal, tissue removed from thigh, femoral artery severed | White shark, 3 m | Fatal |
| 18 January 1962 | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing, slipped on rocks & fell into sea | Possible drowning / post mortem scavenging by zambesi shark | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 6 January 1962 | 6 km off Groot Brak River, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Shark rammed boat 5 times & holed it | — | Sobreviveu |
| Before 1962 | Murray Bay, Robben Island, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, body not recovered | — | Fatal |
| 28 December 1961 | Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Lower right leg & ankle bitten | Zambesi shark | Sobreviveu |
| 17 April 1961 | Port Elizabeth Oceanarium, Eastern Cape Province | Diving | Shark bit swimfin after diver kicked shark provoked incident | 2 m "yellow belly" captive shark. Shark destroyed by aquarium staff next day | Sobreviveu |
| 7 March 1961 | St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Landed shark in boat bit his left leg provoked incident | Zambesi shark, 4'9" | Sobreviveu |
| 12 February 1961 | Sea Point, Western Cape Province | Spearfishing, shark grabbed his white t-shirt and towed him | Torso bruised & abraded | 1.5 m [5'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1 February 1961 | Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, multiple injuries to both legs, feet & left arm | 2.1 m [7'], 90-kg mako shark | Fatal |
| 25 January 1961 | Frikkies Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing for kob | No injury to occupants, shark took a gaffed fish they were bringing aboard & hit their boat | 4.6 m [15'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 22 January 1961 | Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Left thigh bitten | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 6 January 1961 | Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal | Standing | Right foot, leg and hand bitten | White shark, based on bite pattern | Sobreviveu |
| 3 January 1961 | Strandfontein, Western Cape Province | Standing | Lower left leg bitten, abrasions on back of right leg | — | Sobreviveu |
| 3 January 1961 | Palm Beach, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Human remains (patella & remnants of black swim suit) found in 147-kg raggedtooth shark | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 24 December 1960 | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, legs severed | White shark, 3 m [10'], tooth fragment from wounds identified as that of a white shark | Fatal |
| November 1960 | 5 km from Gordon’s Bay, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Hand lining for shad | No injury to occupants, shark bit 45 cm hole in hull | White shark (tooth fragments recovered from hull of boat) | Sobreviveu |
| 24 October 1960 | Jacobs Bay Reef, Saldanha Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing for rock lobsters | No injury to occupants, shark rammed & bit boat | White shark, 3.7 m to 4.6 m [12' to 15'] | Sobreviveu |
| October 1960 | False Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Shark rammed boat, breaching its hull | White shark, 18 mm tooth fragment recovered from the hull | Sobreviveu |
| 30 April 1960 | Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Multiple major injuries | White shark, 2.1 m [7'] based on tooth pattern | Sobreviveu |
| 20 April 1960 | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | Gaffed shark bit his ankle provoked incident | Raggedtooth shark, 100-lb | Sobreviveu |
| April 1960 | Saldanha Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Shark rammed boat & bit transom | White shark (tooth fragments recovered) | Sobreviveu |
| 1 January 1960 | Muizenberg, Western Cape Province | Standing, watching seine netters | Left leg bitten by shark that escaped net provoked incident | — | Sobreviveu |
| Ca. 1960 | Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Wading | Heel lacerated, hand lacerated & abraded | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1950 — 38 incidentes, 12 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 November 1959 | Swartklip, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing for tunny | R. roberts' leg was bruised when shark leapt into boat | Thresher shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Sobreviveu |
| 30 May 1959 | Bird Island, Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Spearfishing | No injury, diver shot shark & it bit his speargun provoked incident | White shark, 2.7 m [9'], 280-lb | Sobreviveu |
| 9 April 1959 | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing | 2 toes bitten off | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1 February 1959 | Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Leg severed below knee | 1.8 to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 January 1959 | Melkbaai, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Thigh & both wrists lacerated | White shark, 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] according to Shreuder and a witness | Sobreviveu |
| 23 December 1958 | Melkbaai, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 14 November 1958 | False Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury, shark leapt at him | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| 2 June 1958 | King Reef off Park Rynie, KwaZulu-Natal | Spearfishing | Injuries not caused by sharks | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| 5 April 1958 | Uvongo, KwaZulu-Natal | Paddling in knee-deep water | Fatal | 3 m [10'] shark | Fatal |
| 3 April 1958 | Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming with goggles | Fatal, arm severed above elbow, abdomen & leg bitten | 3 m [10'] shark | Fatal |
| 9 January 1958 | Scotburgh, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 1958 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing (trolling) | No injury to occupants; shark bit propeller | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| Circa 1958 | MaKakatana River, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing, walking in river to cast | Fatal, right leg severed above knee | — | Fatal |
| 30 December 1957 | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal | Standing | Left arm severed, torso bitten, thigh lacerated, many abrasions | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 26 December 1957 | Splash Rock, Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal | Skindiving | Lacerations on head & neck | — | Sobreviveu |
| 23 December 1957 | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal | Floating | Fatal, right arm broken & stripped of flesh, left hand severed above wrist, lower abdomen, buttocks & thigh bitten | >3 m [10'] shark | Fatal |
| 20 December 1957 | Uvongo, KwaZulu-Natal | Standing | Fatal, multiple, severe injuries | — | Fatal |
| 18 December 1957 | Karridene, KwaZulu-Natal | Body surfing | Left leg severed at knee, part of left thigh removed | — | Sobreviveu |
| 5 January 1957 | Umgeni River Mouth, KwaZulu-Natal | Wading | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 27 October 1956 | Glencairn, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Free diving for sinkers | Right heel lacerated & swim fin removed by shark | White shark, according to witnesses | Sobreviveu |
| 1 August 1956 | Chain Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Free diving for crayfish | No injury, right swim fin bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 26 May 1956 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury, sharks bit propellers, etc | White shark | Sobreviveu |
| 15 January 1955 | A ford known as Brodies Coffin in St. Lucia Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | Crossing the bay at the ford | Fatal, leg bitten | — | Fatal |
| 4 December 1954 | Rocket Hut Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Shallow lacerations on torso | Reported as a shark bite but toothmarks appear to be those of a dolphin | Sobreviveu |
| 8 February 1954 | Muizenberg, Western Cape Province | Body boarding | Right ankle lacerated | White shark, 1.5 m [5'] k | Sobreviveu |
| 30 December 1953 | Second Beach, Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Left calf lacerated | Said to involve a >4 m [13'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 22 December 1953 | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Lacerations to arm | — | Sobreviveu |
| 6 August 1952 | Nelson’s Rock, Eastern Cape Province | — | Possibly drowned, remains recovered days later in gut of 113-kg [249-lb] female zambesi shark | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 29 November 1951 | South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Thigh bruised & abraded | White shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Sobreviveu |
| 28 November 1951 | Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Leg severed below knee, defense wounds on hand | White shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Sobreviveu |
| 15 March 1951 | South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Body surfing | Left foot lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 19 February 1951 | Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape Province | Body surfing | Leg bitten, defense wounds on hands | 136-kg [300-lb] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 21 January 1951 | Native Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, right thigh bitten, leg severed at knee | — | Fatal |
| 24 May 1950 | Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Left foot bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 9 April 1950 | Off Port Elizabeth breakwater, Eastern Cape Province | Fishing, sitting in stern of small boat, feet dangling in the water | Shark bit foot, removing 2 toes | 2.13 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 26 March 1950 | Off bank of Ntshala River, Morgan Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Wading | Ankle & foot lacerated, defense wounds on hand | 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] “spear-eye” shark | Sobreviveu |
| 8 March 1950 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Lifesaving drill | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 11 February 1950 | South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Body surfing | Fatal, body not recovered | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] according to witnesses | Fatal |
Anos 1940 — 40 incidentes, 12 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 1948 | Gansbaai, Western Cape Province | Bringing hooked, harpooned shark onboard boat | Groenwald's arm lacerated by the shark provoked incident | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1948 | False Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | No injury to occupants, boat holed by shark | — | Sobreviveu |
| 15 December 1947 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Human remains, possibly one of the crew of the wrecked fishing boat john bull. found in 277-kg tiger shark. | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 15 July 1947 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Right thigh lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 20 April 1947 | Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Ankle & shin lacerated | 1.5 m, 45-kg shark | Sobreviveu |
| 11 April 1947 | Rocket Hut Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Body surfing | Thigh severely lacerated, shin & calf lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 12 March 1947 | Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Wading | Hip abraded, right calf severely lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 9 March 1947 | Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Lacerations on buttock & right foot | Blacktip shark, 2 m [6.75'] | Sobreviveu |
| 5 January 1947 | Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Flexed left leg lacerated | >1.6 m shark | Sobreviveu |
| 16 February 1946 | South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Right arm severely lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 10 February 1946 | Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Flexed right knee bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 24 January 1946 | Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Knee & calf lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 24 January 1946 | Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Foot severely lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 7 January 1946 | False Bay, Western Cape Province | Jumping in swells | Foot bitten | 1.5 m [5'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1 January 1946 | Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Body surfing | Calf lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1946 | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province | — | No injury to occupants, shark struck boats+k1581 | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1946 | Table Bay, Western Cape Province | — | Shark holed and sank boat, occupants rescued | — | Sobreviveu |
| 6 March 1945 | Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal | Walking | Right leg bitten knee to foot, surgically amputated | Thought to involve a Zambesi shark | Sobreviveu |
| 20 August 1944 | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, body not recovered | — | Fatal |
| 26 March 1944 | Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Left thigh bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 26 March 1944 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Standing | Fatal, left thigh & calf bitten | — | Fatal |
| 14 March 1944 | Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Ankle severely lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 27 February 1944 | False Bay, Western Cape Province | Treading water | Foot & ankle lacerated | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 20 January 1944 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Body surfing | Fatal, right thigh lacerated, femoral artery severed | — | Fatal |
| 4 January 1944 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, leg bitten knee to ankle & posterior tibial artery severed; died of toxemia 2 days later | — | Fatal |
| 12 December 1943 | Inyoni Rocks, Amazimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Fatal, abdomen, buttock & thigh lacerated | — | Fatal |
| 21 November 1943 | Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming with board | Right foot lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 21 March 1943 | North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, thigh lacerated, both calves bitten | — | Fatal |
| 28 November 1942 | 50 km off St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal | U-177 torpedoed & sank the troopship nova scotia | 192 survived, but 750 perished. many were taken by sharks, including levine | 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] sharks, most were oceanic whitetip sharks | Sobreviveu |
| 25 November 1942 | Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Calf bitten, leg surgically amputated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1 November 1942 | Clifton, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, body not recovered | White shark, 4.5 m to 6 m [14'9" to 20'] according to witnesses | Fatal |
| 1942 | Simon’s Bay, Western Cape Province | — | No injury to occupants, boat rammed by shark | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1942 | Simon's Bay, Western Cape Province | — | No injury | Said to involve a 6.5 m [21.5'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 20 December 1940 | Inyoni Rocks, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, multiple injuries to legs & buttocks | — | Fatal |
| 31 March 1940 | Danger Pool, Winkelspruit, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal | Treading water | Fatal, right thigh & calf bitten | White shark, species identity confirmed by tooth pattern | Fatal |
| 22 February 1940 | Inyoni Rocks, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, left thigh & knee bitten | White shark, 160-kg [353-lb], identity confirmed by tooth pattern | Fatal |
| 7 January 1940 | Warner Beach, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, leg & thigh bitten | 2.4 m [8'] shark | Fatal |
| 1940 | Kidd's Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | No details | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
| 1940 | Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Fatal | Questionable incident | Fatal |
| 1940 | Kowie River Mouth, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Standing in water with child in her arms | Leg bitten | Questionable incident | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1930 — 11 incidentes, 2 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1938 | Vetch’s Pier, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Watching seine netters with friends, one of whom picked up a netted shark | Leg bitten provoked incident | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1938 | Bilanhlolo River Mouth, Ramsgate, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | "mauled" | — | Sobreviveu |
| July 1936 | Cape Point, Western Cape Province | Fishing, catching snoek, thyrsites atun | Shark leapt onboard & into fishwell, tossing a crew member, pepino, in the sea | — | Sobreviveu |
| 19 May 1935 | North Pier, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Put foot inside a landed & supposedly dead shark | Foot bitten, required 1 week hospitalization provoked incident | White shark, 246-kg | Sobreviveu |
| 25 March 1935 | North Pier, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Put foot inside mouth of supposedly dead shark | Injury to foot provoked incident | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1 April 1934 | Granny’s Pool, Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 1 April 1934 | Danger Pool, Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Right thigh lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1932 | Kowie River Mouth, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | Collecting fish by lamplight in gully | Right shin, calf and sole of foot lacerated | Raggedtooth shark, 1.2 m to 1.5 m [4' to 5'] | Sobreviveu |
| 8 April 1930 | Bashee River, Eastern Cape Province | — | Remains of drowning victim recovered from 250-lb female "blue fin" shark | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 16 January 1930 | Melkbaai, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Torso & arm bitten | White shark, 4.5 m [14'9"], identity confirmed by witness & tooth pattern | Sobreviveu |
| 1930 | North End Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | — | Fatal |
Anos 1920 — 14 incidentes, 4 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 1928 | Salt Vlei, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province | — | Leg lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| January 1928 | Kei River mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Body surfing | Foot bitten | 1.2 m [4'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 1928 | Tugela River Mouth, KwaZulu-Natal | Standing | Tissue of right thigh removed to the bone, both thumbs & some fingers severed | — | Sobreviveu |
| 28 December 1927 | Little Brak River, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, leg bitten | White shark, 4.4 m [14.5'] . | Fatal |
| 20 January 1927 | Kidd’s Beach, Eastern Cape Province | Body surfing | Both thighs lacerated | Raggedtooth shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Sobreviveu |
| 26 January 1926 | Hamburg, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Thigh lacerated | "a blue shark" | Sobreviveu |
| 1926 | Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming to mail boat | No details | — | Sobreviveu |
| 29 January 1924 | South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 25 January 1924 | St. George’s Strand, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Foot lacerated | — | Sobreviveu |
| 6 May 1922 | Simon’s Town, False Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Abdomen & thigh bitten | White shark, 12', identity confirmed by tooth fragment, witness and photograph of captured shark | Sobreviveu |
| Before 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Crew swimming alongside their anchored ship | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| Before 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | 4 men were bathing | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 3 February 1920 | Zwartkops River, Eastern Cape Province | Floating face down | Abdomen bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1920 | Tugela River, KwaZulu-Natal | Splashing | Thigh & buttocks bitten. not known if he survived. | — | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1910 — 5 incidentes, 3 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | — | No details | — | Sobreviveu |
| 19 July 1913 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Wading | Fatal, leg stripped of flesh | — | Fatal |
| 4 May 1912 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Sem detalhes registados | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 9 May 1911 | Victoria Bay, Western Cape Province | Bathing | Fatal, partial remains recovered | — | Fatal |
| 1 May 1911 | Victoria Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | — | Fatal |
Anos 1900 — 12 incidentes, 7 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 1909 | Cape Town, Western Cape Province | — | Remains of soldier in uniform. probable drowning & scavenging | 18-foot shark | Sobreviveu |
| 6 March 1909 | Possession Island, South Atlantic Ocean | Wreck of the 1308-ton norwegian ship auckland | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 31 December 1908 | Stilbaai, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 20 January 1906 | Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Washing horses | Fatal, hips & thigh bitten | 1.8 m to 2.7 m [6' to 9'] shark | Fatal |
| 31 December 1905 | Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Floating or standing | Fatal, left torso, buttocks, thigh & foot bitten | 2.4 m [8'] shark | Fatal |
| 6 April 1905 | Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming | Fatal, thigh bitten, femoral artery severed | — | Fatal |
| April 1902 | Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Probable drowning & scavenging | Questionable | Sobreviveu |
| 19 January 1902 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Possible drowning & scavenging. remains were recovered from a 15' shark's gut | Questionable | Sobreviveu |
| 30 July 1901 | Windmill Beach, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Right leg bitten & foot severed, right arm bitten, bones fractured & nearly severed fatal | White shark | Fatal |
| 14 November 1900 | Three Anchor Bay, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, legs severed | — | Fatal |
| 27 October 1900 | Woodstock Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Probable drowning & scavenging | Questionable | Sobreviveu |
| Ca. 1900 | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Leg severed | — | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1890 — 6 incidentes, 4 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Dangling feet in the water | Foot severed | — | Sobreviveu |
| 21 July 1897 | Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Wading after stray fish from seine netter’s catch | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 29 April 1895 | Mzimvubu River, Eastern Cape Province | "crossing the river" | Fatal, right arm lacerated | — | Fatal |
| 25 June 1894 | Simons Town, Western Cape Province | Swimming after harpooned whale capsized boat | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 14 May 1890 | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | — | Forensic evidence indicated death resulted from drowning, his body was subsequently scavenged by a shark | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
| Ca. 1890 | Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal | Bathing | Fatal, leg bitten, foot partly severed | — | Fatal |
Anos 1880 — 7 incidentes, 4 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1888 | Mzimvubu River mouth, Eastern Cape Province | Crossing the river mouth | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 8 February 1887 | Blaauwberg, Western Cape Province | — | Harpooned shark, bit boat, causing it to ship water. boat reached shore in sinking condition provoked incident | 4.7 m [15.5'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 12 January 1887 | Mzimvubu River, 9.6 km from the sea, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, flesh removed hip to knee, calf & heel bitten | — | Fatal |
| 28 January 1886 | South Jetty, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Diving off jetty | Chest & buttocks bitten, left leg severed at knee | — | Sobreviveu |
| 1 January 1886 | Groot River, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal. partial remains washed ashore the next day | — | Fatal |
| 28 March 1885 | Kokstad District, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | No injury to occupant, rammed oar in shark's mouth and it bit the oar | 3 m [10'] shark | Sobreviveu |
| 16 January 1884 | South Jetty, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal | — | Fatal |
Anos 1870 — 3 incidentes, 1 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February 1878 | Olifantbos Point, Western Cape Province | Wreck of the union steamship company 982-ton iron steamer kafir | Fatal, shark removed large part of his hip | — | Fatal |
| 4 January 1877 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Body found floating next to his ship | Although his body was bitten by a shark/s, bruises on his neck & face suggested foul play & a shipmate taken into custody but no charges made | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 10 August 1875 | Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | — | Press reported that a 3 m shark was caught with human remains in its gut, but remains were those of a porpoise according to medical examiner | Invalid | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1860 — 4 incidentes, 1 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 1865 | St. Helena Bay, Western Cape Province | Fishing | Fatal: boat capsized, sharks took fishermen | — | Fatal |
| 5 February 1863 | Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming, caught in strong backwash & disappeared | 3.2 m [10.5'] shark caught 9 days later contained human remains thought to be those of canham | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Sobreviveu |
| 3 June 1862 | Durban Harbor, KwaZulu-Natal | — | "very severe wounds" | — | Sobreviveu |
| 5 May 1862 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Bathing | Lacerations | — | Sobreviveu |
Anos 1850 — 2 incidentes, 2 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1852 | Durban Bay, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming from capsized boat | Fatal | — | Fatal |
| 26 February 1852 | Danger Point, Western Cape Province | Wreck of the steamship birkenhead | Fatal. all of the women & children on board survived, but many of the 445 men that perished were taken by sharks | White sharks | Fatal |
Sem data — 4 incidentes, 3 fatais
| Data | Local | Atividade | O que aconteceu | Tubarão | Desfecho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date unknown | Hartenbos, Western Cape Province | Swimming | Fatal, body not recovered | White shark, according to witnesses | Fatal |
| Date unknown | Arniston, Western Cape Province | Wading | Ankle bitten | — | Sobreviveu |
| Date unknown | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Swimming in pool formed by construction of a wharf | Fatal, leg severed | — | Fatal |
| Date unknown | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | Fishing | Fatal, body not recovered but shark was caught with the man's loincloth in its gut shortly afterwards. | — | Fatal |
Algumas indicações para ler um ficheiro deste tamanho. Primeiro, os totais na grelha contam todas as linhas: 599 incidentes e 114 mortes em todos os anos, dos quais 573 e 99 são posteriores a 1900 e aparecem no gráfico por década. Segundo, muitas linhas não são mordidelas em pessoas na água. Há naufrágios e desastres marítimos em que tubarões se alimentaram de mortos ou de pessoas a afogar-se, do Birkenhead em Danger Point em 1852 ao Nova Scotia em 1942; há dezenas de linhas de False Bay em que um tubarão-branco mordeu, embateu ou saltou para um barco sem que ninguém ficasse ferido; há mordidelas de tubarões cativos nos aquários de Durban e Port Elizabeth; e há linhas que os compiladores marcam como «envolvimento de tubarão antes da morte não confirmado», o que significa que foi encontrado um corpo mordido, mas o afogamento foi a causa provável. Terceiro, a palavra «provocado» na coluna de lesões assinala um tubarão que tinha sido fisgado, arpoado, apanhado em rede ou manuseado, o que descreve boa parte das entradas de pesca e várias das de pesca submarina. Quarto, um mesmo dia pode gerar duas linhas, como em Nahoon a 9 de julho de 1994, em Plettenberg Bay a 6 de julho de 1998 e em Inyoni Rocks a 13 de fevereiro de 1974. Por fim, a coluna de espécie é a apreciação de uma testemunha ou investigador: «Zambesi» é o nome local do tubarão-touro e «raggedtooth» o do tubarão-areia, e um comprimento sem espécie, como «tubarão de 3 m», significa que ninguém o identificou.
Os tubarões por trás do registo sul-africano
Tubarão-branco. Referido em 160 linhas, o tubarão-branco domina o Cabo Ocidental e está por trás de quase todas as mortes recentes no país: Fish Hoek em 2004 e 2010, Miller's Point em 2005, Glentana em 2009, Kogel Bay em 2012, Albatros Point em 2013, Chintsa em 2021 e as duas nadadoras de Plettenberg Bay em 2022. É também responsável pela maioria das mordidelas em pranchas de surf e paddle-ski em Nahoon, Jeffreys Bay e Robberg, e por toda a saga de embates em barcos em False Bay nas décadas de 1960 e 1970. No KwaZulu-Natal, aparece nas linhas fatais mais antigas de Winkelspruit, Amanzimtoti e Margate. Desde o final da década de 2010, os tubarões-brancos tornaram-se escassos em False Bay e Gansbaai, e a Garden Route substituiu-os como o lugar onde as pessoas encontram a espécie.
Tubarão raggedtooth. O tubarão-areia, chamado raggedtooth na África do Sul, é referido em 43 linhas e não matou ninguém. É o tubarão dos pontos de surf do Cabo Oriental, responsável por pés e panturrilhas perfurados em Nahoon, Port Alfred, Kei Mouth e Plettenberg Bay, e por uma série de mordidelas provocadas em pescadores de cana que o fisgaram ou manusearam. Um raggedtooth fisgado causou a entrada de janeiro de 2024 em Papiesfontein.
Tubarões-tigre e Zambesi (touro). Dez linhas referem o tigre e doze o Zambesi. O tubarão-tigre é o assassino da costa quente: Umdhloti em 1980, Isipingo em 1995, Sodwana em 2003 e três das mortes de Port St Johns. O tubarão-touro, conhecido localmente como Zambesi, caça na água turva de fozes e estuários; é referido na morte de Umvoti de 1963, na morte do pescador submarino de Levan Point de 2011, na perna perdida em Mtunzini em 1988, e é suspeito em Port St Johns em janeiro de 2012.
O resto do elenco. Os tubarões-de-pontas-negras aparecem em 6 linhas, sobretudo casos menores de Durban e uma mão mordida durante um mergulho com alimentação de tubarões em Protea Banks em dezembro de 2022; os tubarões-negros e os tubarões-cobre surgem em linhas da migração da sardinha e da pesca submarina na costa do KwaZulu-Natal; um tubarão-mako matou a nadadora de Nahoon em 1961 e danificou um surf-ski em Ballito em 2004; e o tubarão-vaca e o tubarão-azul contam cada um com um ou dois arranhões em False Bay. O guia completo de espécies da África do Sul abrange todos eles, onde vivem e quão perigosos são.
Regras que resultam diretamente do registo sul-africano
Seiscentas linhas tornam os padrões evidentes. Estas são as que teriam evitado o maior número de casos graves.
- Na Wild Coast, fique fora da água perto das fozes dos rios e considere a Second Beach de Port St Johns como fechada. Oito mortes em sete anos numa só praia, em água turva onde caçam tubarões-tigre e tubarões-touro, é o sinal mais claro de todo o registo.
- Pescadores submarinos e mergulhadores de abalone correm o maior risco por pessoa. Tubarões-brancos mataram pescadores submarinos em Melkbosstrand, Arniston, Pringle Bay, Miller's Point e Sodwana, e caçadores furtivos de abalone morreram em Dyer Island em 2004 e 2017. Mergulhe em pares, mantenha a captura numa boia bem afastada do corpo, e saia da água quando surgir um tubarão grande em vez de esperar para ver o que faz.
- Os surfistas devem respeitar as bandeiras e os vigilantes. Os desportos de prancha são a atividade mais numerosa do registo. Em Muizenberg e Fish Hoek, as bandeiras dos vigilantes de tubarões existem por causa dos casos de 2004 a 2012; em Plettenberg Bay, Jeffreys Bay e Nahoon, os avistamentos e os encerramentos de praias cumprem a mesma função, e as duas mortes de Plettenberg em 2022 aconteceram a nadadoras na baía aberta.
- Nade em praias com redes ou protegidas no KwaZulu-Natal. O colapso do número de mortes em Durban e na Costa Sul depois da década de 1950 é a melhor prova do registo de que as redes e os palangres de fundo funcionam, seja qual for o seu custo para os tubarões. Trechos de costa e estuários sem proteção não oferecem a mesma garantia.
- Não manuseie um tubarão fisgado. Boa parte das linhas de pesca, incluindo a entrada de Papiesfontein de janeiro de 2024 e a de Tongaat de janeiro de 2022, são mordidelas provocadas por raggedtooths ou tubarões não identificados trazidos a bordo ou arrastados para terra.
- Conheça a época. Mais linhas caem em janeiro do que em qualquer outro mês, com dezembro em segundo lugar, porque é quando as praias estão mais cheias; as mortes da Wild Coast concentram-se nas férias de verão, enquanto a migração da sardinha traz tubarões para as águas rasas da costa do KwaZulu-Natal em junho e julho.
O nosso guia sobre como sobreviver a um ataque de tubarão aborda o momento em si: mantenha o animal à vista, fique ereto, recue em direção à costa, ao barco ou ao recife, e lute pelos olhos e guelras se ele o agarrar.
A África do Sul na classificação mundial
O International Shark Attack File confirma entre 60 e 80 mordidelas não provocadas em todo o mundo num ano típico. A quota da África do Sul é pequena, geralmente entre nenhuma e um punhado, e muito abaixo dos totais da Flórida e da Austrália, que dominam a contagem anual. O que distingue o país é a gravidade, não a frequência: 114 mortes em 599 entradas é uma taxa de mortalidade várias vezes superior à da Flórida, porque as espécies envolvidas são tubarões-brancos, tigres e touros, e não os pequenos tubarões-de-pontas-negras que causam a maioria das mordidelas americanas. No continente africano, nada mais se aproxima; a Namíbia, a noroeste, tem um par de entradas históricas, e os registos da África Oriental do Quénia e da Somália são curtos. Em relação aos milhões de visitas a praias por ano, o risco individual numa praia sul-africana continua muito baixo; em relação ao que acontece quando ocorre uma mordidela, o registo do país está entre os mais graves deste site.
Registos vizinhos e comparáveis
Subindo pela costa atlântica, a Namíbia partilha a corrente de Benguela e um registo muito mais calmo. Subindo pela costa do oceano Índico, o Quénia e a Somália mostram como são os registos tropicais da África Oriental, e o Egito, no topo do mesmo oceano, tem o registo moderno mais ativo de África depois da África do Sul. Para os únicos dois países com ficheiros mais longos, veja a Austrália e os Estados Unidos. Todos os países que acompanhamos estão listados na visão geral dos ataques de tubarão.
Perguntas frequentes
Quantos ataques de tubarão já houve na África do Sul?
A base de dados da SharkSider regista 599 incidentes com tubarões na África do Sul entre 1852 e 2025, 114 deles fatais. Desses, 573 incidentes e 99 mortes datam de depois de 1900. Desde 2000 ocorreram 157 incidentes e 29 mortes. A década mais movimentada foi a de 1980, com 100 entradas mas apenas 6 mortes.
Quando foi o último ataque de tubarão na África do Sul?
A entrada mais recente é de 4 de julho de 2025, quando um pescador sofreu vários ferimentos em Mfazazana, Hibberdene, no KwaZulu-Natal; o tubarão não foi identificado. O último ataque fatal ocorreu a 25 de setembro de 2022, quando uma nadadora foi morta por um tubarão-branco em Central Beach, Plettenberg Bay, três meses depois de outra nadadora ter morrido em Sanctuary Beach, na mesma baía.
Que tubarão mata mais pessoas na África do Sul?
O tubarão-branco. É referido em 160 entradas, mais do que todas as outras espécies identificadas juntas, e está por trás de quase todas as mortes recentes, incluindo Fish Hoek em 2004 e 2010, Kogel Bay em 2012, Albatros Point em 2013, Chintsa em 2021 e as duas nadadoras de Plettenberg Bay em 2022. Os tubarões-tigre e touro são os assassinos das águas quentes do KwaZulu-Natal e da Wild Coast.
Onde ocorrem a maioria dos ataques de tubarão na África do Sul?
Historicamente em Durban, False Bay e na Costa Sul do KwaZulu-Natal, que reúnem os maiores conjuntos do registo, na maioria anteriores às redes antitubarão. Na era moderna, os casos graves estão no Cabo Ocidental, em False Bay, Gansbaai, Mossel Bay e Plettenberg Bay, e no Cabo Oriental em Port St Johns, East London e Jeffreys Bay.
O que aconteceu em Port St Johns?
A Second Beach, em Port St Johns, na Wild Coast, registou oito mortes entre janeiro de 2007 e março de 2014, envolvendo nadadores, surfistas e um praticante de kneeboard. Tubarões-tigre são referidos em três dos casos e suspeita-se de um tubarão-touro num deles. A praia fica junto a uma foz onde se encontram água turva e presas de tubarões, e nada foi registado ali desde 2015.
É seguro nadar na Cidade do Cabo?
Milhões de pessoas nadam todos os anos em False Bay e nas praias atlânticas, e o registo da zona regista sete mortes em False Bay desde 1894, a última em Kogel Bay em 2012. Os vigilantes de tubarões em Muizenberg e Fish Hoek levantam bandeiras quando avistam um tubarão, e os tubarões-brancos tornaram-se escassos na baía desde o final da década de 2010. Siga as bandeiras e o risco é muito pequeno.
Há ataques de tubarão em Durban?
As praias urbanas de Durban reúnem um dos maiores conjuntos do registo, mas quase tudo é histórico: sete banhistas morreram em North Beach, South Beach e arredores entre 1943 e 1951, antes das redes antitubarão. Desde então, as entradas de Durban são menores, como um tubarão-de-pontas-negras que furou um surf-ski em 2008 e um mergulhador que colidiu com um tubarão-de-pontas-negras em 2018.
As redes antitubarão do KwaZulu-Natal funcionam?
O registo diz que sim, para os banhistas. As mortes do KwaZulu-Natal concentram-se antes de 1960, e a província registou apenas 3 incidentes fatais desde 2000, contra 15 no Cabo Ocidental e 11 no Cabo Oriental, segundo a nossa leitura da coluna dos locais. As redes e os palangres de fundo matam tubarões e outros animais, razão pela qual a sua cobertura está a ser reduzida.
É seguro fazer surf na África do Sul?
O surf e os desportos de prancha são a atividade mais comum do registo, com 179 entradas, mas a maioria dessas linhas são pranchas mordidas com lesões leves ou nulas, sobretudo em Nahoon e Jeffreys Bay. Os casos fatais em surfistas e praticantes de bodyboard incluem Nahoon 1994, Gonubie 1998, Glentana 2009, Lookout Beach 2011, Kogel Bay 2012 e Chintsa 2021. Respeite os encerramentos e as bandeiras dos vigilantes.
Que praias sul-africanas têm mais ataques de tubarão-branco?
Fish Hoek e Muizenberg em False Bay, Gansbaai e Dyer Island, Mossel Bay, Plettenberg Bay, Nahoon Reef em East London e Jeffreys Bay. O tubarão-branco é referido em 160 entradas do registo, e as localidades da Garden Route, Plettenberg Bay e Mossel Bay, substituíram False Bay como o lugar onde nadadores e surfistas mais o encontram.
Fontes

Uma pequena equipa dedicada a pesquisar tubarões e a tornar a biologia marinha fácil de entender. Cada página é verificada com os registos atuais de espécies e com a base de dados de ataques da SharkSider, e atualizada sempre que surgem novos incidentes ou novas pesquisas.
Publicado em 22 de agosto de 2023 · Última atualização: 22 de setembro de 2026 · 599 registos para a África do Sul na base de dados de ataques do SharkSider (114 fatais), atualizada semanalmente.







