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Perth’s City Beach was temporarily closed on 10 March 2023 after a helicopter crew reported seeing a large shark offshore. PerthNow described it as an estimated five-metre great white about 50 metres from shore; those figures were reported estimates, not verified measurements. 7NEWS said the beach reopened around midday.
What was reported at City Beach
PerthNow reported that the Surf Life Saving Westpac Helicopter spotted the shark at approximately 10:27am on 10 March 2023. The report described it as circling about 50 metres offshore and estimated its length at five metres. The incident details come from contemporary news coverage, not a retrieved official incident log, so the species, size, distance and circling behavior should be understood as reported rather than independently confirmed. PerthNow’s report covered the sighting.
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Which part of the beach was closed, and when did it reopen?
PerthNow said the closure extended from beach marker CMB39 near Boscombe Avenue to CMB49 south of Bodmin Avenue. 7NEWS rounded the sighting and closure time to about 10:30am and reported that City Beach reopened about midday. The closure was temporary; the 2023 reports do not say the beach remained closed for the rest of the day. 7NEWS’s report included the City Beach timeline.
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No. This was a specific event from March 2023, and it does not establish present-day beach status. A separate SharkSmart alert issued on 28 September 2026 concerned a whale carcass at City Beach, which could attract sharks. In its 1 October update, SharkSmart said the carcass had been removed but beaches in the City Beach area remained closed because residue might attract sharks. That update does not establish the status on 4 October 2026. For a visit, check the current SharkSmart alerts rather than relying on either historical report.
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What to do if a beach is closed or a shark is sighted
SharkSmart’s general guidance is: “Adhere to beach closures advised by Local Government Rangers, Parks and Wildlife Service officers or Surf Life Saving WA.” Check SharkSmart activity information and follow official directions. The 2026 City Beach alert also directed people to the SharkSmart website and app and Surf Life Saving WA’s social channel for current information; operational details can change, so use the live official alert.
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