Are there sharks at Cocoa Beach?

Lifeguards Close Beach After Shark Sighting In Cocoa Beach · April 6, 2018 April 6, 2018. read more

Shark attacks are rare in Cocoa Beach, but there is a bite from a small shark reported maybe once a year. There was a fatality from a shark attack in 1947. Considering the number of people enjoying the water, the risk isn't that great, but it is possible. read more

There is Blacktip, Bonnethead, Bull, Great Hammerhead, Nurse, Tiger, Spinner, Sandbar, Blacknose, Lemon, Sharpnose, and Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks. This is for all Florida waters so their may be different species because of your area. read more

COCOA BEACH — Sharp-eyed lifeguards spotted large sharks Sunday near the Cocoa Beach Pier and at Alan Shepard Park, triggering temporary beach closures for swimmers and surfers. About 11 a.m., a lifeguard at the tower just south of the pier noticed a shark "frolicking near the shore," Brevard County Ocean Rescue Chief Eisen Witcher said. read more