"Swim WithOUT Sharks ~

The REAL Surfer's Paradise:

Guide to shark attackfree !esti"atio"s of the Wor#d"
By the charity Israel-Light
Copyright 2012 by Israel-Light
Smashwords Edition
*the ony comprehensve gude to beaches wth great
surfng and no worryng
(about sharks!)*
For every waverder and sunworshpper.
Specay dedcated to the Prate n a of us
and One n partcuar
As a pubc servce, our charty organzaton s
preparng ths Gude because there s NO
COMPREHENSIVE LIST n exstence of paces peope
can surf wthout worryng as much about sharks.
Durng these tmes of acceerated festye, few thngs
make peope as happy as a reaxed day at the beach
or en|oyng the surf. What the word needs most rght
now s happy vbrant ovng peope who get back to
nature so that they can be the best person they can
be and eevate ths panet to a hgher state.
As such, we present ths Gude because peope
assume there are dangerous sharks everywhere and
ths s smpy not the case. Have you ever been to a
tropca destnaton where the water s amost as warm
as a bath? We, predatory sharks don't ke warm
baths. So whether t be the cmate or ack of sharkbat
or them sady beng hunted or attude and ongtude,
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thankfuy there are paces on ths panet where one
can st swm and surf wthOUT the kehood of
gettng btten by a shark.
The Internatona Shark Attack Fe comped by the
Forda Museum of Natura Hstory s |ust one of
varous reabe sources upon whch we based our
ratngs on where to go.
Every destnaton we present has been researched for
not |ust shark attacks but aso for even smpy shark
si$hti"$s%
We must dssemnate ths nformaton to the pubc
because ther fear dscourages them from steppng
nto qud whch s why we need to et the masses
know WHERE there are have been no we-
documented sharks! We aso know there are few
thngs n fe better than surfng so ths book w
revoutonze the surf ndustry. Too much meda
focuses on sharks to scare the pubc; ths s the frst
FEARLESS Gude of ts knd!
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO COMPREHENSIVE
LIST ANYWHERE OF SHARK ATTACK-FREE
DESTINATIONS???
THIS INFORMATION IS HIGH IN DEMAND NOT |UST FOR
SURFERS, BUT FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES THE
BEACH.
Make sure you get a copy for the coffee-tabe of every
beachovng sunworshpper n your fe.
&ow to use this Guide% Frst of a, our defnton of
shark-free n an ocean where sharks can techncay go
wherever they choose s that there has never been a
WELL-DOCUMENTED sghtng or attack there n the
past century.
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Next, for exampe, a country ke Maaysa may have
10 noted great surf destnatons. If we menton one n
partcuar, such as Desaru, that s the partcuar
ocaton we have researched to be shark attack-free.
It does not automatcay mean the other nne
ocatons have sharks, but t |ust means that we can
say there have been no recorded sghtngs or attacks
at ths ocaton, and so we can say because Maaysa
has at east one beach wthout shark attacks or we-
documented sghtngs, t makes the st as a shark
attack-free destnaton. Is t any surprse how so many
countres (e Taht) dd not make the st because
there s not one snge shark-free beach? Even f ther
sharks are "way out to sea," what's to stop them from
swmmng cose to shore one day? So we dd not st
that country because we cannot assume the
responsbty for someone takng our word that there
s no rea threat of sharks and then beng hurt by one.
In fact, readi"$ a"' further is 'our co"se"t that 'ou tota##'
re#ease our charit' or$a"i(atio" across the )oard from a"'
#ia)i#ities associated from readi"$ this Guide, whch we
have done the very best to present wth Integrty
because one of our founders s terrfed of sharks and
w not go anywhere that they have even been
spotted. An avd surfer who oves nothng more n fe,
her fear of sharks s what gave brth to ths book.
Aso, n between destnatons we outne ether a
fesavng water safety tp n case you come nto
proxmty wth a shark or share nterestng facts /
anecdotes about sharks, thus makng ths Gude the
a-encompassng go to book for a more reaxng
en|oyabe experence n the water. Ths drectory s
ndspensabe for every surfer or sunbather or
watersporter or concerned parent or traveer pannng
a vacaton.
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Even f you are a tough we-seasoned surfer not
concerned about sharks because you know how to
hande yoursef and have years of experence and tak
to ocas to get the ay of every new and,
why woud you wanna surf anywhere not sted n ths
Gude (?) because f t sn't sted that means ether t
has shark ssues or sn't as comparatvey hgh-rated
or both.
If we st a surf spot wthout namng the cty or regon
t s n wthn a country that s because t s a very
popuar destnaton wth drectons easy found onne.
We are a Gude to WHERE one can surf safey but t s
up to you to fnd your way there. |ust ke surfng, f
you can't padde yoursef to the outsde wave, you
have no busness beng there.
We do our best to st a mnmum of 10 beaches per
country that are reatvey safe n comparson to the
other beaches n that country, especay f that
country s famous for ts waves. For exampe we reay
reay wanted to quafy a ot more beaches n Braz
but smpy coud not because of our strngent "no we-
documented-sghtngs" crtera. But f you are wng
to vouch for the safety of a surfng beach, contact us
on page 19 and we w happy and gratefuy add the
destnaton.
We smpy do not st a surf destnaton that s shark
attack or sghtng-free f the waves do not consstenty
rate at east decent or "two stars out of fve" accordng
to experenced reabe sources such as popuar surf
webstes, magaznes, and ocas. Absoute begnners
as we a once were who have never caught a wave
LEARN n two star waves, |ust to gve you a pont of
reference.
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We know many beach overs who don't surf w st
use ths as a shark attack-free destnaton reference
whch s fne, but ths Gude specfcay caters to
surfers, who,
f they're gong to spend money, tme, and energy to
get to a surf spot, prefer at the very LEAST a two star
wave. Sometmes a one star wave sn't even surfabe
so there s no pont recommendng t.
Aways use common sense n the water and even
better, your sxth sense. Peope need to beeve n and
trust ther gut more often. If you are n the water and
somethng nsde you says GET OUT, then GET OUT.
Do not gnore your hunches!
We are a one and can communcate wth each other,
pants, and anmas teepathcay when we choose to
exercse ths abty.
There have been severa occasons when one of the
researchers of ths book had a feeng of unease whe
n the water, ony to get out of the water, ook up the
ocaton onne and fnd out sharks had been recenty
spotted there.
Ths person fet somethng n the water had put out an
"aggressve" energy, and pckng up on ths s
teepathy.
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One thng you can rest assured of s EVERY ocaton
we promote here s not |ust shark attack-free, but
sghtng free, because a sghtng can mean a future
encounter and the ntenton s to get peope to paces
where they can reax,
wthout ettng one's guard down. One shoud never et
ther guard down totay n the ocean anyway due to
many factors asde from sharks ke |eyfsh, rays,
rptdes, bg waves, etc.
To be extra carefu, don't surf or be n the water
before sunrse or after sunset.
The ony exceptons for stng a destnaton wth shark
sghtngs s f the beach has snce added shark nets
and has never had an attack. These were ony n South
Afrca, where the waves are too good not to st!
Some paces st ony baskng sharks or "non
dangerous" sharks but we st eave those
destnatons off the st because we st don't wanna
swm wth any. Perod. More power to you f you do!
If we do not menton a ocaton n partcuar, t s very
easy to fnd out f there have been shark attacks or
sghtngs. Smpy Googe "sharks n X" where "X" s the
name of the beach you want to go to, and t w te
you rght away the shark ssues for that ocaton.
And f you do ocate a surf spot that CONSISTENLY
rates decent surf and s "safe" because of your
research and s somehow NOT n ths Gude, pease et
us know!
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We strongy fee the Integrty we paced nto ths
research s comprehensve enough that f you don't
see a POPULAR surf spot (aways mentoned n the top
10 or 20 surf destnatons for a regon) wth consstent
waves on ths st we ddn't smpy overook t; t most
key has potenta shark possbtes, n case you are
wonderng how for exampe an Epc surf country ke
F| coud have ony 4 beaches sted.
Beeve the dehard surfer n us when we say we
checked every popuar surf break (sted n mutpe
webstes) because we wanted to make ths st as ong
as possbe for our own sefsh reasons: more paces to
surf for a of us! But pease prove us wrong and send
us compeng tps of shark-free beaches that we may
have mssed because ocas know better than the
Internet.
So research any surf spot you want to surf not
ncuded here yoursef the way we show you how n
the prevous three paragraphs and then proceed wth
cauton!
We st surf spots aphabetcay uness we smpy st
by regon.
It s possbe we mssed some shark attack-free
beaches, but we focused on POPULAR SURF
destnatons that are researchabe onne. We truy
base our research wth what appears to be reabe
Onne sources and oca surfers, whch s why the
number of promotabe shark attack-free countres s
ow. In reaty there are probaby a ot more shark-free
ocatons: sometmes one goes to a pace that onne
mght say has had shark sghtngs, but then you arrve
at the ocaton yoursef and tak to the ocas who
assure you no one has seen anythng predatory ever.
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Ths s the case wth Costa Rca, but snce we vsted t
personay to verfy the shark stuaton there we are
abe to st t, regardess of what the Internet says
about sghtngs. If we dd not vst the destnaton
ourseves, we went wth onne statstcs. Remember
ths Gude s wrtten by someone who s unnaturay,
morbdy afrad of sharks, ookng for any reason to
"dsquafy" a destnaton.
If we err t s most key n the sde of cauton so use
your best |udgment - we woud go wth what oca
surfers who surf there REGULARLY say s n the water
over what the Internet says.
We woud never get n the water anywhere wthout
frst takng to the ocas there about condtons,
hdden rocks and the ke, and sharks. We recommend
you do the same for extra safety - |ust pck a surfer
there - any surfer!
Don't be too shy to ask them because surfers are
generay frendy and ove to tak.
If ths were a dfferent book t coud be tted
"Paces for Women to Meet Hot Men Who W Aways
Put You Second" ;)
Guess what comes frst?
We totay wecome tps for the next updated edton
of ths Gude - we w happy credt you and ncude
any photo or webste you woud ke to promote as a
thank you!
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If you thnk you know of a SUR* )each that co"siste"t#'
rates at #east dece"t WITHOUT nearby sharks that has
been eft off ths Gude, pease ema the tp to
eter"a#'outhem+ire,$mai#%com as we can update ths
Gude reguary. We know there are Endess Nameess
perfect surf breaks (yes ths s a Nrvana reference)
hopng to stay secret spots but f you want to et the
cat out of the bag, pease |ust ndcate exact
coordnates such as attude and ongtude. Be sure to
research the tp frst to confrm t s INDEED shark
attack or sghtng-free by dong a Googe search on
the ocaton as nstructed above.
We ove frst hand accounts from surfers who surf the
same beach a the tme who can guarantee they have
never seen a shark or heard of a sghtng or attack
there. These are the tps we reay want for the next
edton
because the Internet s not to be totay trusted.
Aso, based on mathematc probabty, a ocaton that
has never had a shark sghtng or attack st has the
potenta to have one n the future, so pease aways
be sensbe, even n the destnatons sted here.
Speca thanks to Prate Burns for ths remnder.
CONVERSELY IF ONE OF OUR LISTED DESTINATIONS
HAS NEW A SHARK SIGHTING OR ATTACK n 2011
PLEASE EMAIL US so we can ncude updates n the
2012 Edton. We w ssue an updated Gude as
necessary.
Thank you for hepng us hep a of us!
Shaka Brah!
Wthout further ado - the destnatons.
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Countres:
Amercan Samoa
Antarctca
Angua
Argentna
Aruba
Austraa
Azores
Barbados
Braz
Canada
Che
Coumba
Costa Rca
Cuba
Domncan Repubc
Easter Isand
Ecuador
E Savador
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Engand
F|
France
Greece
Guadeoupe
Guatemaa
Guf of Mexco
Iceand
Inda
Indonesa
Ireand
Israe
Itay
Ivory Coast
|amaca
Lebanon
Madagascar
Maaysa
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Madves
Mexco
Morocco
New Zeaand
Ncaragua
Norway
Oman
Papua New Gunea
Panama
Peru
Phppnes
Portuga
Samoa
Scotand
Seychees
South Afrca
Span
St. Luca
St. Martn
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Sweden
Taht
Tonga
Tortoa
Unted States
&e#+fu# -"formatio":
The truth about shark nets
Dophns and sharks
How to avod shark attacks
Why humans are worse for sharks than they are to us
Where the word "surfng" came from
What to do f you come n contact wth a shark
Is there reay such a thng as a shark repeent?
Interestng facts about sharks / cearng
msconceptons
To+ ./ Lists of Surf S+ots at the end of the Gude
n the Word
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n Indonesa
n Europe
n Portuga
n South Afrca
n Austraa
n Amerca
n Mexco
n the Carbbean
n Caforna
n the UK
n Sydney
S+ecia# )o"us: SAFEST COUNTRIES of the word that
have never had a fata shark attack ever (not |ust for
surfng - ths ncudes ALL beaches)
Shark attackfree 0 we##docume"tedsi$hti"$free surf
s+ots:
America" Samoa: ony Amercan and south of Equator-

Lau'tua Beach
Lea Pont
Pua Tree

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A"tarctica: surfabe n frgd spots ke Decepton Isand
of
the South Shetand Isands but we don't
recommend t because t s home to the
"strangest ookng sharks n the word."
A"$ui##a: Cupecoy
The Ledge
Wderness
Ar$e"ti"a: s not reputabe as havng very good surf
but f
you must, try the beaches of
Mar De Pata
Aru)a: Rodgers Beach
Urrama
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Ths Gobn shark may be the type of "strange ookng"
shark found n Antarctc waters.
There s a debate whether or not any sharks ve n
Antarctca at a.
Supposedy Great Whte Sharks do not, |ust
"harmess" samon sharks and possby "werd" ones
ke these.
Aso the threat of goba warmng may turn the waters
more hosptabe to a wder varety of sharks.
Personay we see no reason to venture that far south
to catch a good wave.
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Whe what we sad about Great Whte Sharks n
Antarctca may be true, scentsts who have tagged
Great Whte Sharks have dscovered that ther
swmmng and eatng patterns are qute rreguar, and
they can teray be found practcay amost anywhere
n the word.
So never et your guard down n the water.
A we can do s hope that by namng these ocatons
where they have never been spotted, we at east
ncrease your chance of avodng them.
Austra#ia: Of a the paces n the word wth
consstenty awesome surf, Austraa s aso one
of the top three destnatons
wth consstent shark presence, aong
wth the Unted States, and South Afrca.
Personay you coud not pay us to surf
ANYWHERE n Austraa, or South Afrca, or much
of the Unted States ether. But snce you are
"payng" us for ocaton nfo, f we were forced to
surf n ths shark nfested contnent,
these are the ony paces we woud fee even remotey
ke we are not payng Russan Rouette (whch you
are:)

Stark Bay at Perth
Separaton Pont North Perth
Cycops n Ftzgerad Rver
Ouarantne's Mebourne East
Three Bears and The Box n SW Aus
Matches n Southeast Austraa
Dozer's n East Austraa
Superbanks on the God Coast
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Man Beach, Brsbane
Y-Steps, Trgs Beach, and The Trough n
Adeade
Bow Hoes n the Northwest Coast
Bue Hoes, Tarcooa, and Bowes Rver n
Northwest Austraa
New South Waes: (very dangerous n genera but
f you must)
Damond Head
Od Bar
North Narrabeen
North New South Waes : Corby's Left
Banana Coast: Trapdoors
Centra New South Waes: Indes and Corner
Sydney North: Gregs Pont
Sydney South: Ours
Cora Coast: Menzes
Far South: Bears Beach
The truth a)out shark "ets:
The ony reason we are even abe to st some
destnatons n Austraa, the Unted States, and South
Afrca s because of the mpementaton of shark nets.
However, they do NOT statstcay show to be as safe
as peope woud hope. |ust one good storm at any
ocaton coud offset the shark nets. Aso the
envronmenta damage and the numbers of marne
speces they negatvey mpact have caused a
movement aganst shark nets. They do more harm
than good, unfortunatey.
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Never ever EVER fee safe |ust because a beach cams
to have shark nets. The actua ntenton of shark nets
s not to separate the beach from sharks, but to cruelly
catch sharks, thus makng ther numbers fewer. Fee
compasson for the mutpes of nnocent sea fe they
k n the process.
No one who oves the sea can possby condone the
use of shark nets when one reazes what they actuay
do: drown sea fe n ther own homes.
Sharks are msunderstood creatures. Sure they are
fearsome and God knows there are a mon better
ways to ext a panet than by shark-attack. But they
are nnocent fe forms, smpy payng ther roe n
nature. How many peope know that when Bethany
Hamton ost
her arm to a tger shark n 2003, she was wearng a
watch that when t ht the sunght t may have ooked
ke the scaes of a fsh?
The reason the Hoywood verson of her fe n the fm
"Sou Surfer" eft ths KEY nformaton off s t does not
make such a good "hero story" f the hero may have n
any way been "askng for t." Makng the shark an
outrght van wth no conscence s what ses,
cnematc hstory has proven.
In reaty, the tger shark was not gong after a young
gr. It went most key after what t perceved to be ts
usua food source.
Too bad the normay numerous dophns surroundng
Hawa were not around durng Bethanys attack.
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A dophn s one of the few creatures of the sea that
CAN fght off a shark, (see the numerous onne
upftng stores about how they protect those n
danger of shark- attacks by smpy Googng "dophns
rescue humans.")
Drowned to death (n a shark net.)
Photo by Mark Addson.
To avod attractng sharks, do not spash about too
much or make noses that mmc ther actua prey or
nemess.
"A1oid +ro1oki"$ sharks. A tte ess than haf of
documented shark attacks resut from provocaton or
harassment of sharks, partcuary by dvers.
Use common sense, and gve sharks penty of space.
Do not attempt to catch or prod sharks. Don't corner
them, and don't try to get cose to them to photograph
them.
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But, f you have to get cose, be sure to carry a
weapon."
(htt+:00www%wikihow%com0Pre1e"taSharkAttack)
Yeah, we know the ocean s about fun and spashng
about, so f you want to spash around and make
nose, pease try to choose one of the destnatons n
ths Gude n whch to froc.
We woud not wrte such a gude wthout mentonng
dophns because they truy are heroes of the sea, and
mans best ocean frend.
Agan, smpy do Internet searches on dophns savng
humans and you w see ther heroc acts as they herd
those n danger and crce the herd whe keepng
sharks at bay and even attackng sharks to scare them
away from those n ther protectve crce.
In our opnon, the ony thng that makes t ok to swm
n Cafornas often shark sghted coast s the much
more frequent dophn sghtngs. The ony tme we fee
exceptonay safe n the water s when we see
dophns. Perhaps we shoud have done our research
sghty backwards and focused on a book tted,
"Gude to Dophn-frequented Beaches of the Word."
That defntey woud be a Surfers Paradse.
A(ores: Rabo Pexe
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2ar)ados: Freghts Bay
Soup Bow

2ra(i#: Gaheta, Satnho, and Roznho n Foranopos
Saquarema
Sao Francsco do Su
Sao Domngos do Capm
Itacare'
Camarauacu n Para
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La|e do Bode n Fernando de Noronha
Futuro' n Ceara
Cruz das Amas n Aagoas
Massacre n Baha Norte
Trrca n Baha Su
Xangao n Esprto Santo
Praa de Amor n Ro de |anero State,
North Coast
Pauba n Sao Pauo North Coast
Taguaba n Sao Pauo South Coast
Deretas de Gauratuba n Parana
La|e do |acques n Santa Catarna North
La|e do |agua n Santa Catarna South
Tres Maras n Ro Grande do Su
Other ti+s to a1oid shark attacks3 aside from "ot doi"$
a"'thi"$ that mimics their "emesis or +re' i"c#ude:
Swm, dve, or surf wth other peope - never
aone.
Avod swmmng between sandbars, near steep
drop-offs, near channes, or at rver mouths where
sharks are found.
Don't swm n drty or turbd water.
Avod wearng shny |ewery or swmsuts that mght
smuate the scaes of a prey fsh, and aso avod
uneven tannng and contrastng, brght-coored
cothng.
!o"'t swim at dusk or at "i$ht% This is +rime time
feedi"$ for sharks%
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Keep pets and domestc anmas, wth ther erratc
movements, out of the water.
Don't swm near peope who are fshng or spear-
fshng, or near sewage outfas.
A1oid s+readi"$ )#ood or huma" wastes i" the water%
Lke the tte of ths book mpes, one can do other
thngs to en|oy the water asde from surf. Namey,
swm!
Of course, snorkeng, kayakng, scuba-dvng,
parasang, sang, kte boardng, or even |ust
sunbathng s a ot of fun too.
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Ths photo s n Braz.
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Don't swm where dangerous sharks are known to
congregate. Or, ony pck destnatons n ths
Gude!
Refran from excessve spashng.
If schoong fsh start to behave erratcay or
congregate n arge numbers, eave the area.
If a shark s sghted n the area, eave the water as
camy and qucky as possbe.
(htt+:00www%time%com0time05//.0sharks0side6howto%ht
m#)
As a charty, we thank a the onne resources that
share ther fe-savng knowedge and tps.
If even ony one fe has been saved as a resut of ther
webstes and ths Gude, then our msson s
accompshed.
If any webste fees that reprntng of ther tps s not
warranted, kndy ema us
eter"a#'outhem+ire,$mai#%com
and we w happy remove your reference from a
future edtons of ths Gude and do our best to
accommodate any reparatons you may request.
Thank you for workng wth the sprt of savng ves
and ovng the ocean.
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We have carefuy researched far use aws and fee
that we use ntegrty n reprntng.
7a"ada: has the most coastne n the word.
But pease stck to these "shark attack
and / or
we-documented-sghtng-free spots.

Summerve, Nova Scota
D-Land and Lang's Left n the Great
Lakes
Twn Rvers, Wckannnsh, and Forenca Bay
n West Coast
Forevers and Fsherman's Reserve n the East
Coast

Chamby Rapds
Tofno, Vancouver s cod! And even though
baskng sharks have been spotted there, thanks to
ocas ke |ane and Tom who vouch for ther absence,
we ncude ths tp, as stated n the Intro of ths book,
n case you too, woud ke to share your favorte Surf
spot.
In genera, we are peased to announce that Canada
has the dstncton of never havng had a recorded
shark attack ever.
Besdes ths fact about Canada and sharks, athough
defntey ntmdatng ookng, baskng sharks are
harmess vegetarans. They swm wth a constanty
open mouth that fters food non-stop.
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Baskng sharks do not hurt, harm, or attack humans;
are very shy and w swm away f you try to get cose.
St, we woud not want to surf next to one of these
gants of the ocean:
"Our Lfe wth the Thr Krill Kut."
Baskng sharks are the second argest fsh n the sea
next to the whae shark and can grow up to 33 feet!

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7hi#e: North - E Grngo
E To|o Vego
E Tubo
South - Bo Bo
E Faro
E Caron
La Vedette
Punta Oudco
Tres Paytas
7o#um)ia: E Mystc
Pea Pea
Pco E Oro
Termaes a on the Pacfc Ocean
7osta Rica:
We absoutey ove ove LOVE Costa
Rca. So much so that every other day we haf
serousy pot movng there.
Why? It has the most consstent waves n
the word, and many shark-attack and / or we-
documented-sghtng-free
beaches that are superbeautfu, prstne, and
cean. Costa Rca s on numerous "Top 10 Lsts for
Surfng" and t s our #1.
These are some of our pcks for paces to
surf:
n Carbbean: Paya Coces, Caca Ro

n Guanacaste: Santa Teresa, Ma Pas,
Camarona, Labyrnth,
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Los Bados, Paya Negra,
Raps, Sunset Reef, Paya Hermosa

n Pacfc South: |aco, Cutter's
Rght,
Escondda, Pan Duce,
North Paytas, Pavones,
Paya Escondda


Perhaps the reason that sharks are not
the bggest probem n Costa Rca s because,
unfortunatey, the man terror there s crocodes
especay near Rver Mouths such as Tamarndo and
Domnca, and especay durng rany season. A
recent dscusson between us here n our org had
peope exctedy debatng whether they woud rather
get btten by a croc or a shark and the vote was most
peope woud rather get btten by a shark. Apparenty
the crocode s qute vcous.
So, perhaps a crocode shark s the worst thng that
can happen to someone? Yes, there s such a sea
creature!
But they do not ook "scary enough" to be ncuded n
ths Gude. For more on the crocode stuaton, check
out http://www.shakacostarca.com/bog/swe-gone-
murky-water-sharks-and-crocodes
7u)a: La Setenta
!omi"ica" Re+u)#ic: Coco Nuts
La Punta
Pato Beach
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Easter -s#a"d: Hangoa Roa
Ecuador: Pedarnaes
E# Sa#1ador: Punta Roca and Mzata are the best but a
9 spots "cear" n Costa de Basamo regon
By 9 spots we usuay mean the ones
sted on
MagcSeaweed.com
or WannaSurf.com

Our Gude s comped by cross-
referencng the most popuar surf spots that appear on
BOTH those stes, and then researchng the shark
occurrences (f any) at EACH and EVERY ocaton.
(Whew!)
We also reference the Top 10 Locations to
Surf in every region
of the world and checked them for shark safety
E"$#a"d: Bude n Cornwa
Ceveand n NorthEast
Constantne
Satburn
Saunton Sands
Apparenty n Engand, once agan, one mght
encounter the "harmess" but ntmdatng baskng
shark.
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Other sharks worth mentonng that are
"harmess" to humans ncude the whae shark, the
nursng shark, and the ange shark. Many peope aso
dont worry about reef sharks of any knd. The reason
these sharks are not an ssue s because ther mouths
are not even formed n a way that can "bte" a human
and they are predomnanty vegetaran.
Sharks n genera are msunderstood creatures,
and the worst part s, over 90% of them have been
ked, whch means ony 10% of a bg fsh n the sea
are eft. Yes, thanks to nhumanty, we are decmatng
the ocean. Yeah, sush used to be our favorte food
too. But how can one eat even another morse of fsh
when one reazes the devastatng mpact eatng
seafood s havng on the panet?
Be the change you want to see n the word. If
you want to contnue to see food, do NOT eat sea food.
Honesty, we cant understand peope who cam to
ove the ocean and yet eat fsh. Sorry f ths psses
peope off, but how can you ove anythng that you are
destroyng? Every anma n the sea pays an ntegra
roe. By renderng any speces endangered, you are
annhatng the ocean. Go vegetaran. Serousy.
Have you heard about the unusuay crue act of
shark fnnng? Many asan cutures consder t "bad
uck" to have a weddng wthout shark fn soup. So
they pay top money for |ust the fn part of a shark.
Imagne how many weddngs there are n Asa. So
entre fshng ndustres smpy go out and chop the fn
off a shark, whch bascay renders them hepess n
the ocean, beedng to death, because wthout a fn,
they cant swm.
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Ths s the equvaent of someone cuttng of your
egs and then |ust ettng you beed to death because
you no onger have a means of transportaton
(wakng) to get to a hospta to save you. Not ony s t
bad enough they |ust cut off the fns, but f one s
gong to do that, at east "k" the shark and put t out
of ts msery frst nstead of ettng t de a sow and
needessy torturous death, ony to be probaby eaten
by yet another shark. The cyce has to stop. As stated,
we used to eat a ot of fsh. Sush WAS our favorte
food. So we had to fnd another source of proten and
you know what, there are TONS of vegetaran proten
powders out on the market that do the trck. So no
excuses.
Never ever EVER ca yoursef a over of the ocean or
ths panet f you eat fsh. Perod. "The Empty Sea"
shoud reman ony a ove song by ZWAN.
You know how energy s never destroyed?
Basc aw of physcs. What you put out - you get n
return.
Guess what contnuay kng anmas eaves n store
for your sou?
We dont want to fnd out ether.
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So go vegetaran.
No excuses. There are proten powders and other
sources of nutrton.
Read a book tted "Sknny Btch" by Rory Freedman
and Km Barnoun to see how crue and useess t s to
k anmas. Our bodes arent even made to eat meat
or fsh, actuay.
If you want to know what s great for your body, read
the book "The Surf Det" by Chrs Moe.
Nuff sad.
*i8i: Desperatons
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Kng Kong Rghts
Luus Bend
Typhoon Vaey
*ra"ce: Le Cub at Barrtz
L'Horzon, La |enny, Le Crohot des
Cavaes,
Le Gurp, Le Truc Vert, and Le Pn Sec a
n Gronde
Erretega, Erromarde, and Sante-Barbe n La
Cote Basque
Les Donnants, La Cote Sauvage, Gude, and
Page du Loch
n Brttany
Le Dossen, Trestaou, Bancs-Sabons, and
Boutroues
n North Brttany
La Torche, Fouesnou, Cap De La Chevre, La
Paue, Ponte de Dnan, Pors ar Vag, Porzcarn, and
Sant Tugen n South Brttany
Cu Nus, Estagnots, Le Penon, and La
Prevent
n
Hossegor
St. Gron's Page, Moet's Page, Conts-Page,
Labenne-Ocean, and Tarnos n Landes
"most safe decent waves - no fatates snce
1840"

Greece: Komphtra Bay
Naxos
Guade#ou+e: Anse La Borde
du Cmetere
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Le Moue
Ponte d'Antgues
Port-Lous
Guatema#a: Ocos
Teco|ate
Tapa
Tuate
Gu#f of 9e:ico: Atamra
Barre de Tordo
Camaronero
Mart
Paya Munecos
Tamp
-ce#a"d: Porakshofn (the ony surf spot we st n the
Arctc Ocean!)
Thor Beach
Speakng of the Arctc Ocean, we acknowedge the
efforescent song "Sberan Breaks" by mut-Grammy-
nomnated band MGMT, a 12 mnute soundscape
about the fantasy of surfng n the arctc crce.
It s ke at east 8 songs n one, and, ke any good
wave, changes shape constanty and wthout warnng.
If ther record abe compans about the use of the
foowng photo ...
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.. n ths charty Gudebook, we, the ead snger of
MGMT knows how to reach the founder of Israe-Lght /
Eterna Youth Empre.
They were both nvoved durng the recordng of
"Congratuatons" - MGMTs second abum, whch
features, you guessed t, surfng.
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-"dia: Aurove
Bg Rock
Hawas Beach
|agganatha Pur
Kapu Beach Lghthouse
Kumta
Lghthouse Beach Keraa
RamaKrshna Beach
Shvas n Murdeshwaraha
Shore Tempe
Ten Thousand Peaks
*no shark attacks snce 1880s*
The rea reason that Krshna was born n Inda was
possby for the surf!
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Dd you know the word surfng orgnated
n Inda? It s derved from the Indan word "suffe"
whch means coastne.
Ths was pcked up by Portuguese saors n the
1600s, hence "surf!"
-"do"esia:
|ava: 20/20s, Tger Track Left, Tger Track
Rghts, Pangandaran, Turtes
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East |ava: Puncher
West |ava: Tmmy Turner's New Left
n Sumba: Watu Lbung, Fve-0, The Racetrack,
The Offce, Wanukaka,
Panta Maros
n Sumbawa: Nangadoro, Ded|oeng Wayne,
Wara Pont
n West Tmor: Paau Rote

The ENTIRE Aceh Regon of Sumatra s cear!

n Lampung: U|ung Bocur, |mmy's Pont,
|mmy's Rght, Mandr, Ba
Vage, U|ung Waur, Way |ambu,
U|ung Sgng
Nas: Hsataro, Hduha / Dp
Smeuue and Banyak: A surf spots fne EXCEPT
POSSIBLY Cobras and
Puau Bab
Northern Mentawas: Npuss, A-Frames
Southern Mentawas: The Hoe, Greenbush,
Thunders, Sbgau Rghts,
Rag's Left, Soaw
Centra Menatawa: Lance's Left, Arrks, Ombak
Tdur
Ba: Canggu, Ku De Ta - Semynak
Do'o Isand
Sumatra man: Ba Vage
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Sumatra Isands: Rockstar
Mentawa: Rkas Rghts, HTs
Asu
Hnako Isands
Teos Isand
Indonesa s the dream destnaton for every surfer, so
we are happy to be abe to present many shark-attack
and we-documented-sghtng-free surf spots.
However, do take care, as there are ENTIRE sands n
Indonesa swarmng wth sharks. We researched ths
country exceptonay cose because of ts popuarty.
We can pretty much guarantee f a surf spot s NOT on
ths st, there are defnte reasons why. And ack of
research on our part woud not be one of them.
Of course snce 17,508 sands make up Indonesa, f
you woud ke to share some remote secret spot
attude and ongtude that s shark-free, pease see
our Introducton.

Ony n Indonesa can one te ther beoved, "Honey, I
w be stayng ate at The Offce, agan" and be happy
about t.
Waves can ook ke ths at "The Offce" surf spot,
Sumba, Indonesa.
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-re#a"d: Cregg / Moy Beach
Garywam Pont
Lahnch - Sht Creek
Rosapenna
Inch Reef n the Southwest
Du'n Deagan n North / NorthEast
Whte Bay n the South East
-srae#: Hton Beach, Marav Beach, and Dophnarum
Beach n Te Avv
Zvuun and Dabush Beaches n Herzya
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Kontk, Bet Yanna, and Sront Beaches n
Netanya
Shont and Sdot Yam n Caesara
Goote and Deah Beaches n Ashkeon
-ta#': Forte de Marm
Ladspo
Latro
Porto d Santa Marnea
Ac Trezza, Arenea, and San Vto n Scy
Capo Mannu 2 and Praoa n Sardna
Andora (Lgura)
-1or' 7oast: San Pedro
;amaica: Boston Bay
Canon Cave
DNA
Le)a"o": |eh Beach
|onas Beach
Nahr Brahm
9ada$ascar: Concusson Bows
Lbanono
Mahambo
Sante Mare Isand s especay safe
from Sharks

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9a#a'sia: ke many destnatons wth somewhat
decent shark-ess surf, t dd not make the fna cut
because ther waves ddn't rank consstenty at east
decent (two out of fve stars or fve out of
ten stars) by reabe onne sources and / or
oca surfers, and / or surf magaznes (a the
crtera n compng ths st.)
If you personay know better we wecome tps for the
next edton as stated n
the ntro of ths Gude. Thank you!
9a#di1es: Gurus
Thaa's Secret
9e:ico: Cuyutan
Escoeras
Las Gatas
Paya Prncess n Guerrero
San |uan de Ama n Mchoacan
Rancho de as Oas n |asco - Coma
Patoes n Snaoa and Nayart
Kenze's Pont n Ba|a Sur
Harry's n Ba|a Norte
Punta Encomenda n Oaxaca

Beng Amercan, we reay wshed we coud have sted
way more spots n the nearby and nexpensve Mexco.
But sharks ove t too much!
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Sy surf |oke:
Why arent there any waves n Las Vegas?
Because the ony sea there s the Sea of Sn.
Thank you Depeche Mode for supportng the cause of
Eterna Youth Empre aka
Israe-Lght.
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What to do if 'ou actua##' come i"to c#ose +ro:imit' with a
shark<
The worst thng s panc. Even though that w be your
natura nstnct. Pease try to remember prayer heps,
dont care how cheesy that sounds. If you dont have a
favorte, try ours: Chant the name "Sva" (pronounced
Shee-vah.)
Sva has been known to save those n need, as havng
the "magca powers to teray re-arrange the
moecues around you."
There are numerous mraces ke ths story: A person
was drvng on a patch of ce and skdded out to
certan doom. Dd not know what to do so started
chantng "Sva" and t was as f an ange pcked up hs
car and smpy moved t 50 feet ahead on the same
road free from ce. Cannot expan how or why ths
happened, but stands by hs story. Has no reason to
make stuff up. Asde from chantng your favorte
prayer, the foowng comes from WkHow (thank you
to the webste and the pubc for ths nfo!)
"If you are n the water, reman cam.
You cannot outswm a shark and sharks can sense
fear.
Keep your eye on the shark at a tmes. Sharks may
retreat temporary and then try to sneak up on you-If
you can't get out of the water rght away, try to reduce
the shark's possbe anges of attack
Fght. Payng dead doesn't work. A hard bow to the
shark's gs, eyes, or, as a ast resort, to the tp of ts
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nose w cause the shark to retreat. If a shark
contnues to attack, or f t has you n ts mouth, ht
these areas repeatedy wth hard |abs, and caw at the
eyes and gs
If you are near shore, swm qucky, but smoothy.
Thrashng w attract the shark's attenton. NOTE:
Sharks have dffcuty btng thngs that are vertca
(ther nose gets n the way) so avod eavng your
hands and feet oose or gong horzonta to swm away
from the shark
Sharks can't breathe out of water, so, f possbe,
hod the btten part of your body out of the water, and
get ther gs nto the ar and they w et go of you
Sharks tend to thrash prey around to tear chunks out
of t, so you shoud atch on to the shark. Repress the
urge to scream. Screamng w not deter the shark
much and may provoke t further. "
Good uck!!!
Back to prayer.
And stayng n "shark-free" waters!
9orocco:E |adda
Haouza
Muha
Paoma
Saada
Saf - Garden
Sd Bouzd
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Spders
Tamraght
Traffc
=ew >ea#a"d: Sponge Bay and Stock Route n Gsborne
Scott Pont n the Northand
Raways and Back's Beach n the
Maha Pennsua
=icara$ua: Astero
Asuco
Coorado
E Transto
Hemorrhods
Hongo Reef
Masachapa
Padangs
Paya Maderas
Sanas Grandes
=orwa': Ervk
Oma": A Ashkharah
Pa+ua =ew Gui"ea: Poy Ppes
Pa"ama: Kuna An
Los Ovos
Nestes
P-Land
Puerto Armuees
Roca Chca
Sandbar
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Sver Back
The Pont
Wzard Beach
Peru: North - Puerto Eten, Chcama, Punta
Huanchaco,
Puerto Morn, Puerto
Saaverry, Puemape, Negrtos,
Punta Lobo,
Pscna, E Hueco, Bateras

Beaches n the Ancash regon

South - Chncha,
a other beaches n Southern Peru
EXCEPT
Pedras Negras

Punta Hermosa - Pco Ato, San Bartoo,
Cabaeros, Paya Norte, Puntas Rocas,
Senortas, Pupos
Costa Verde - A beaches except perhaps
Makaha and E Camota
Because we cant a surf Punta Lobo, Peru, whch s
known for dophn frequency, there ARE some
reasonabe measures one can take to avod shark
encounters.
There are brand new devces on the market caed
eectronc shark repeent.
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You know how dog whstes work ony on dogs?
Apparenty an eectronc shark repeent emts an
eectronc frequency that ony sharks can sense
through ther nostrs and t wards them off. It does not
do any damage to the shark or the envronment. It
ony works n water and can ether be mounted on
your surfboard or worn around your anke.
There are varous webstes that se these products.
Smpy Googe, "eectronc shark repeent."
The ony way we woud ever surf n a spot not sted n
ths Gude s by havng a product ke ths. We beeve
f t works correcty, then f even ony one person at a
surf spot s wearng ths or has t on ther surfboard,
then the entre regon s probaby gong to be "shark-
free."
Another product we ke s shark-repeng decas or
stckers.
Lke a shark repeng devces, smpy Googe the
terms above to fnd them, because we endorse them
from the heart, not because they pay us.
Smpy put, you know how many anmas n the wd
have a camoufage protecton for ther outer coverng
whch aow them to survve and thrve n obscurty,
such as a monarch butterfy or an guana that easy
bends nto ts surroundngs unnotced?
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We, scentsts studed what fsh are abe to survve
around sharks and they have found that for some
reason, fsh wth ether a thumbprnt or zebra - strpe
pattern can ve unharmed around sharks, as do
banded sea snakes.
So entrepreneurs have created nexpensve decas /
stckers that cover the entre bottom of ones
surfboard, makng t ook ke a gant, UNDELICIOUS
fsh to a shark.
Ths makes absoute sense to us. Not ony are we n
the process of gettng these for a our surfboards, but
we are ookng nto gettng wetsuts n ths desgn and
obtanng zebra - strped swmsuts as we.
Ok so we may ook ke a choad n the surf wearng the
zebra wetsut wth a zebra surfboard but hey, at east
we w ve to surf another day!
Phi#i++i"es: Che Ches
Coud 9
D-Land
G1
Geron
Hewes Ayuk Isand
|ovees
Mabuntok
Pururan Bay
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Ranbows Left
Indonesa s often referred to as the surfers dream
destnaton, but who knew that the Phppne Isands s
the 2
nd
best country n that regon to catch a wave?
Portu$a#:Buarcos
Consoacao
Cortegaca
Esmorz
Lagde
Leca
Paredo
Praa de Guncho
Of a the paces we researched n ths gude, for some
reason, Praa de Guncho seems to have vrtuay no
shark ssues anywhere near t. So we woud ca ths
seemngy most bengn surf spot n the word
The Cure.
.from The Edge of the Deep Green Sea.
Thank you Robert Smth for supportng our cause!
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Samoa: Bouders
Lon Castro
Pebbes
Satu'atua Beach
Speca K
Waterfas
Scot#a"d: Casteh to Murke
Hosta
Fsk Hear
Losst Bay
Pease Bay

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Thurso East, Sht Ppe, Brmms Ness, and
Bay of Sca n North Scotand
Sandford n East Scotand
Ths s a wave chart for our favorte named surf spot:
The Sht Ppe near Wck, Scotand
Se'che##es: Anse Soe n Mahe
Anse Source D'Argent
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South Africa: Avaanche
Bato
Bruces
Caws
Das
Kennaways
Mers
Nadoos
Saad Vaey
Secrets
St Bay
St. Mke's
The Fence
Tube Wave
Umhot
Warner Beach
Wdsde
Yeows

Ok ok ok, so South Afrca s home to ke the best
surfng on the panet. Guess what, sharks ove t too!
So pease, f you are gonna be that ambvaent, ony
venture to a spot n ths Gude. And st, use the shark
repeent of choce!
|ust so you know, havng seen what we have seen
dong our research, there snt a shark repeent n
exstence that woud convnce us to surf South Afrca.
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The types of sharks that are most often confused
about humans beng food are bu sharks, tger sharks,
and the great whte shark. Because there are aready
many books and sources of endess nformaton about
these, and because ths s not what ths Gude s
about, we w smpy cover some commony hed
msconceptons about sharks.
*"Sharks are not found n freshwater."
WRONG. The bu shark s notorous for thrvng n both
sat and freshwater and s often found n rvers around
the word and the ones that ead nto the Great Lakes,
makng them, er, not so great anymore.
*"Most sharks are harmfu to peope."
NOT. Of the neary 400 dfferent speces of shark,
over 80% are harmess to peope.
They range from 6 nches ong (cgar shark) to 45
feet ong (whae shark.)
*"Sharks have poor vson."
Do you reay want to test that? Thers s at east 7
tmes better than human vson.
*"The Great Whte Shark appears to actuay go after
surfboards."
Unfortunatey, true. Not actuay gong for the
surfboard, but gong after what ooks ke
ts prey. Dd we menton decas supposedy hep?
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*"Sharks have no enemes."
Yeah, f you dont count humans, or whae sharks, or
parastes, or ker whaes, or parent tger and bu
sharks that eat ther young.
We a**hoes k 73 mon sharks a year for ther fns
aone.
We know we aready ranted about ths earer n ths
Gude -
|ust be gad we dont suggest you stop throwng toet
paper n the toet, because that truy woud be
envronmentay conscous, and many countres n the
word, such as Costa Rca, adopt ths practce. Notce
how cean and awesome THEIR beaches are?
*"There s an authentcated unprovoked shark attack
somewhere n the word each and every day."
Does t make you fee better to know that the fgure s
more ke one every fve days?
*Even though sharks need to keep water movng over
ther gs to receve oxygen, some sharks need to
keep movng to do ths, whe others don't. Ether way,
sharks, ke other marne anmas, don't seem to fa n
a deep seep ke we do
Some sharks have s+irac#es, a sma openng behnd
ther eyes, that force water across the sharks gs so
the shark can be st when t rests.
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Other sharks do need to swm constanty to keep
water movng over ther gs and ther bodes. These
sharks have actve perods, and restfu perods, rather
than undergong deep seep ke we do. They seem to
be "seep swmmng," wth parts of ther bran ess
actve, or "restng," whe the shark remans
swmmng.
*Mae sharks have what s ke two penses and the
matng rtua s pretty hot. Check out the vdeos on the
Internet.
S+ai": Izaro and Menakos n Pas Vasco
La Zurroa
Paya de Meron
Paya de Somo
Sanas y Esparta
San Sebastan
Santa Marna
Sopeana
Yerbabuena and E Pamar n Andauca

St% Lucia: Commaret Pont
St% 9arti": Bake's Break
Garbage Heap
North Dump
Swede": Gotand

Tahiti: none. But st n that regon of French Poynesa
s "shark-free" Toauri
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To"$a: Fshtraps
The Bow
The Pass
Torto#a n the Brtsh Vrgn Isands: Lava
Fow
U"ited States: Torrey Pnes / Back's Beach n
San Dego, 7a#ifor"ia
E Porto, Manhattan Beach, Caforna
Haggerty's, Paos Verdes Pennsua,
Caforna
County Lne and Caforna Street,
Ventura, Caforna

The and of the Beach Boys. That s because ther
fame grew before the Internet coud show shark attack
vdeos. Caforna grs (shoud stay out of the water!)
Notorous for Great Whte Shark whose range s up the
coast through Oregon and Washngton.

Pcnc Tabes
Green Rooms aka The Arches
Turte Beach (has tons of shark's
teeth)
Wabasso
a n *#orida whch s
aso haed as the shark attack
capta of the word.
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But t rvas tger shark haven
&awai'i: Ppene and Backdoor,
Hae'wa,
Sunset Beach, and
Off-The-Wa on North Shore
Oahu
Canoes Wakk s patroed
and hasn't has a sghtng snce 2005
Ma'aaea Bay n Mau


Bemar Beach, =ew ;erse'

Remember our comment on bu sharks makng them
not-so Great Lakes:
Hoand State, North Pont, and Whtng
Gun Cub n Lake Mchgan
Pnched Loaf and Rootbeer n Oho
Stoney Pont and Brghton Beach n
Lake Superor
The Ebow n Sheboygan, WI
Unon Bay

Coorado Rver has surfng apparenty
n Puebo, 7O

Pozueo, E Coca, Casa de |uez, and Tocones
Puerto Rico

Thank you Thrty Seconds to Mars for supportng the
cause of Eterna Youth Empre aka Israe-Lght and for
creatng ths faux tour poster wth us n mnd.
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?To+ ./ surf s+ots i" the Wor#d without sharks@
wth #1 beng the best wave.
You have probaby seen a ot of the Top 10 sts out
there and w recognze the countres we name of
course, but possby not the breaks, because whe
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they are exceent 5 star waves, they aso have to
quafy as never havng had a shark attack or even a
we -documented shark sghtng. And most of the very
best waves n the word cant reay cam that. So we
brng you sort of the 2nd best waves but at east at
our destnatons you have a greater chance of vng to
surf another day. And to us, that more than makes up
for t!
10. Bears Beach n the Far South of Austraa
The contnent famous for havng more ker surf spots
than any country accordng to Wannasurf.com aso s
famous for ts shark nfested waters. Thank God for
the not so bad news Bears!
9. Span
Izaro and Menakos n Pas Vasco
Wonderng why the renowned Mundaka dd not make
t?
Hammerhead sharks s why. They are not consdered
very dangerous and most peope arent afrad of them,
but we arent most peope. Wed rather test our uck
by Runnng wth the Bus n Pampona, Span.
Twce
8. Indonesa
Ask any surfer ther dream destnaton and surey Indo
s n the top 3. Even before we watched "The Drfter"
starrng Rob Machado. It doesnt hurt that MGMT
graces the soundtrack. ANYWAY over 17,508 sands
make up the Indonesan archpeago and many of
them are home to sharks. Thankfuy the favorte
Mentawas regon does have optons wth no sharks:
Northern Mentawas: Npuss, A-Frames
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Southern Mentawas: The Hoe, Greenbush, Thunders,
Sbgau Rghts, Rags Left, Soaw
Centra Menatawa: Lances Left, Arrks, Ombak Tdur
Mentawa: Rkas Rghts, Hts
Remember, f t s not on ths st t snt because we
somehow overooked t. Our research s dgent. It
does not make the st smpy because of shark
potenta.
7. Backs Beach, San Dego, Caforna, USA
Surfng USA? Sure, f you wanna be shark bat.
But n case you dont, bet on Backs.
If you surf the LA area try Haggertys or E Porto
Manhattan Beach;
Ventura County Lne and Caforna Street n
Ventura.
The bessed dophns n these surf breaks keep
the sharks away. Other than that, there s a
reason that "The OC" got canceed.
6. Punta Roca, E Savador
Doesnt ths mean "The Savor?"
We totay agree, snce surfng saved us from a
meanngess fe of boredom.
Mzata s aso an exceent surf break as s most
of the no-shark Costa de Basamo regon.
5. Ppene, North Shore, Oahu, Hawa
Not |ust because "Bue Crush" was fmed here.
Backdoor and Off-The-Wa aso n the North
Shore are remarkaby shark free n Hawa
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whch s possby tger shark capta of the
panet.
4. St Bay, South Afrca
We aso have a Top 10 st of shark free beaches
n South Afrca and each wave s so totay
redeemng n ts own way that we cannot rank
them - we ony st them aphabetcay. To see
the Top 10 shark free beaches n South Afrca
vst the end sts.
3. We reay REALLY wsh to quafy egendary
Teahupoo, Taht but not one snge sand under
a Tahtan moon makes the shark free cut. May
we suggest the often overooked Toaur, aso n
French Poynesa?
2. Pavones, Costa Rca
Personay we were gong to st t as #1 snce
Costa Rca s the most consstent wave n the
word wth 366 surfabe days a year, but when
we remembered that |ason Lews surfs n F|,
we, we woud never go aganst that tde.
We w say Costa Rca has the best surf n a the
Amercas and our persona favorte spot s Paya
Hermosa n the tony regon of Santa Teresa / Ma
Pas.
1. F|
Dd we menton |ason Lews surfs here???
Word of cauton - we are ony abe to approve 4
surf spots as shark free out of the dozens and
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dozens n F|.
They are Typhoon Vaey, Kng Kong RIGHTS,
Luus Bend, and Desperatons.
Sorry Beqa ddnt make t, |ase. <3 <3 <3
|ason and hs beoved Rhodesan Rdgeback "Beqa."
?To+ ./ surf s+ots i" -"do"esia without sharks%@
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Pease bear n mnd that f a surf spot dd not make
the st, t s not because we accdentay overooked t.
We conducted extensve and exhaustve research so f
a destnaton s not on ths st, ether the wave s not
consstenty good or has shark ssues or both!!!
10. The Phppnes
Ok t s not Indonesa. But t s n the regon and t has
word cass surfng that s not to be overooked, wth
waves that compete wth any destnaton n the word.
The Phppnes are ranked ony 2nd to Indonesa as far
as surf n the area s concerned, especay the shark
free Sargao sand.
9. Ba
The most easy accessbe. Especay for sharks!
So stck to ONLY Canggu and Ku De Ta - Semynak
Yes we checked them ALL!
8. |ava: 20/20s, Tger Track Left, Tger Track
Rghts, Pangandaran, Turtes
East |ava: Puncher
West |ava: Tmmy Turners New Left
7. Nusa Tenggara
In Sumba: Watu Lbung, Fve-0, The Racetrack, The
Offce, Wanukaka, Panta Maros
In Sumbawa: Nangadoro, Ded|oeng Wayne, Wara
Pont
6. Sumatra
Sumatra man: Ba Vage
Sumatra Isands: Rockstar
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Incdentay, rock stars who surf ncude Andrew
VanWyngarden of MGMT, Anthony Keds of the Red
Hot Ch Peppers, and possby |ared Leto of 30
Seconds to Mars, except there s no rea evdence
snce he appears to be an ageess vampre and they
must avod the sun.
5. The entre ACEH regon of Sumatra has no
sharks!
Now, that reay IS an ace n the hoe.
4.3.2.1 The Mentawas s the favorte
and wth good reason. So for these top
four, we gve you severa optons n
each, n no partcuar order, because
how can one ob|ectvey rank a
sub|ectve wave whose condtons
change day?
Drumro pease.
The four best shark free surf destnatons n Indonesa
n no partcuar order:
Northern Mentawas: Npuss, A-Frames
Southern Mentawas: The Hoe, Greenbush,
Thunders, Sbgau Rghts, Rags Left, Soaw
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Centra Menatawa: Lances Left, Arrks, Ombak Tdur
Mentawa: Rkas Rghts, HTs
There you have t foks.
Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT
?To+ ./ surf s+ots i" Euro+e without sharks%@
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But frst a dscamer. Europe s not consdered the
best surf n the word. Thankfuy there are other
dversons ke skng the Itaan Aps or Oktoberfest n
Germany or Duran Duran performng n the Cannes
Fm Festva ths month. But f you have to surf n
Europe, may we recommend these shark free
beaches??? Dont thnk of them as beng sted for the
wave quaty n any partcuar order, because that
woud be an oxymoron Thnk of t as your overa
vacaton experence!
10. Norway
Surfng a shark free spot ke Ervk gves us Norwegan
Wood!
9. Yeah yeah the Canary Isands has a the hype.
Except sharks ve up to t.
May we suggest another group of sands. Namey, The
Azores: Rabo Pexe
8. and 7. Ireand and Scotand
Surfng s |ust somethng to do n between drnks.
But because Lahnch - Sht Creek n Ireand
and
The Sht Ppe n Scotand are qute thematc, we
menton them here n partcuar too.
6. Itay
Surfng s |ust somethng to do n between eatng.
Not shark feedngs! So check out
Forte de Marm
Ladspo
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Latro
Porto d Santa Marnea
Ac Trezza, Arenea, and San Vto n Scy
Capo Mannu 2 and Praoa n Sardn
Andora (Lgura)
Bear n mnd f a surf spot dd not make ths st, ether
the wave wasnt that great for surfng OR there are
potenta shark ssues or both.
It was not because we smpy overooked a wave or
somethng ke that durng our dgent research.
5. Engand
God save the Oueen! Long ve the Sex Pstos!
Especay f they stck to these shark free beaches:
Ceveand n the NorthEast
Constantne
Saunton Sands
Satburn
4. Greece
No wonder cvzaton began here.
Surf Naxos or Komphtra Bay.
3. Portuga
Shark free surf spots ncude
Buarcos
Consoacao
Cortegaca
Esmorz
Lagde
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Leca
Nazare
Odecex
Paredo
and our favorte pck Praa de Guncho for the
frequency of dophn sghtngs. Anywhere you
see dophns at east one can fee protected from
sharks!
Ths porton s defntey aso ?To+ ./ Surf S+ots i"
Portu$a# with "o sharks%@
2. Span
Shoud be #1 but t ranks n the Top 10 st of
surf spots wth no sharks for the entre Word!
1. You see London, You see FRANCE!
Is t any surprse that Barrtz s probaby the best surf
n a of Europe? However many beaches n Barrtz DO
have sharks. So stck to ony Le Cub at Barrtz,
LHorzon, La |enny, and Le Crohot des Cavaes n the
surroundng areas.
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God save our favorte sexy pstoa Veronca Grey.
?To+ ./ surf s+ots i" South Africa with "o sharks:@
Pease make a note these are not n order of wave
greatness, because those condtons change day, and
n a pace ke South Afrca, they are a good n
dfferent ways. We smpy st them aphabetcay.
Avaanche n Port Ezabeth
Bato n North East Coast
Coones n Cape South Coast
Das n Capetown
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Heaven n West Coast
He rght beneath t ha ha ha
St Bay n the Eastern Cape
Tube Wave n the South West Coast
Umhot n North East Coast
Warner Beach n Hbscus Coast
|ust so you know, we mean what we say when we say
we checked out EVERY DECENT surf break n South
Afrca.
So f t s not on ths st, t s not because we
"overooked t."
It s because your chances of encounterng a shark
there are great. As n whte.
Bhagavad-gta As It Is
"The Opuence of the Absoute"
10.31
Krshna says,
"Of purfers I am the wnd, of the weders of weapons
I am Rama, of fshes I am the shark, and of fowng
rvers I am the Ganges."
Of a the aquatcs the shark s one of the bggest and
s certany the most dangerous to man. Thus the
shark represents Krsna.
*********
Ah regon. The opate of the masses. At east ths one
admts ts fearess eader Krsna s "the most
dangerous" to man.
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Hare Krshna devotees are known often as
Bodhsattvas - peope who have made sou
agreements to keep ncarnatng on panet Earth unt
EVERYONE transcends ts usory nature.
Who can forget that the surfng Bodh(sattva)
character of Patrck Swayze n "Pont Break" s the one
"bad guy" we a wanted to see "get away wth t."
Lke the shark, Bodh was msunderstood. Socety
woud see hs actons as a menace - he actuay was
keepng certan thngs n baance.
"Pont Break" cumnates n the shark nfested waters
of Austraa. But unke Bodh, not every person has a
death wsh, athough surfng n many beaches of
Austraa s ke payng Russan Rouette, even f t s
arguaby the best surf on the panet. They dont ca t
the God Coast or Oueensand for nothng!
For a those of us unke Bodh who ntend to ve to
surf another day, we present you ?The to+ ./ surf s+ots
i" Austra#ia with A"o sharksB@
wth 1 beng the best wave:
10. Menzes on the Cora Coast
9. Dozers n East Austraa
8. Ouarantnes n Mebourne East
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7. Separaton Pont n North Perth
ted
6. Cycops n Ftzgerad Rver
ted
5. Superbanks on the God Coast
ted
4. Ours n South Sydney
3. n Centra New South Waes both Indes and Corner
ted
2. Gregs Pont n North Sydney
1. Bears Beach n the Far South
|ust so you know, we mean what we say when we say
we checked out EVERY DECENT surf break n Austraa
and there are A LOT!
Amerca. Land of the free, home of The Bravery.
Yes, the rock band from New York Cty.
You know what ese New York has?
Sharks.
Yep.
Every surfabe beach n the area has sharks. Maybe
that s why Brookyn darngs MGMT had to earn to
surf n Mabu.
Except Caforna s shark nfested too.
Even worse, t s home to the Great Whte.
Yes, the ong hared rock and ro band from Los
Angees.
I woud rather be once btten by them, than the rea
great whte shark, whch oves Caforna too.
When God created shark, t may have perfected Its
msson and effcacy wthn the Great Whte Shark -
the fastest swmmng predator n the ocean.
What do surfers have n ts defense???
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we hereby present you the "Top 10 shark free surf
spots n Amerca."
The surf spots are ranked n order of best waves n
genera from 10 to 1 wth 1 beng the best wave.
?To+ ./ Surf S+ots i" America with "o shark issues so far:@
10. Pnched Loaf, Lake Ere
Ths aso s our favorte named surf spot n Amerca.
There s why Whte Trash was nvented n ths country.
9. Coorado Rver n Puebo, Coorado
And you thought t was |ust for whte-water raftng!
8. Bemar Beach, New |ersey
Now a rea reason for New Yorkers to go to |ersey.
Fnay Andrew VanWyngarden can surf somethng
other than the Internet. |ust kddng. The poor tte
rch rock star spent hs brthday ths year pretendng
to be the Wzard of Aus(traan waves.)
7. North Pont, Lake Mchgan
You woud thnk we coud st a the surf spots n
the
Great Lakes, except that bu sharks have been
known to swm upstream rvers nto these akes,
makng them,
er, not so great any more. Yes, bu sharks can
ve n both fresh and sat water, and have been
known to attack peope n ess than 2 feet of
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water. They are the most aggressve of a
sharks.
6. Casa de |uez, Puerto Rco
The rea truth behnd why Amerca made ths a
terrtory: as oas!
5. E Coca, Puerto Rco
4. Green Rooms aka The Arches, Forda
We woud have wanted to sted many more surf spots
n the state that spawned Key Sater. Whe a popuar
surfng state, Forda s aso the shark attack capta of
the word. You coud not pay me to surf ANYWHERE
there.
3. Backs Beach, San Dego, Caforna
Yes one has to trave pretty far south n the Goden
state to catch a good, reaby shark-free wave. The
Beach Boys may not have been as popuar had the
Internet and shark attack vdeos aready been
nvented. When you have seen what we have durng
our research, you w apprecate Caforna Grs more
than the surf.
2. Maaaea, Mau
Lke you need an excuse to go.
1. Sunset Beach, Ppene, and Backdoor
a on Oahus North Shore
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a ted for frst
the |oke beng that even the sharks of shark nfested
Hawa cant hande these waves!
?To+ ./ shark free surf s+ots i" 9e:ico%@
The surf spots are ranked n order of best waves n
genera from 10 to 1 wth 1 beng the best wave.
"Top 10 Surf Spots n Mexco wth no shark ssues so
far:"
10. Cuyutan
9. Rancho de as Oas n |asco - Coma
8. San |uan de Ama n Mhoacan
7. Paya Prncess n Guerrero
6. Las Gatas n Guerrero
5. Escoeras n Guerrero
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4. Kenzes Pont n Ba|a Sur s ted wth
3. Punta Encomenda n Oaxaca and Chapas
2. Patoes n Snaoa and Nayart
1. Harrys n Ba|a Norte
"And they covered up the sun
unt the brds had fown away
and the fshes n the sea
had gone to seep"
"Chorus" by
- Erasure
Sounds depressng rght?
Then stop eatng sush. 90% of the bg fsh n the sea
are extnct, thanks to humans.
Ok. Now for somethng cheerfu so we can a pretend
that fe s beautfu as we bury our heads n the sand.
(Read the fu yrcs of "Chorus" dear ostrches!)
The Carbbean has amazng surfng and ots of sharks
everywhere. Everywhere!
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As such, we hereby present you the "Top 10 surf spots
n the Carbbean wthout sharks."
Pease bear n mnd that f a surf spot dd not make
the st, t s not because we accdentay overooked t.
We conducted extensve and exhaustve research so f
a destnaton s not on ths st, ether the wave s not
consstenty good or has shark ssues or both!!!
Remember that when you ook for the Bahamas and
don't see t here. That's because we have been to
restaurants sttng over the ocean n the Bahamas and
have seen the shark feedng frenzy every nght rght
there n KNEE DEEP water ony on the SHORE.
To+ ./ surf s+ots i" the 7ari))ea" with "o sharks n
aphabetca order by sand name:
Angua: Wderness, Cupecoy, The Ledge
Barbados: Soup Bow, Freghts Bay
Cuba: La Setenta
Domncan Repubc: La Punta, Coco Nuts, Pato Beach
Guadeoupe: Anse La Borde, Le Moue, Port-Lous,
Ponte d'Antgues, du Cmetere
|amaca: DNA, Canon Cave, Boston Bay
Puerto Rco: Pozueo, E Coca, Casa de |uez, and
Tocones
St. Luca: Commaret Pont
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St. Martn: North Dump, Garbage Heap, Bake's Break
Tortoa n the Brtsh Vrgn Isands: Lava Fow

Thank you Eectronca Veronca for supportng our
cause.
If you ever hear that name at a Cub, that means
Madonna s secrety there.
Guess the secret s out.
*ducks*
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7a#ifor"ia has ama(i"$ surfi"$ a"d #ots of sharks
e1er'where% E1er'whereC
And unfortunatey, the Great Whte Shark s a natve.
Thank you Robert Pant and |mmy Page for supportng
our cause!
Pease bear n mnd that f a surf spot dd not make
the st, t s not because we accdentay overooked t.
We conducted extensve and exhaustve research so f
a destnaton s not on ths st, ether the wave s not
consstenty good or has shark ssues or both!!!
10. 56th Street, Newport Beach
There have been sghtngs n and around ths area, but
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nothng we documented, and certany no attacks.
But rght down the beach n Huntngton, thats another
story.
Woud we surf 56th? Maybe. Lke a chance of 3 on the
scae between 1 and 10.
But we woud be extremey watchfu. When you
research the way we do and see what s possby n
the water, t s extra ntmdatng.
9. Oceansde Per
Does have sharks. Threshers, eopards, and bues.
But they appear not to attack peope. We aowed ths
Destnaton on ths st but we woud never have
aowed t offcay n our gude, because et us face t
- a shark s a shark. And one day t mght thnk your
toe s a teeny fsh. That s a. There has been a fata
shark attack rght down the coast n Soana whch s
why Oceansde Per dd not make our Gudebook.
Sharks are |ust swarmng Caforna waters. In our
Gudebook, because our screenng process ntends to
save ves, we ony approved about 5 beaches n ALL
of Caforna as shark attack and / or we documented
sghng free.
They are:
8. Haggertys, Paos Verdes Pennsua
Locas rue ths scene, but snce many of them are
chaxed pot smokers, you mght be abe to |on ther
ne-up.
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7. Caforna Street, Ventura
Perhaps the ony redeemng quaty of sharks n
Caforna waters s that the Unverse aso bessed
them wth numerous dophns. On page 18, we go nto
deta about how one can fee safe from sharks when
dophns abound. And they do from here, down the
coast.
6. E Porto, Manhattan Beach
Swanky and skanky.
If that s your thng.
It s ours.
5. County Lne, Ventura
Borderng LA County.
Not borderng Santa Barbara County, whch s famous
for yes, Great Whte Sharks and the current resdence
of Depeche Modes Martn Gore. Is t any concdence
hs muse Veronca Grey has a part tme resdence n
Ventura County? Be Canyon to be exact, for a you
stakers out there. If you want to fnd Martn Gore on
any gven day, there are severa dead gveaways n
the box set "Sounds of the Unverse."
Perhaps an artce about shark attacks shoud never
menton dead gveaways.
4. Torrey Pnes / Backs Beach n San Dego
Reay ths s probaby the #1 shark-free surf spot by
our defnton n a of Caforna, but you aso have to
be a we-advanced surfer to truy en|oy t here.
Apparenty. Maybe someday we w be good enough
to confrm.
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So numbers 8 through 4 are the ony surf spots
Our Drectory s abe to put our "shark-free" stamp
upon. We w st the top 3, and aso the reasons why
surfers must beware. Forget Santa Cruz, Mavercks or
Mabu, they are a shark centra.
3. Razorbades, Hoster Ranch
Ths ocaton between Ventura and Santa Barbara has
never had a we documented shark attack or sghtng,
but nearby Santa Barbara has. Bascay f we woud
not want our famy surfng there, we woud not aow
t n the Gudebook. Perhaps f we see dophns here
and "fee out the vbe" we woud get n the water. Our
Gudebook aso expans how vbng the area s a
vabe way for dscernng a surf spot.
2. The Wedge, Newport
Nothng we documented at ths exact spot but many
shark encounters teray |ust yards away. So t s
ncuded BARELY for gettng off on a techncaty.
1. Vence Beach and Sunset where Gadstones
Restaurant s. Why?
Because we surf here. Ony when not n Costa Rca
and ony after I have seen dophns and ony when t s
not freezng or suckng hard, whch t does, compared
to Costa Rca. But the ony "shark attack" n recent
hstory was some amo who was n the water n Vence
at mdnght who fet somethng bte hs anke and t
coud not be proven t was a shark.
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|ust to be safe, never go nto the water before sunrse
or after sunset - that s prme tme for sharks. We
venture nto ther home the ocean, so show them
some respect and gve them ther dusk t dawn tme
and space. Maybe they w extend us the same
courtesy from sunup to twght; sharks are the seas
vampres!
What do you thnk of when you thnk the Unted
Kngdom?
The answer s obvous.
It s home to The Cure and Robert Smth.
The second best answer s of course, surfng.
Not the best surf n the word, whch s why The U.K.
gets to keep The Cure and Robert Smth.
We dont rank or descrbe the wave - there are tons of
other resources that do that. We smpy brng you To+
./ sharkfree )eaches of the UD wth decent surf n
aphabetca order:
Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset
makes ths st but not the Gudebook
"Swm WthOUT Sharks -
The REAL Surfers Paradse:
Gude to shark attack-free Destnatons of the Word"
because whe there have never been any shark
attacks here, a thresher shark has been caught here.
Thresher sharks are not typcay dangerous to
humans, but the defnton of shark-free means ALL
sharks, so we coud not st ths surf beach n our
drectory.
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Ireand
Not sure why Top 10 surf spots n the UK sts eave off
Ireand atogether. We hereby st ALL the shark free
surfng beaches of Ireand that made our Gudebook
and ths entry counts as two sots snce there are
mutpe beaches:
Cregg / Moy Beach
Dun Deagan n North / NorthEast
Garywam Pont
Inch Reef n the Southwest
Lahnch - Sht Creek
Rosapenna
Whte Bay n the South East
Pease Bay, Scotand
Portheven, Cornwa
makes ths st because the ony shark ssues here are
baskng sharks. They dont attack humans and are
vegetaran but they ARE STILL sharks, whch s why
ths good surf break and many others ke t are eft
OFF the Gudebook drectory. Bascay f we woud not
want to be swmmng next to somethng n t, we eave
that ocaton off the st. If you see a photo of these
ntmdatng yet harmess sea gants, you w see why.
Satburn by the Sea n Ceveand, NE Engand
Saunton Sands, Devon
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St Ouens Bay, |ersey
s ncuded n ths st but not the Gudebook because a
porbeage shark was caught here n 1999. Yes they are
ony potentay but not usuay dangerous and yes ths
was a LONG tme ago but the quaty assurance of our
Gudebook dctates that there must have NEVER BEEN
a we-documented shark sghtng.
Thurso East, Scotand
Watergate Bay, Cornwa
makes ths st but not the Gudebook for the same
reason as Portheven.
To+ ./ Surf S+ots i" S'd"e' with "o sharks
Most peope woud thnk that statement s an
oxymoron; however, f you are competey and
rratonay afrad of shark attacks ke we are, you w
fnd a resource that makes the tte true.
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Thank you |onny Greenwood for supportng ths cause!
We don't rank or descrbe the wave - there are tons of
other resources that do that. We smpy brng you Top
10 shark-free beaches of Sydney wth decent surf n
ocatona order:
New South Waes: (very dangerous n genera but f
you must)
Damond Head
Od Bar
North Narrabeen
North NSW: Corby's Left
Banana Coast: Trapdoors
Centra NSW: Indes and Corner
Sydney N: Gregs Pont
Sydney S: Ours
Cora Coast: Menzes
Far South: Bears Beach
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7ou"tries with the Safest 2eaches i" the Wor#d
Speca thanks to the Forda Museum of Natura
Hstory for ther research, but ths actua st s
comped by Eterna Youth Empre pubshng through
the charty organzaton Israe-Lght;

we hereby present you THE SAFEST COUNTRIES IN
THE WORLD that have never had a FATAL shark
attack: These countres have never had any
documented FATAL shark attack n recorded hstory.
Yes they have had shark "encounters" but none fata.
The countres on ths st you are readng don't
necessary have good surf - they are smpy safe
beaches, whereas the rest of ths Drectory s about
safety AND surf quaty. Thank you for your nterest
and for aowng us to fuf our fesavng msson.
Sncerey, htt+:00www%SwimWithoutSharks%com
These countres sted beow have a had ony one
shark attack n recorded hstory and t was NOT fata.
If a regon had more than one shark attack t s
specay noted.
AFRICA-
Lbya
Repubc of Seychees
Senega
Serra Leone
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BAHAMAS AND ANTILLES-
Cay Sa Bank
Martnque
Rum Cay Isand
San Savador
St. Martn
Turks and Cacos
ASIA-
Israe
Maaysa
Madves Isands
Pakstan
AUSTRALIA- The ony safe non fata area s Cocos
Isands but ths regon has had three shark attacks
snce the 1700s . The Northern Terrtory of Aus has
ony had one fata attack.
BERMUDA- Paget Terrtory
CANADA s the safest country n the word. Never had
so much as a shark encounter OR fataty.
EUROPE- Span and the Unted Kngdom has had two
attacks but nether were fata.
CENTRAL AMERICA- Ncaragua has had ony two non-
fata attacks.
MEXICO-
Oaxaca
Snaoa
Yucatan
NEW ZEALAND-
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Gsborne
Ptt Isand
Star Keys
Westand
SOUTH AMERICA- Both Ecuador and Argentna have
had no fatates but four attacks each.
BRAZIL-
Ceara
Paraba
Parana
UNITED STATES-
Connectcut
Lousana
Mane
Msssspp
Rhode Isand & Guam
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