SHARKS There Everywhere In Daytona Beach!
Looking for information about sharks and shark attacks in Daytona Beach Florida? If you are wonder if there are sharks, yes. What are your chances of survival? Like 1 in 3,700,000. Daytona Beach is safe as is any beach in America.
In fact, amongst all the beaches in the USA there are only around 16 shark attacks a year. For those keeping score half of them were in Florida and the majority were Sept between 2 and 3 pm. Half of all those the attacks are on surfers.
Every two years across the USA, 1 of those 32 unlucky people die. In contrast 30+ people die per year from lightening strikes! Here are a few more shark attack facts and stats: 1 | 2 | 3 But wait! There are some gory and scary shark videos below.
Watch Videos Of Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach Sharks!
You really shouldn’t watch these videos… My favorite are the surfer videos where the sharks are just circling them. So brave they are. Note, New Smyrna Beach Florida is the shark attack capitol of the world! That same area is also known as Ponce Inlet which is just south of Daytona Beach.
I included a map below. Note: Not all fins belong to sharks and sometime dolphins protect surfers. But full disclosure! There are definitely sharks in the water.
Fun Tours & Excursions To Do In The Daytona Beach Area:
Looking for organized tours and excursions in the Daytona Beach corridor? Have a look at these popular fun things.
See A Map Of Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach:
The Daytona Beach shoreline really starts in Ormond Beach just north of Daytona Beach. Heading south the shore line extends to Ponce De Leon Inlet. On either side of the inlet are the cities of Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach.
This is the area where they call it the shark attack capital or area of the world. In fact, there are jetties on either side of this inlet which creates a break in the ocean waves. Some of the best surfing in the area happens here and it happens on the Ponce Inlet side!
