5 Great White sharks swimming off Myrtle Beach SC area coast. Here’s where they are
Five Great White sharks are swimming off the Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach coast, according to OCEARCH’s shark tracker.
The most recent shark, Rose, pinged off the Myrtle Beach area coast on Tuesday. The female juvenile shark weighed 600 pounds and was more than 10 feet long when she was tagged in 2020. A ping happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, according to OCEARCH.
Other sharks joining her are Freya, a sub-adult female weighing 883 pounds and more than 11 feet long; Cabot, a sub-adult male weighing 551 pounds and more than 9 feet long; Scot, an adult male weighing more than 1,600 pounds and 12 feet long; and Ulysses, an adult male weighing 990 pounds and more than 12 feet long.
The lengths and weight of the sharks were what was recorded when they were first tagged by OCEARCH.
It is expected that more sharks will begin arriving along the coast of the Grand Strand as water temperatures begin to warm. In the fall, sharks began to make their way down the coast to avoid cooler waters.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington is calling for temperatures to be in the 70s Friday and Saturday and a high of 68 on Sunday.
This story was originally published January 24, 2024 at 10:38 AM.
