[imagesource: YouTube / SA Webcams]

A shark making an appearance ahead of a J-Bay Open surf event is nothing new.

Most (in)famously, Mick Fanning was actually attacked by a shark during the ‪2015 J-Bay Open.

Not to be deterred, the Ozzie won the competition the following year and was able to crack a joke in 2017 when he was in the water during another great white sighting.

This year’s Corona J-Bay Open is up and running (you can watch day two live here). Three days ago, a webcam pointed at the Supertubes section at Jeffreys Bay captured something worth a mention.

Here’s The Inertia:

A camera that apparently captured a great white breaching out the back. The shark – or some other sizable fish – was clearly visible, which means it wasn’t small. The video appeared on the YouTube channel SA Webcams.

“South Africa is known for its wildlife and waves,” reads the description. “On today’s livestream we saw a shark that looks to be a great white, breach out the water while professional surfers practice at Supertubes for tomorrow’s event.”

Given Jeffreys Bay’s reputation and what has happened in previous J-Bay Opens, I don’t imagine the surfers would be at all surprised.

Let’s see that webcam footage:

Yeah, that’s pretty tame stuff I reckon. Back to business, chaps.

If all else fails, organisers could always rally the seal gangs.

[source:inertia]