Shark watch: Great white spotted off Hawke's Bay coast 3 Apr, 2021 10:22 PM 4 minutes to read Great white shark spotted off Hawke’s Bay coast. Video / Jonathan Joe A Hawke's Bay man got the surprise of a lifetime after an up-close encounter with one of the Ocean's greatest predators while fishing off the coast of Waipatiki. Jonathan Joe was on the water about 34km north of Napier with his uncle Alan Young when they spotted what they believe was a great white shark about 11am on Good Friday. Joe said he spotted a shadow in the water at a depth of 22 metres, before the great white shark revealed itself.