The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced on October 24, 2026, that the shark prevention net at Big Wave Bay Beach in Southern District had been repaired and the beach reopened, according to the department's report of that date. The beach had been temporarily closed earlier for shark prevention net maintenance work.

Despite the reopening, the red flag remained hoisted at Big Wave Bay Beach because of big waves. The department advised beachgoers not to swim there. The advisory applied to swimmers at this beach at the time of the announcement; conditions were reported as of the source publication date.