New Smyrna Beach’s 17-miles of white sand beach draws surfers, visitors, and snowbirds like a magnet even though, according to almost all surveys, New Smyrna Beach is the most dangerous beach for shark attacks and surfing accidents. Does that mean you should avoid New Smyrna’s beaches?Let’s look at some facts. There are over 400,000 visitors to New Smyrna’s beaches annually. Plus, it’s one of Florida’s most popular surfing places. According to the International Wildlife Museum, the odds of dying from a shark attack are 1 in 3,748,067, making lightning or fireworks more likely.