A surfer reported seeing a shark close to shore in San Clemente, prompting officials to shut down the water until 3 p.m. Saturday, August 5.

The sightings happened at about 11 a.m., when a surfer saw the fin several times anywhere from 40 to 100 yards from shore off Linda Lane Beach.

The shark was estimated to be about 10- to 11 foot, according to lifeguards.

He said he surfs San O all the time so hes seen them before, it seemed pretty reliable, said San Clemente lifeguard Ian Burton.

The stretch of beach closed spanned from a mile north of the pier to a mile south of the pier.

San Clemente beaches were busy with shark sightings earlier in the year, especially after a woman was bit while out in the water at nearby San Onofre State Beach, with regular sightings at the pier and North Beach.

Sightings have cooled in the past month, with the last sighting at San Clemente city beach reported June 27.

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Beach reopened after shark sighting by surfer shuts down San Clemente waters - OCRegister