For the second time in as many weeks,

“It was a beautiful day at Lowers, about two to four feet, really uncrowded, and all of sudden I see the lifeguards at Uppers,” described Taylor Knox, who was out filming with the Reef team. “The way the wind was blowing I could hear what they were saying and it sounded like they were clearing the water because of an eight-foot shark sighting. Then they came down and announced it at Lowers. Everybody got out. When I left the beach there was one brave person in the water.”"At approximately 12:00 about 20 surfers witnessed a white shark break the surface of the water at Cotton's Point in pursuit of a small sea lion," said State Parks Aquatic Director Mark Allen. "Our orders are to close the beach a mile north and south if there's an aggressive animal sighting. We had 20 surfers confirm this, which is unusual. The closure will remain in place for 24 hours and we will reassess at noon Saturday."The same afternoon Eric Geiselman posted footage of a shark swimming off of the San Clemente Pier. “I never thought I'd see a #GreatWhitesShark off San Clemente Pier ...RIGHTNOW... Keep ya feet up!!” wrote Geiselman.Last week, on the evening of April 9, what was believed to be a white shark in the eight-foot range was seen by a fisherman off the San Clemente Pier. The following morning a surfer at T Street reported seeing a shark and lifeguards cleared the water a mile to the north and south of the famed break. They also trailed the shark on a Jet Ski for over an hour.Shark sightings in the San Clemente area are not as uncommon. A pair of juvenile white sharks have been consistently seen around the San Onofre Trails area in recent years. In 2013 a U.S. Marine caught a nine-foot white shark while fishing from the beach.Most recently an unusual number of juvenile California Sea Lions have been coming to shore, which may have something to do with the flurry of shark activity. NOAA notes that ocean temps in the Pacific are two to five degrees warmer than normal for this time of year, which is making it harder for sea lions to get food, prompting mothers to cast-off their pups to fend for themselves.