“Confirmed Great White shark sighting off the East end of Crane Beach,” said Ipswich police via Facebook at 12:34 p.m. Tuesday. “Sharks were in approximately 5 to 7 feet of water. Crane Beach closed to swimming at this time.”

If you’re heading to the beach to soak up the final days of summer, don’t forget to keep watching out for fins. Numerous shark sightings were reported on Tuesday, including on the North Shore where a great white shark spotting led to a beach closure.

In the past week, there have been eight reported shark sightings in the waters off Ipswich, 30 miles north of Boston, an unusual influx that has startled beachgoers, closed a popular beach until at least next week,