A shark has been spotted at Australia’s most famous beach for the second time in two days, forcing swimmers out of the water. 

The shark alarm rang out at Bondi Beach, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, shortly before 7am on Wednesday after a great white was sighted at the northern end.

It was spotted by a member of the public flying a drone over the area, Channel Seven’s Sunrise reported. 

Lifeguards ordered swimmers to shore as a boat patrolled the deserted waters.

It comes hours after footage shared to social media by Drone Shark App on Tuesday captured a 3m great white just metres away from swimmers and surfers at Bondi.

‘At first, I wasn’t completely certain, but I was about 90 per cent sure it was a white shark,’ the footage was captioned.

‘After reviewing the 4K footage, that identification was confirmed.’ 

It is unclear whether Wednesday’s sighting was the same shark. 

A boat is seen patrolling Bondi Beach after a great white shark was spotted

The latest sighting was hours after a great white shark was spotting lurking at Bondi

The incident has renewed calls for increased shark surveillance measures along the NSW coastline, prompting calls for an emergency shark summit.

Leah Stewart, 35, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition, 11 days after she was mauled by a great white shark at nearby Coogee Beach.

Sydneysiders flocked to the water at Coogee on Sunday in a show of solidarity for Ms Stewart and the eastern suburbs community.

NSW Premier Chris Minns revealed on Wednesday that year-round drone surveillance will be rolled out at Sydney’s biggest beaches and tourist hotspots along the north and south coasts. 

But he currently has no plans to hold an emergency shark summit. 

‘We don’t have plans to do a summit but that doesn’t mean we’re going to put our head in the sand and not listen to experts, who can give us a better way of mitigating shark attacks or preventing interactions between swimmers and surfers and sharks,’ he told Sunrise.

‘We’re going to unveil some practical measures that we think can make a big difference, particularly in relation to drone technology and nets.

‘I can’t promise that there won’t be further attacks. 

‘I can’t promise that great whites won’t interact with swimmers, but I think we can mitigate the number on some of our most popular beaches, and obviously we need to.’