Andy, an old friend of Mitch, visits Baywatch to complete four days of lifeguard service in order to remain on the active roster. But Andy's strong-arm tactics do not sit well with the other lifeguards.
Mitch receives a mysterious package his father had put together before he died. Mitch and his father never saw eye-to-eye, but this gift impacts Mitch more than he ever thought possible. Logan visits a hypnotist to deal with a past trauma.
Tracy, a lifeguard-turned-hovercraft expert, arrives at Baywatch to demonstrate the benefits of the new rescue vehicle. Meanwhile, The National Pro Beach Volleyball Tour arrives, reigniting Matt's desire to be a professional beach volleyball star.
When the hot Santa Ana winds move in from the desert, things start heating up on the Baywatch beach in more ways than one, as it seems like all the “weirdos” in the world have been blown to the beach.
The beach descends into chaos when DJ Larry "Loomin" Large announces a beach wide treasure hunt for a gold pirate doubloon worth $100,000. The Baywatch team is put on high alert when thousands of reckless treasure hunters storm the beach.
When a woman Mitch refers to as “The Mermaid” turns out to be the wife of a crime boss, an FBI agent comes to catch him before he can escape the country. Things become complicated when Mitch and the catty FBI Agent butt heads.
Carter McKay has recently moved to Southern California to live with his father after his mother's death. When Hobie invites him to the annual father/son lifeguard competition Hobie learns the reason Carter is so embarrassed by his father.
Mitch has to work a 24-hour shift with Stephanie and entrusts Hobie with the responsibility of taking care of himself during that time. But Hobie becomes infatuated with an older girl and is pressured into throwing a party without Mitch's knowledge.
John Cort shows up at headquarters and convinces Mitch to compete in the Baja Run dune buggy race with him. What Mitch doesn't know is Cort is keeping a secret which could land them both in a Mexican prison.
After a recent earthquake which almost took his life, Hobie leaves California to live with his mother in Ohio. When they both show up at headquarters a few weeks later Mitch is surprised, especially when he hears the reason they are there.
Country and Western superstar Jessie Lee Harris takes a detour from his concert schedule and pays a visit to Baywatch in search of his estranged wife and son.
An investigative reporter is working on a story which details the sale of U.S. military technology by businessman Edward Falcon. The story is so incriminating that her life is put at risk. Can the Baywatch team help her get out alive?
A beautiful woman and her plain sister compete for Mitch's affection with perilous results. Matt confronts the sudden onset of a paralyzing fear of sharks, that may in reality be a far different fear.
Adrift in the ocean with his semi-conscious brother, Mitch struggles to keep himself and Buzzy alive through the long, cold night. CJ unites an orphaned dolphin with its injured mother, and Summer becomes obsessed with a passionate ghost.
The Baywatch lifeguards travel to San Diego for a week where Summer is haunted by the hotel's legendary ghost. CJ grows attached to an orphaned dolphin at Sea World. And Mitch is stranded at sea with his brother when their sailboat capsizes.
An ad hoc reunion of elite 1950s lifeguards, the "Red Knights," triggers a bar room brawl and Ben's resignation. Meanwhile, Mitch helps deliver a baby when the mother goes into premature labor while swimming at the beach.
Jesse Majors, the beautiful motorcycle racer that Matt fell in love with, returns, putting strain on Matt and Summer's relationship.
The Baywatch lifeguards stage a beach-oriented Special Olympics, becoming involved with two young physically-challenged athletes whose parents have abandoned them.
A new lifeguard helps Mitch and the Baywatch lifeguards confront an upsurge in gang activity, and CJ is enamored with a beach magician who nearly drowns during a bungled underwater stunt.
Mitch's impending birthday prompts him to train for an ironman competition, getting swept off his feet by a younger woman along the way. Matt takes a night job to save money for a motorcycle, jeopardizing his coworkers through his exhaustion.