April is devastated by her younger brother Charlie's terminal illness. Mitch and Hobie want to make sure Charlie's wishes are granted, and that the time he spends with the lifeguards at Baywatch is the best of his life.
Mitch, Sky, and April find a dead man on the ocean floor. Their search for answers to his demise leads to the retirement home where he lived, and his two friends who seem to be hiding the true story. The chemistry between Cody and Lani heats up.
Veteran lifeguard Jack 'JD' Darius has a dark secret in his past. He comes to Baywatch to throw his rescue can in the ring for the open Lieutenant slot, but young and ambitious Taylor Walsh also wants the job, and she's ready to fight for it.
Hobie, Lani, April and Skylar are among the trainees competing for a few open slots as Baywatch Lifeguards. Hobie isn't sure he wants to follow in his father's footsteps, but when a vengeful jet skier comes after April, Hobie comes to her rescue.
Young, ambitious and sexy lifeguard candidates compete for a chance to attend Rookie School. Mitch is offered a promotion to Captain and has a tough decision to make. Lani McKensie faces the sinister return of a former lover.
A mysterious, disfigured man whom the public dubs "the phantom lifeguard," is secretly saving people and sending love notes to CJ. When CJ goes missing the team sets out to find her and the “phantom.”
A crazed young woman is causing trouble on the Venice Boardwalk and Neely suspects it is more than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Newman meets his dream woman – who doesn't speak English.
Caroline finds herself being sued for negligence in civil court by the angry and bitter mother of a drowning victim. CJ babysits a neighbor's newborn and realizes she wants to be a mother. But is Cody ready to be a father?
Mitch has been chosen Flash Magazine's Bachelor of the Month, a designation that leads to wild complications. Stephanie is making plans for her wedding to Tom, but her sister Caroline keeps getting in the way.
Donna and Caroline work with Heal the Bay after a recent rainstorm washes inland pollutants into the waters off Santa Monica. Mitch falls ill after he unknowing swims over sunken drums of toxic chemicals.
After rescuing a group of fishermen and tourists from a pier fire, Samantha and L.A. fire chief Captain Huntingdon form an elite joint Search and Rescue unit. Meanwhile, Cody asks CJ to paint his portrait, and Mitch receives some strange PI work.
Controversy generated by Donna's appearance in Playboy magazine divides the Baywatch lifeguards. When an earthquake triggers a rockslide, burying a bus full of junior lifeguards, Mitch, Samantha, Cody and Donna try to rescue them.
Australia's Uncle Toby's International Ironman Competition comes to LA. The Baywatch girls think all is fair in sports and convince the guys that they should compete as equals, setting the stage for a series of pranks between the men and women.
CJ's mother, a former Las Vegas showgirl, arrives in town seeking CJ's help to get away from her mobster ex-boyfriend. When CJ and her mom are held hostage on a remote beach, it is up to Mitch and Cody to rescue them.
To sponsor the Special Olympics at the beach, Mitch hires MTV DJ Jenny McCarthy to throw "Beachblast:" a live televised tournament. After being evicted from his apartment, Cody moves in with CJ and Caroline, creating a surplus of sexual tension.
LA is in the throes of a severe heat wave! Hundreds of thousands of people head to the beach. Lifeguarding gets more chaotic for the team when the Secret Service shows up to inform them that the President is going to go jogging on the beach.
Kaye is reunited with old flame Wes Masters. Stephanie undergoes surgery for melanoma performed by her doctor and boyfriend Tom, who plans a romantic surprise for her when surgery is over. Caroline catches Logan cheating on her with Neely.
After Matt is stung by a poisonous fish, he and Mitch find a village where a young woman offers to help them, resulting in all three of them running from her jealous suitor. Logan's selfish behavior puts his relationship with Caroline in jeopardy.
The team is invited to Hawaii for a week to oversee new lifeguard techniques and relax a bit. Logan becomes obsessed with competing in a surfing competition. To avoid curse, CJ and Stephanie must return a sacred lava rock to its original location.
Mitch and Caroline rescue a woman who gets amnesia falling off the pier and must find her father to help her recover her memories. CJ meets a wheelchair-bound man who's determined to get wheelchair access across the beach to the water.