Chappo is conflicted when he nabs a young bag snatcher. Whippet and Reidy treat a woman found face down and unconscious in the water. And a skateboarder dislocates his ankle in the skate bowl.
A bluebottle attack turns the Bondi tower into a makeshift emergency ward. A tourist is stung mid-rescue. Lifeguards share a wave with blind surfer Derek Rabelo. Mouse handles the tower with a missing boy, a man with a dislocated shoulder, and a young woman overdosing on drugs.
Trainee lifeguard and Bra Boy member Jesse fractures his spine when dumped by a huge wave. Jake rescues a beginner surfer being smashed against cliffs. Matt Dee hopes to do at least one board rescue before the season ends. Lifeguards farewell summer in huge surf by riding hand built surf craft.
Snoop Dogg visits Bondi on New Years. Lifeguards arrive at 5am, rescuing partygoers from rips. One girl loses consciousness, but lifeguard suspect she is a serial offender intentionally endangering herself. The emergency chopper is called for a missing swimmer last seen in the water two hours ago.
Backpackers trade snowflakes for sunscreen as they flock to Bondi for Christmas. The Hare Krishnas make an appearance, both on land and in the rips. Maxi plays a Christmas prank on his cousin Ryan, and Nicola receives news of a scuba diver drowning off Bondi's northern headland, Ben Buckler.
A suspected body is seen floating in the water, prompting the launch of the jet ski. Ryan encounters trouble as he bogs the buggy. Jethro dislocates his shoulder on the jet ski and is taken to the hospital. Ryan redeems himself by rescuing a young man bouncing off the bottom of the ocean.
Russian body builder Dimitri breaks both legs after he plunges down the cliff at North Bondi. A learner paddleboarder snaps her collar bone in the shore break. And Chappo's rescue skills in the South Corner earn him the title 'Chappo's Corner'. But one veteran lifeguard is having none of it.
Lifeguards honour their former colleague Terry with a traditional paddle out. Lifeguards are concerned when friends of a man missing for an hour reveal he was upset when they last saw him. Lifeguards compete in their annual run, swim and paddle race & one lifeguard organises some banned assistance.
Reidy is haunted by the memory of a man drowning in the south corner as he rescues two swimmers in the same spot. A woman suffering from heatstroke loses her 3-year-old son. Bluebottles invade Bondi, and Jesse and Hoppo engage in a mass rescue where people are pushing each other under.
Beachgoers report a drunk woman missing in the water, and the chopper is called in to search. On Australia Day, Whippet enlists honorary lifeguard Jon, a 16 year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome. And the most critical rescue of the season stirs up emotional memories for Terry.
Harry loses his temper with three swimmers he warned not to swim in a dangerous area, leading to trouble with boss Hoppo, who decides to test lifeguards' customer service skills with a secret "mystery shopper" on the beach. Comedian and actor Rob Shehadie plays an annoying wannabe lifeguard - Steve.
Bondi faces a bluebottle invasion. Lifeguards treat a boy from the UK stung by the painful creatures. Singlets attends a suspected spinal injury, shocked to find that the patient is his son, Star recruit Clint Kimmins uses his big wave surfing skills for a daring rescue of a drowning man.
Lifeguard Maxi juggles lifeguarding and firefighting duties. An Iranian tourist is pulled ashore unresponsive and they battle the language barrier as they try to assess if it's a spinal, drowning, or head injury. Harries comes against his own language barrier with the rescue of an Irish tourist.
Tragedy strikes when a Japanese tourist drowns just metres from lifeguards trying to save him. The harrowing start to summer is almost repeated when Beardy races to 2 Nepalese men. The never ending battle to get tourists to swim between the flags motivates lifeguards to try unique new techniques.
A simple miscommunication during a serious rescue could cost two people their lives. Mouse and Chappo help a family to find their lost Grandma. Jess administers adrenaline to a young woman who is suffering an allergic reaction.
A lifeless swimmer is dragged from the water between the flags. A surprisingly muscle-bound metal-detecting expert is called in when a backpacker buries her belongings. And the lifeguards bid farewell to another successful season with a fancy dress surfing competition.
Lifeguards face frustrating distractions involving lost gear, wayward children, ball games, and somersaults. A mother searches for her 6-year-old son last seen in the surf. The arrival of blue bottles overwhelms the lifeguard tower, and a small boy must alert them to a drowning girl.
2016 dawns on Bondi with drug and alcohol-affected masses taking lifeguards to another level. A 300-person-strong Dutch contingent raises the stakes even further. Nicola loses her cool with beachgoers, and Singlets and Mario lose their cool with each other.
Bondi's chiselled lifeguards get a run for their money when all-male-revue Manpower Australia make a surprise visit. A colourful Bondi local is found facedown and unresponsive in the sand. Singlets races to a rescue in the buggy but faces obstacles with flocks of seagulls.
Police are called when lifeguards focus their security camera on a man assaulting women in the surf. Lifeguards take part in a 30 day fitness and diet challenge, but some of them aren't playing by the rules. So Kerrbox plots to catch out childhood friend Hoppo with some contraband foods.