After two years of closed borders and La Nina rains, Bondi is back open for business. Lifeguards haven't dealt with big crowds for a while so when 30,010 beach goers descend on Bondi on Christmas Day, they are on high alert.
In a frenzied mass rescue, lifeguards search for a student who didn't make it back to the beach. Bagus and Hoppo witness an assault on a woman. Harrison makes a young fan cry - for the right reasons.
A rough tackle brings a game of beach gridiron to a halt. A messy incident occurs on the promenade. Harrison faces karma for dismissing bluebottle victims, as he ends up paddling through a swarm himself. Humbled, he's reluctant to seek rescue and is later tasked with removing a rat from the skate bowl.
A woman walks naked on the beach, discarding towels offered by Harries before strolling onto the Bondi streets. Another woman is removed by police for drunkenly harassing beachgoers. And lifeguards build the wildest boats imaginable for the end of season 'Surf-en-tag' wave riding competition."
The national borders are open and international tourists flock to Bondi. Hoppo picks a random beachgoer to demonstrate his Float To Survive technique. Chase meets a local diver who invites him to check out Bondi's grey nurse shark colony.
Tommy showcases the art of rescue in the funniest moment of the season. An unmanned boat drifts off Bondi. Troy rescues a young girl in front of the tower with her dad unaware of the dilemma. Glick takes Kerrbox, who is afraid of heights, up in a helicopter.
A surfer seeks refuge at the tower from an angry beachgoer, requiring lifeguards to maintain public safety until police arrive. Colorful characters visit the beach, including Spiderman and Green Goblin. The annual lifeguard race has the participating teams getting highly competitive.
It's pack up time and Chappo sees a swimmer struggling to keep their head above water. Without a rescue board, Chappo sprints down the beach and dives into the water. Bagus doesn't want other lifeguards knowing he is participating in a nude photo shoot with two and half thousand other people.
Bondi's new trainee is a member of Maroubra's Bra Boys, trying to turn over a new leaf whilst on a suspended jail sentence. The surf club rescue boat has a spectacular 'upside-down' collision with a reef. Even morphine can't stop a young boy's painful howls when he suffers a mystery stomach illness.
Lifeguard 'Harries' plans to propose to girlfriend Emily high above Bondi in a chopper, and needs the team to make a huge 'Marry Me' sign in the sand. But in the lead up Kerrbox throws a spanner in the works, putting blue paint in Harries' spray tan.
Christmas time and North Bondi becomes the North Pole as reindeers join Santa for a beach visit. Though it's not all happy holidays for a young local boy who suffers a serious accident in the skate bowl. And the festive spirit turns deadly with a nasty combination of alcohol and surf.
On New Year's Day, hundreds of Dutch revelers hit the water. The festivities turn serious as a teenage girl has a drug overdose. Chappo rescues two Korean teenagers but faces a dilemma, with two men further out. Lifeguards assist a former lifeguard who lost his house to bushfires.
Big swell and powerful rips at Bondi's south corner. Lifeguard Yatesy attempts the rescue of an inexperienced surfer in 10-foot swell. Meanwhile, increased shark sightings prompt the lifeguards to test new deterrent technology for the future safety of Bondi swimmers and lifeguards.
For the first time ever, lifeguards treat a teenager suffering anaphylactic shock. An injury in the skatebowl. Bondi's newest trainee Harrison performs his first rescue. Santa's annual visit is more than a little unusual and the boys perform a surprising Christmas rescue.
A Swedish tourist comes off second best while showing off his backflipping skills. After a girl is rushed to the tower suffering an anaphylactic shock, Jackson must administer the EpiPen. Lifeguards reap the rewards after Chase and Max land two huge fish onto their jetskis.
Two brothers survive a lightning strike using resuscitation techniques learned from Bondi Rescue. Veteran lifeguard Whippet rescues two men simultaneously. Singlets treats a boy for a potential spinal injury, recalling his own son's similar injury two years prior. Gavin bogs the buggy at pack-up.
Lifeguards lay down the law after a woman reports being spat on at Bondi Beach. New lifeguard Will attends a medical emergency involving an unconscious teenager. In the midst of a howling gale, a woman brings a fleet of giant inflatables to Bondi. Local larrikin Harries helps tame the wild toys.
Kite surfers make the most of the wild conditions when the biggest storm of the season hits Bondi. Chappo and Jack race to help a man with agonising chest pains, and Harries confronts a body surfer.
Bondi's young guns race out for a number of mass rescues. And to fully initiate the new trainee in to the team, the veterans play a prank on Harrison - when they task him with counting the number of people on the beach.
Big wave surfer Jesse challenges Tommy and Jules. Tommy performs two rescues of intoxicated tourists. Reidy pursues a creepy guy on the beach. There are Beard Season skin checks, and a Danish backpacker bares all on Bondi Beach.