Riding on the jet ski, Reidy spots a shark off Bondi. As more shark sightings are reported by beachgoers, lifeguards sound the alarm. Later Jake must retrieve a dead body, it's an emotional job in a tough season for the young lifeguard.
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.
Lifeguards search for a couple who have been washed off rocks by a large wave. Joel rescues a family of four in the flagged area. Lifeguards compete in a fast-paced race in big swells. Seeking an edge, Joel, Jules, and Jethro undergo secret training with professional Iron Men and Women.
Tragedy unfolds as a Chinese backpacker is left comatose after-hours. A father loses his son in a massive crowd. Lifeguards struggle communicating with the distressed Cambodian man. Former ironman Kailan Collins shares the details of his rare injury for the first time in seventeen years.
Mouse accidentally turns off his radio, putting lives at risk. A giant bait ball is spotted off Bondi Beach. The public reports a shark sighting, leading to the shark alarm being set off. Lifeguards engage in a mass rescue.
In the chaos of massive waves at Bondi's north corner, a bodyboarder in his 70s gets sucked out, and it's up to ex-pro surfer and Bondi's only female lifeguard, Nicola Atherton, to attempt the most dangerous rescue of her career. Additionally, a tragic spinal injury leaves the lifeguards in shock.
On New Year's Day thousands descend on the beach, lifeguards deal with drunk people including one who really doesn't want to get out of the water. When Harries is alerted to a baby not breathing in the car park, he is faced with the biggest challenge of his 28-year career.
After 10 years of service, Maxi bids farewell to full-time lifeguarding to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a firefighter. Using his recent training, Maxi responds to a tunnel fire at North Bondi. Harrison and Jethro attend to a girl found facedown with no pulse. A German tourist has a dislocated shoulder.
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.
Three new 18-year-old Bondi lifeguards‚ Dylan, Chase, and Noah now carry the weight of the Bondi community on their shoulders. Chase mans the tower alone, Dylan's maturity is revealed during a spinal incident, and master lifeguard Hoppo apprehends a thief off the beach.
Three girls report a flasher, prompting lifeguard investigation. Will and Bagus continuously perform rescues at the south end, relocating everyone away from dangerous flash rips. A disobedient swimmer needs rescue. Jethro and Chase test a homemade surfboard throne.
A typical Bondi summer with the apprehension of perverts and bag thieves. Trainee Dylan impresses with a double-rescue. However, everything changes with the arrival of COVID as Bondi is locked down for the first time since WWII.
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.
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.
Christmas crowds at Bondi overwhelm lifeguards. Caught between minor rescues and serious situations, Maxi makes a wrong decision. Jake struggles with numerous rescues on the jetski. Jackson rushes through the crowd to save a drunk woman in a rip, earning a surprising Christmas kiss.
A man with a deep stab wound to his leg is unable to tell Terry and Deano just how it happened. Following a collision, a bodysurfer is brought to shore with no feeling in his arms or legs. And Yatesy looks for the parents of a three year old boy sporting an enormous mullet hair cut.
Heidi Klum joins Bondi's celebrity roll call. But will the lifeguards look up to scratch when they appear in her latest photo shoot? In the water, Harrison faces an impossible choice: one lifeguard, three drowning swimmers. In the lifeguard tower, a severely dislocated knee gets emergency surgery.
Lifeguards investigate an unidentified floating object a kilometre offshore. Harries loses his cool with a tourist. Mario rescues a woman clinging to an inflatable tomato. Deano introduces a new training technique - submersion in an ice bath.
The biggest mass rescue at Bondi in years sees over 40 swimmers in trouble, the beach closed and lifeguards stretched to their limits. Former pro surfer Nicola Atherton is the 4th ever female lifeguard to join the team. She finds herself on the frontline of a mass rescue.
An 18 year old man breaks his leg and lifeguards administer analgesic pain killer. Maxi uses a tracking device to locate a thief. Corey struggles to stay calm when a bunch of Chinese school kids run wild. Local resident and amateur singer, Cora pens a tune about Bondi's hard working lifeguards.