Bondi Rescue – Season 1

Cyclonic swells march into Bondi. While most people clear out of the water some of the lifeguards head in for a dramatic display of power surfing.

Two young boys are swept from "flat rock" leaving them with a bloody momento and a female surfer fears she's broken her back.

There's a big swell heading for Bondi and the fearsome rips will be working overtime. Later on another threat looms in the form of thousands of bluebottles.

The lifeguards decide to head off to a speed dating session to try their luck - with hilarious results. In the annual Lifeguard Challenge the boys show us what they're made of.

A japanese language student is found lifeless in the water on a surprisingly calm day. On Australia Day the crowds come to celebrate but one group find themselves drifting towards New Zealand.

Few parties get bigger than New Year's Eve as over 5,000 revellers dance in the New Year until 6 am. The Lifeguards attend drug and alcohol affected partygoers on the beach.

It's Christmas Day and the swell sends shivers up the back of the Lifeguards as they set up the beach in the morning. They know that tourists, alcohol and surf are a dangerous mix.

It's the start of summer and the lifeguards are trying out for a job on the busiest beach in the world. Two and a half million people will visit Bondi over the next few months.