Piha Rescue

Tonight on Piha Rescue, a desperate rescue in terrible conditions, and it's a race against time to find the missing man.

A ten-foot swell is paradise for some but mayhem for others. Every lifeguard on duty races to rescue a person motionless on Camel rock, but with no other options, the lifeguards have to throw themselves to the mercy of the waves.

Rough seas hammer a major rock rescue, lifeguards go missing, and two shocked friends can't believe what happened.

Gargantuan surf claims crafts and crews at the annual surfboat races, a fire threatens the surf club and several nearby houses, and the beach is closed to swimmers due to the smoke and shortage of lifeguards.

Dense smoke and big waves continue to cause chaos at the annual surfboat carnival, all available lifeguards battle the bush fire as wind fanned the flames fast, three nearby houses are evacuated and the beach is closed.

An after hours search sees everyone praying for the life of a missing woman last seen heading into the water an hour and a half ago. Fixed winged planes, the rescue helicopter and all available watercraft fight against daylight to find her.

Agony for a surf coach as his shoulder dislocates. The Lion Rock rip sweeps several children out around the point, there one minute, gone the next.

A mother in despair, the guards at Piha manage to pull a man in close to drowning, but his condition deteriorates badly when they get him back on land.

Brawling youth upset the peace, there's a water search for a criminal, and there's a full-scale emergency when four swimmers are caught in the Lion rock rip.

Following the daily actions of the Piha Surf Life Saving Club lifeguards on Piha surf beach.