How do Lifeguards decide where to put the flags?
At the beginning of each day the Council Lifeguards carry out an assessment of conditions including surf size, tide, wind direction and the location of rips and sandbanks. Based on this assessment sets of flags are erected in the safest zones and their position constantly monitored throughout the day. Swimming between the flags is the most important surf safety message to adhere to at all Australian beaches. But even then be wary of stepping off sandbanks or into holes where water may suddenly become deeper. Swimming between the flags can still be dangerous for poor swimmers. On some days conditions are so treacherous Bondi Beach is completely closed.
