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All the lifestyle and activities information you need to plan the perfect day on the water. Discover surfing, paddling, picnics and more.

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What Tide is Best for Your Favourite Water...

They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.

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What Tide is Best for Your Favourite Water...

They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.

They say time and tide wait for no man. But you can wait for the right tide.

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Colourful lifeguard beach station

Our Top 3 LGBTQ2+ - Friendly Beaches

Our Top 3 LGBTQ2+ - Friendly Beached

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Our Top 3 LGBTQ2+ - Friendly Beaches

Our Top 3 LGBTQ2+ - Friendly Beached

Our Top 3 LGBTQ2+ - Friendly Beached

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Colourful lifeguard beach station
Woman holding a camera by the beach

8 Tips for the Best Beach Photography

8 Tips for the Best Beach Photography

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8 Tips for the Best Beach Photography

8 Tips for the Best Beach Photography

8 Tips for the Best Beach Photography

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Woman holding a camera by the beach
Two people having a picnic on a beach

How to Pack a Litter-less Picnic for the Beach

How to Pack a Litter-Less Picnic for the Beach

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How to Pack a Litter-less Picnic for the Beach

How to Pack a Litter-Less Picnic for the Beach

How to Pack a Litter-Less Picnic for the Beach

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Preparing for your polar bear dip

Preparing for your polar bear dip

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Preparing for your polar bear dip

Preparing for your polar bear dip

Preparing for your polar bear dip

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NIck Bulanov from pexels
Person Floating In Lake

5 Mental Health Benefits of Swimming Outside

5 Mental Health Benefits of Swimming Outside

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5 Mental Health Benefits of Swimming Outside

5 Mental Health Benefits of Swimming Outside

5 Mental Health Benefits of Swimming Outside

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Person Floating In Lake

Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for...

Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for you

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Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for...

Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for you

Swim Guide has a Valentine's Day request for you

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"In it for life": The Culture of Surf Life...

“In it for life”, the slogan of New Zealand’s national lifeguard service Surf Life Saving, truly represents the commitment to lifeguarding in Kiwi culture, and the ubiquity of it across the nation....

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"In it for life": The Culture of Surf Life...

“In it for life”, the slogan of New Zealand’s national lifeguard service Surf Life Saving, truly represents the commitment to lifeguarding in Kiwi culture, and the ubiquity of it across the nation....

“In it for life”, the slogan of New Zealand’s national lifeguard service Surf Life Saving, truly represents the commitment to lifeguarding in Kiwi culture, and the ubiquity of it across the nation....

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Learn the difference between surfing a right...

What’s worse than frantically paddling to catch a wave, only to be rewarded with a short ride, or even worse, a wipeout? Sometimes, that’s the way the cookie crumbles… or should I say, that’s the...

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Learn the difference between surfing a right...

What’s worse than frantically paddling to catch a wave, only to be rewarded with a short ride, or even worse, a wipeout? Sometimes, that’s the way the cookie crumbles… or should I say, that’s the...

What’s worse than frantically paddling to catch a wave, only to be rewarded with a short ride, or even worse, a wipeout? Sometimes, that’s the way the cookie crumbles… or should I say, that’s the...

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