Whakatane Surf Life Saving Club

04/10/2026

Congratulations to Cathryn Rowland and Catriona Manning who represented the club at the AON National Pool Championships and came home with a number of medals including Gold in the Line Throw after their gold at the ER Champs in Gisborne.

28/09/2026

If anyone is keen to enter this please get in touch with Megan
[email protected]

28/09/2026

A reminder to all Lifeguards! Our 2026/27 Season Lifeguard Muster is on Sunday 18th October @ 4:00pm!

LIFEGUARD MUSTER - 18TH OCTOBER

This year we are going to have a Sunday afternoon session where we would like all of our lifeguards to come together to do their refresher and sign up for the season.

Bring your laptop or use someone else's to get your theory done and dusted at the same time.

IRB refreshers will run should conditions be suitable.

For those who lock themselves out of the system with forgetting passwords and those who want to have admin help to get themselves sorted for the season with all things membership, make sure you are there!

We will open the bar after the practical session, make sure you are there to celebrate the start of the season!

22/09/2026

If you are considering becoming a lifeguard, now is the time to sign up! If you are over 14 (or turning 14 before the end of Feb) then this is for you.
Information evening and sign up - Thursday 24th September at Whakatāne Surf Life Saving Club at 6.30pm - theory books will be handed out and our lead instructor Russell will answer any questions you might have.

Key information:
First pool session - Tuesday 13th October
Pool sessions every Tuesday for 6 weeks
Sunday beach sessions (9-2pm) for 6 weeks

Exam 1 dates:
Theory - 19th Nov
Practical 21st Nov

Exam 2 dates tbc (Feb) in Mt Maunganui

*You must be 14 at the time of the exam

If you cannot make the information evening please email our administrator Megan - [email protected]

16/09/2026

A huge thank you to Xileit Software Development for supporting Whakatāne Surf Lifesaving Club!

Alongside the much appreciated funding, you might have noticed at Nationals and Oceans we had a fancy set up for checking our club results online - this was thanks to Joel and Faye at Xileit Software Development.

We’re incredibly grateful to have local businesses like Xileit backing our club and the work we do in our community.

It’s businesses like Xileit that help make our club stronger and allow us to continue building a safe, positive and successful surf lifesaving community here in Whakatāne.

We truly appreciate your support and are proud to have Xileit Software Development in our corner.

15/09/2026

A huge thank you to our awesome sponsors at New World Whakatāne for their ongoing support of Whakatāne Surf Lifesaving Club!

Our club is incredibly fortunate to have local businesses who get behind our members and help us do what we do - keeping our community safe, supporting our athletes, developing our juniors and creating opportunities for our club to thrive.

From our Junior Surf programme through to our competitive athletes and lifeguards, your support makes a real difference.

We love being part of a community that supports one another, and we’re proud to have New World Whakatāne in our corner.

Thank you, New World Whakatāne, for backing our club and our people!

https://www.newworld.co.nz/upper-north-island/bay-of-plenty/whakatane

15/09/2026

It is no secret that our athletes love to race on Race One Surf Craft! If you are starting to think about looking sharp on the beach or in the water this season make sure you check out Race Ones selection of gear to match the craft you ride and support our wonderful sponsors.

We thank Race One for their funding support and enriching our club with their support across the board, it is great to have them as part of our team.

https://raceone.com.au/

14/09/2026

As we get closer to our season taking off, now is a good time to sort out the winter body - take care of those niggles and pains so you are in tip top shape for a summer on the beach!
Our long time sponsors Body In Motion Health will take care of you - just click the link and book an appointment to see one of their physios.

https://bodyinmotion.co.nz/whakatane-2/

14/09/2026

We are so fortunate to have the support of Harcourts Whakatane! Harcourts has been a long time sponsor of our club and through their support we have purchased much needed gear for our lifeguards and athletes.

Our club relies on external funding support, so if you are thinking of selling please get in touch with Wayne!