Abstract: A surf lifesaving system comprises two floating lines extending from two spaced apart tethering points fixed on the beach to a buoy anchored offshore on the seabed. The floating lines are connected to sinking lines which pass through pulleys attached to the buoy in continuous loops with the floating lines. The tethering points are poles anchored in the sand, the floating lines comprise individual floats connected by rope at from three to seven meter intervals and the sinking lines have a core which is denser than saltwater.