Safety at the beach

Swimming and beach safety information for all the family

Our interactive activity below will help you remember the 4 SAFE rules to ensure you have a safe visit to the beach. Move your mouse over the letters below to reveal what they stand for.

Safe reinforces the important message of being safe at the beach. Each letter of the word stands for a simple rule.

  • Spot the dangers
  • Always go with a friend or adult
  • Find and follow the safety signs and flags
  • Emergency - put up your hand and shout or ring 999/112
  • If you know these you will have fun, stay cool and be safe

Now you know our beach safety rules, click here to play the beach game and see how well you have learned the safe message.

Safety at the beach

Safety at the beach and swimming safety

It's great fun at the beach, but do you know how to keep safe?

Read more about beach safety

Boating safety tips

Boating adventure

Did you know that on average 2 young people are rescued from boats by the RNLI every day?

Choose to play our online game or read more about it.