St Kilda Surf Life Saving

St Kilda Life Saving Club was established in 1939, and prides itself on helping keep Dunedin’s beaches safer for swimmers. St Kilda Surf Life Saving Club’s (The Club) primary object is to promote, develop, and deliver Surf Life Saving (a charitable service). Prevent drowning and injury of those swimming and undertaking activities at beaches and other aquatic environments by providing lifesaving, patrol services, and other programmes and services at St Kilda Beach Dunedin New Zealand and at other locations as determined by the Club for the safety and recreation of the general public.

St Kilda Surf Life Saving’s primary reason for being is to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all who work or play in the St Kilda Beach aquatic environment.

Junior Surf

Nippers (under 14 year olds) are the nursery for Surf Life Saving’s future lifesavers.

The Nippers Programme aims to create a fun, enjoyable, positive and risk-free atmosphere, while developing the children’s confidence in the surf and further improve and develop their overall surf lifesaving skills. This is achieved through beach education and weekly sessions over summer of board training, to develop techniques which directly transfer. Pool sessions at Moana Swimming pool, focus on swimming form and endurance. Beach training days, where the nippers are taught to read the beach and ocean, enhancing water safety and core lifeguarding skills.