Rescue: HI-Surf (2024–2025)

TV ShowEndedFOXDrama, Action1 season, 19 episodes
Rescue: HI-Surf posterReview score: 72%

Plot

Rescue: HI-Surf is an action drama that follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O‘ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world. Each episode features these dedicated, heroic, and adrenaline-seeking first-responders saving lives in the difficult and often life-threatening conditions of Hawaii's Seven Mile Miracle.

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  1. 01Rescue: HI-Surf S01E13Depth ChargeS01E13 · 7.0Captain Sonny and the Ocean Safety team face their most dangerous rescue yet when a literal minefield is discovered on the ocean floor. Meanwhile, on the beach, a hugely popular influencer will do anything to capture viral content for her massive following.
  2. 02Rescue: HI-Surf S01E06DriftS01E06 · 6.7The North Shore community comes together for Rocky's paddle out; Hina thinks about switching districts; Laka, Will and Kainalu try to save a beachgoer that accidentally speared his own foot; romance heats up between Sean and Em.
  3. 03Rescue: HI-Surf S01E07PauS01E07 · 6.7An influencer gets swept into the ocean while trying to film a new video; Kainalu and Hina discuss setting boundaries within their home; Mayor Emerson makes good on his word with Captain Sonny; Jenn finally agrees to go on a date with Laka.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode19Episodes2024–25Aired 6.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Rescue: HI-Surf S01E01PilotSeptember 22, 2024 6.7Captain Sonny Jennings and his core team of lifeguards monitor the dangerous Hawaiian waters; new lifeguard recruits compete to join Sonny’s
  2. S01E02Rescue: HI-Surf S01E02Mauka to MakaiSeptember 23, 2024 6.7A flash flood sweeps a young tourist away from her family and out to deep sea; going against Sonny’s wishes, Em takes a bold risk and places
  3. S01E03Rescue: HI-Surf S01E03The Deep EndSeptember 30, 2024 6.3Em works to earn the team's respect when she is left in charge and Hina and Kainalu juggle multiple beachside emergencies; Will's fiancee pa
  4. S01E04Rescue: HI-Surf S01E04Kick OutOctober 7, 2024 5.7College kids get trapped in a collapsed sandpit; Sonny, Will and Laka race to rescue people stranded after a shark attack; Will learns if he
  5. S01E05Rescue: HI-Surf S01E05XXLOctober 14, 2024 6.7The lifeguards of the North Shore experience the most dangerous ocean conditions the district has seen in years; Sonny assigns Laka as actin
  6. S01E06Rescue: HI-Surf S01E06DriftOctober 21, 2024 6.7The North Shore community comes together for Rocky's paddle out; Hina thinks about switching districts; Laka, Will and Kainalu try to save a
  7. S01E07Rescue: HI-Surf S01E07PauNovember 4, 2024 6.7An influencer gets swept into the ocean while trying to film a new video; Kainalu and Hina discuss setting boundaries within their home; May
  8. S01E08Rescue: HI-Surf S01E08Drop InNovember 11, 2024 6.0Sonny, Em, Will and Laka look for missing paragliders that were pushed into the ocean by a down draft; Kainalu invites Hina to a party with
  9. S01E09Rescue: HI-Surf S01E09AftermathNovember 18, 2024 6.7Christmas cheer is in the air as the lifeguards prepare for their annual holiday toy drive; while surfing, a local grandpa has a heart attac
  10. S01E10Rescue: HI-Surf S01E10RiptideJanuary 20, 2025 6.7The team races to the rescue in the aftermath of an ATV accident; romantic tensions are high between Em and Will as well as Kainalu and Hina
  11. S01E11Rescue: HI-Surf S01E11Caught InsideJanuary 27, 2025 6.7Em and Will's relationship struggles as they navigate the return of his fiancée; Kainalu asks Laka for help; the team races to rescue a grou
  12. S01E12Rescue: HI-Surf S01E12SurgeFebruary 3, 2025 6.7The team is on high-alert when a tsunami advisory is sent out following an earthquake. As the state of Hawaii is under an evacuation order,
  13. S01E13Rescue: HI-Surf S01E13Season's bestDepth ChargeFebruary 10, 2025 7.0Captain Sonny and the Ocean Safety team face their most dangerous rescue yet when a literal minefield is discovered on the ocean floor. Mean
  14. S01E14Rescue: HI-Surf S01E14Ripple EffectFebruary 17, 2025 6.3The team races to rescue unresponsive cliff jumpers; Hina tries to navigate family issues; Will and Em hope to get over each other by reboun
  15. S01E15Rescue: HI-Surf S01E15South WindsFebruary 24, 2025 5.5The team searches for two missing teenagers that ditched school and find themselves stranded in the middle of the ocean, after they realize
  16. S01E16Rescue: HI-Surf S01E16PonoMarch 3, 2025 5.5Em takes the day off to spend time with her mom, but races into action when she comes across an unresponsive cave diver; Will confides in Vi
  17. S01E17Rescue: HI-Surf S01E17Sea ChangeMarch 10, 2025 5.5Will and Em race to rescue a windsurfer that wipes out and suffers cardiac arrest; Capt. Sonny reunites with Ocean over a family lunch and E
  18. S01E18Rescue: HI-Surf S01E18FlowbackMarch 24, 2025 5.5While monitoring the beach, Laka and Will notice a toxic smell coming from a van and discover a kid unconscious and surrounded by drug parap
  19. S01E19Rescue: HI-Surf S01E19Let GoMarch 31, 2025 5.5Hina and Kainalu assist the US Coast Guard in searching for two missing snorkelers left behind in the middle of the Ocean. Meanwhile, Captai

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Cast

Robbie MagasivaRobbie MagasivaHarlan 'Sonny' JenningsArielle KebbelArielle KebbelEmily 'Em' WrightAdam DemosAdam DemosWill ReadyKekoa KekumanoKekoa KekumanoLaka HanohanoZoe CipresZoe CipresHinaAlex AionoAlex AionoKainalu

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