The season runs from May to September with the outer posts of Saltdean, Rottingdean, Ovingdean and Hove Lagoon opening from July to September, as the schools break up. If you were to see a bird’s eye view of them you would see they are never parallel and move around quite a bit in bad weather so it is a very rough measurement. They are not there for swimmers to swim round although many use them as markers to swim too and roughly measure the distance of their swim. The swim area buoys mark out an area that is safe to swim in if the yellow and red flags are flying and a lifeguard is on duty. Brighton and Hove normally has 11 lifeguarded beaches covering 14km of seafront from Saltdean to Hove Lagoon. The ‘SWIM AREA’ buoys arrive in early May ready for the lifeguard season to start on Brighton and Hove’s beaches over the May Half Term. Normal operating Lifeguard Service (Pe-Covid) C19 continues to make significant changes to the Seafront service and we want our flock to swim safely. So as a warm welcome to warmer seas here is an informative blog featuring the iconic ‘Brighton Buoys’ and our summer season lifeguard service.
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The summer is great time to start as the lifeguard service is available and we have already seen lots of new Salties joining our flock. Our aim is to create a community space for people to enjoy the water and provide a way for swimmers to manage their mental health and wellbeing. Seabirds’ operate as a Community Interest Company that aims to encourage all local residents, of all swim abilities to join us in the sea.