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Surf lifesavers are urging beachgoers to swim between the red and yellow flags for the final two weekends of the patrol season after three drownings in NSW on Easter Sunday capped a horror day for volunteers.

Having made nearly 3,000 rescues this summer already, NSW volunteer surf lifesavers and lifeguards are urging the public to understand their limitations as a “low intensity heatwave” approaches.

Seven drownings in six days marked a devastating week on our coastline which saw the coastal drowning toll for the summer to date soar to 23.

Volunteer surf lifesavers have helped to avoid 46 near drownings across an intense weekend on the NSW coastline which saw the summer drowning toll rise to 16.

There’s just one month left of summer and yet surf lifesavers have already achieved record rescue numbers on our beaches, reaffirming the value of the movement as it continues to produce highly skilled volunteers to patrol our coastline.

Near 30-degree temperatures and huge beach visitation in parts of NSW yesterday capped another very busy week for surf lifesavers in what is shaping as one of the biggest summers on record.

Surf Life Saving NSW is urging beachgoers to understand their limits and to swim at a patrolled beach when visiting the coastline after two deaths inside four hours on Monday 9 January brought the summer coastal drowning toll to 8.