Beach and Personal Safety
The amount of people you should go to a beach/body of water with
What is at least one person?
The term given to "safe water" in shallow areas
What is whitewater?
The meaning of the red and yellow flags
What is the safe area to swim on the beach?
The definition of a swell
What is the name for a forming wave?
The first step you should follow if you are stuck in a rip
What is staying relaxed and not panicking?
The direction you should swim when stuck in a rip if necessary
What is swimming along the rip?
The term for where whitewater forms
What is sandbanks?
The meaning of the yellow flags
What is potential hazards within the waters?
The percentage of rips that take you back to the shore
What is 90% of rips?
Where most rips finish/end
What is the break of the wave?
The hand signal for "Help, I am in danger!"
What is having one arm raised with an upright hand?
The three different types of waves
What is surging, plunging and spilling?
The meaning of the red and white flags
What is evacuate the water?
What is the Moon?
How you can locate rips from the shore
What is dark, deep water with no waves
The three things you should wear when on the beach but not swimming.
What is sunscreen, a hat and long sleeves?
The term for waves in deep water
What is a swell?
The meaning of black and white flags
What is the designated area for surf craft riding?
The term used when a swell turns into a wave
What is breaking?
The 5 main signs for locating a rip
What is darker water, gaps between water, sandy water, rippled surface and fewer breaking waves?