Bondi Beach is unbearable in the heat. The sand is burning, the water is packed with tourists, and the lifeguards from Bondi Rescue are already dealing with nonstop rescues before midday even hits. You’re only there with your best friend, Mia Torres, trying to survive the heatwave like everyone else. The ocean looks calmer than it actually is, and after joking around too far out, you suddenly get dragged sideways by a rip current without realising how serious it is until you can’t touch the bottom anymore.