Where community comes together.

Everyone is welcome at our surf club—no matter your patrol experience or skill level, if you’re a parent looking to enrol your child into Nippers, or if you’re community-minded and would like to expand your volunteering passion, there’s a place here for you to get involved, grow, and be part of our community.

Renew Membership

We are a friendly surf club in Newcastle, NSW that prides itself on high levels of training and patrolling. We are the centre of a strong coastal community, running activities such as Patrols, Nippers, Aquatic Rescue Training, Surf Competitions, Surf Boats, IRB Racing, and Gropers Winter Swimming. We are also extremely proud of our community outreach programmes like Same Waves, Refugee & Immigrant Beach Safety Program and our Wheelchair Beach Access Program.

SQUAD 1 Registrations Now Open!

SRC and Bronze Medallion Courses

Hey Everyone! Cooks Hill is now accepting registrations for Squad 1, and we’re on the hunt for great people to join the patrol teams at Cooks Hill. Interested in earning your SRC or BM this season? Wear the Red and Yellow by September! Simply complete our jotform (on our website) to receive more details and register.

Surf Rescue Certificate for 13-15 yrs old

SRC Info and Registration

Bronze Medallion for 15 yrs old and over

Bronze Medallion Info and Registration

For more information about Education Courses at Cooks Hill, please see our Education page.

Cooks Hill SLSC Calender & Upcoming Events

Welcome to the Cooks Hill SLSC webcam! This beach camera is located on the balcony and overlooks one of the best beaches in the Hunter. Check out the surf, the weather and enjoy to picture perfect view.