Blue Water High
Created by Kristen Dunphy, Chris Hawkshaw
On ABC TV
A warm, energetic coming-of-age drama set in a competitive surf academy where a rotating cast of teenagers navigate training, friendship, and romance against a beautiful Australian beach backdrop.
Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries. Each season follows the lives of a young group of students at Solar Blue, a high-performance surf academy where several lucky 16-year-olds are selected for a 12-month-long surfing program on Sydney's northern beaches. There are three series in Blue Water High. The first two series were screened in 2005 and 2006 and the producers did not intend to create a third series. However, due to popular demand by fans, they relented and made one more series with only Kate Bell returning in a main role. Series three ended with the closure of Solar Blue, indicating that the show would most likely not continue.
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Questions people ask
Is Blue Water High easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Does Blue Water High leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Blue Water High violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Blue Water High scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is Blue Water High sad? Barely. Less sad than 75% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Blue Water High
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Blue Water High
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Blue Water High, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Blue Water High, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Blue Water High, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
