Rosedale Beach is not patrolled by lifesavers, so you always take your chances. Not too many people have been swimming the past few days. In the last year or so, flotation buoys have been installed at two points along the beach, fastened to the cliff-faces. There have been drownings at Rosedale. Along this stretch of beach, there are several areas where rips develop. Families tend to stick to the northern end, locally called Boatshed Beach, which is usually much calmer. Those with young children might splash around in the lagoon - the mouth of Saltwater Creek. In high seas, at high tide, it is sometimes open to the ocean.
