Marbella activates the beach lifeguard and rescue service for the 2026 season

The Marbella City Council has launched the lifeguard and rescue service along the municipality's coastline coinciding with Easter week, providing coverage throughout this period, on weekends and holidays until June 1. From that date, the service will operate daily until September 30. The established hours are from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the low season and from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM in the high season, continuously.

The Beaches Councilor, Diego López, reported during the presentation of the operation that "investment has been increased to extend both the hours and coverage of the service," while detailing that the infrastructure and resources have been improved to "continue providing effective and visible care for users." The councilor emphasized the importance of respecting the instructions of the staff and the role of individual responsibility as a key element to ensure safety in the use of the coastline.

The service, managed by the contracting company Socorrismo Málaga SL, has 32 staff members in the low season and 55 in the summer period, distributed along more than 27 kilometers of coastline, as well as 19 newly renovated lifeguard towers and 18 medical modules in the process of installation, which include complete medical equipment, among others, semi-automatic defibrillators (AEDs) that enhance the response capacity in emergencies.

There will be 19 lifeguard towers, 18 medical modules, three jet skis, three ambulances, one rapid intervention 4x4, one support car, and on high season weekends, a rescue drone

Additionally, the setup includes three rescue jet skis based in San Pedro Alcántara, La Bajadilla, and Cabopino; three basic life support ambulances; one rapid intervention 4x4 vehicle; one support car; and a rescue drone operational during high season weekends. Also, 18 loudspeaker systems have been installed for issuing alerts in Spanish and English.