 The first reason of "Surf Patrol" was viewed by an average of 1.45 million people in Australia's mainland capital cities over the course of the series and was the highest rating program of the week on several occasions.Following its highly successful debut in 2007, Channel 7 and Cornerbox ordered a second season of "Surf Patrol", which began filming on 22 December 2007.The second season consisted of 20 episodes, and covered more beaches than the first series.