Those contacted yesterday reported no rescues so far on the city’s patrolled beaches, and just one man who required assistance paddling back to shore.
Brighton head guard Blake Porteous said the minor incident occurred on Wednesday, but otherwise there had been no rescues to report.
That was despite the number of beachgoers peaking at about 180 at one stage on Monday, he said.
Numbers had dropped off in the past few days, while last week was also "pretty average", with about 80 people a day visiting the beach, he said.
He put the good behaviour down to people listening to the water safety message, as did other surf life-saving clubs contacted yesterday.
St Clair patrol captain Ossian Woods said behaviour on the beach had been ‘‘good’’ since paid patrols started on December 19.
There had been no rescues or "issues" involving members of the public so far, as about 40 people visited the beach at peak times last week and again yesterday, he said.
"The past couple of days it’s been quiet, just due to large surf conditions, but we have been quite busy last week."
St Kilda club chairman Peter Gibbons also reported no rescues or problems, saying conditions meant the start to summer had been a slow one.
A Warrington club spokeswoman also confirmed there had been no rescues in the past two weeks, as up to 40 people a day visited the beach.
