What pets are in Surf And Rescue?

Confirmed from public sources checked October 5, 2026: a green sea turtle, a baby dolphin, a white seal-like pet, and a washable shark (sharks are both hazard and rescue client). The official events also name NEW Mythical Pets (active since September 26) and NEW ARTIC PETS (Arctic pets event, started October 4, 2026, 21:10 UTC) — no individual mythic or arctic pet names have been documented yet.

How do you rescue pets in Surf And Rescue?

Find the sad-face emoji on the beach, press E to dig (the Player Dig Help prompt lets friends join and speed up the dig), then carry the pet to a CLEANING station and wash it with your hose — the starter washer is the Common Hose. Rescued pets go to your inventory and eventually your aquarium.

What is the rarest pet in Surf And Rescue?

Rare is the highest rarity label observed on inventory slots in checked sources as of October 5, 2026; unidentified slots display ??? until seen. The first gameplay creator asked viewers 'What's the rarest sea pet you've rescued?', which is why rarity is treated as the collection meta — but no tier above Rare has been documented in any checked source.

When did Arctic pets come to Surf And Rescue?

The official 'New Island!' event (subtitle NEW ARTIC PETS!) was scheduled for October 3, 2026, 16:00 UTC at the October 1 check; by the October 5 check the developer had moved its official start to October 4, 2026, 21:10 UTC and the event is active, running to October 11. The event is official — the exact arctic pet roster is not documented yet.

Pets & rarity

Surf And Rescue Pets

Rescuing sea pets is the heart of the game — the official description opens with "Rescue Sea Pets 🐢" and "Clean Dirty Pets ✨". This page collects everything that can be confirmed from public sources (checked October 5, 2026), and is explicit about the list that is still open.

How to rescue and clean pets

Spot the sad face. Buried pets are marked with a sad-face emoji on the sand; dig beams mark the active spot.
Press E to dig. The "Player Dig Help" prompt lets friends join and speed up the dig — the developer says friends "give you extra strength and they can help you shovel."
Wash the pet clean at a CLEANING station — the Common Hose is the starter washer, and an "Upgrade Hose" sign sits next to the station.
Keep it. Rescued pets go to your inventory and, eventually, your aquarium — the first full gameplay creator describes building "my own aquarium from nothing." A mid-game "Upgrade your Tank!" prompt also appears in the developer's footage.

The washing step is not cosmetic filler: the official art shows every animal caked in mud and litter — the dolphin arrives muddy on the sand, and even the shark is stuck with cans, rings and a net. Cleaning is the payoff animation of the rescue loop, which is why "Clean Dirty Pets" is one of the game's five official pillars.

The pet roster is growing on an official schedule

Pets are no longer just launch content — the developer runs named pet events on Roblox's official event system. That schedule is the reason this page carries a timeline instead of a frozen list:

Date (2026)	Official event / observation	Source
Aug 25 — Sep 25	Launch roster: turtle, dolphin, seal-like pet, washable shark observable in art and footage	official art + gameplay frames (Sept 2026)
Sep 26, 15:00 UTC → Oct 10	"NEW Island Update!" event — subtitle "NEW Mythical Pets!" ("Mythical Pets are coming... + New Mythical Island! ... and more!")	official Virtual Events API (checked Oct 5, 2026)
Sep 28	Video "I Saved MYTHIC ANIMALS in Roblox Surf and Rescue!" (channel Quacks, ~39,000 views) links this exact game and shows mythic animals being rescued	community video (observed Sep 28, 2026)
Oct 3, 16:00 UTC → moved	"New Island!" event — subtitle "NEW ARTIC PETS!" — was set for Oct 3, 16:00 UTC at the Oct 1 check	official Virtual Events API (Oct 1 capture)
Oct 4, 21:10 UTC → Oct 11	Same "New Island!" event with its start officially moved ~29 hours later and now active — "New Artic Pets + Island" (ARTIC is the developer's own spelling)	official Virtual Events API (checked Oct 5, 2026)

Event names, subtitles and times are the developer's own entries in the official Roblox Virtual Events API, read October 5, 2026; the October 3 → October 4 move is shown both ways because both dates were officially published at different times.

Rarity system

Label	What it means (observed)
Common	Confirmed rarity label on inventory slots
Rare	Confirmed rarity label on inventory slots
???	Unidentified slots display ??? until the pet is unlocked/seen

The first gameplay creator's community prompt — "What's the rarest sea pet you've rescued?" — confirms rarity is the collection meta players care about. No tier above Rare has been observed in any checked source, so none is listed here; the mythic animals shown in the September 28 community video imply a mythic tier exists in the live game, and this table gains a row the day a mythic label is observable in a frame.

Observed pets (confirmed so far)

Pet	Evidence	Source type
🐢 Green sea turtle	Rides the surfboard in official art; washed clean in official art; chased by a shark in official art	official art (Sept 2026)
🐬 Baby dolphin	The game icon shows it muddy on the sand being hosed clean	official art (Sept 2026)
🦭 White seal-like pet	Seen lying on the Shallow Waters beach in gameplay footage	gameplay frame (Sept 2026)
🦈 Shark (washable!)	Official art shows a muddy shark with trash stuck on it getting the same hose treatment — sharks are hazards and rescue clients	official art (Sept 2026)
✨ Mythic animals	Shown being rescued in the Quacks video that links this exact game; individual names not shown in captured frames	community video (Sep 28, 2026)

The trash stuck to the shark in the official art (cans, rings, a net) suggests the ocean-cleanup theme: pets aren't just dirty, they're littered on. That matches the trash visible on later islands' beaches in footage.

Catching bigger animals

The developer's own short is literally titled "How to catch a bigger animal", and its answer has three parts: invite friends (extra strength + shovel help), train pool speed (to outrun the sharks guarding richer water), and upgrade your shovel at the shovel shop. Strength is the gate: the Copper Shovel has Strength 2 and the Iron Shovel Strength 3. Shovel table →

What is not documented (yet)

Do not assume the pet roster above is complete. The full pet list, every name behind the mythic and arctic events, and any rarity tier above Rare are unknown as of October 5, 2026, and no drop rate appears in any checked source. Those rows are added when frames or official posts show them — not before.

Frequently asked questions

What pets are in Surf And Rescue?: Confirmed: green sea turtle, baby dolphin, white seal-like pet, and the washable shark — plus mythic animals seen in the September 28 community video and arctic pets added by the officially scheduled event that started October 4, 2026, 21:10 UTC.
How do you rescue a pet?: Sad-face emoji on the beach → press E to dig (friends can join) → wash it at a CLEANING station with your hose → it joins your inventory and later your aquarium.
What is the rarest pet?: Rare is the highest label observed on inventory slots; mythic animals exist in the live game per the September 28 video, but no mythic label or roster has been captured frame-by-frame yet.
Do sharks count as pets?: Yes — official art shows a muddy shark getting the same hose treatment as the turtle and dolphin, so the shark is both the hazard and a rescue client. Shark survival →