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H2O: Just Add Water: Season 3

26 episodes Premiered Oct 26, 2009 Updated Sep 30, 2026
Previously on H2O: Just Add Water

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of H2O: Just Add Water Season 2.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

The Awakening

Oct 26, 2009 · 24 min

Cleo and Rikki enter their final year of high school. They make friends with a new girl, Bella, and a new boy, Will. However, they encounter a new force on Mako Island that has the

S3·E2 Core

Jungle Hunt

Oct 27, 2009 · 24 min

With Will finding out about Mako Island, Bella tries to misdirect his search so that he will not discover the Moon Pool. However, Lewis and the girls find out that the Moon Pool is

S3·E3 Core

Keep Your Enemies Close

Oct 28, 2009 · 24 min

At the marine park, Cleo seeks a job as a dolphin trainer. Meanwhile, until she and Bella reach an understanding, Rikki fires Nate's band, preventing them from playing in the cafe.

S3·E4 Core

Valentines Day

Oct 29, 2009 · 24 min

Cleo has to put off Lewis' romance plans in order to help Kim with her crazy love life. Meanwhile, Don meets up with a National Parks Manager, Samantha, and the two decide to date.

S3·E5 Core

Big Ideas

Oct 30, 2009 · 24 min

To get more interest in the cafe, Zane develops a dirt bike race. However, Rikki finds out that it is a scam. She and Bella decide to team up to teach him a lesson. Meanwhile, Lewi

S3·E6 Core

Secrets & Lies

Nov 2, 2009 · 24 min

Bella tries to get close to Will but when Bella goes to his place she sees him with another girl. Meanwhile Lewis tries to test the water from the moon pool but gets caught by his

S3·E7 Core

Happy Families

Nov 3, 2009 · 24 min

Cleo's family and Sam go on a picnic to the beach, which leads to tension when Cleo refuses to go near the water. Kim abuses the fact that her father is happy in order to get lots

S3·E8 Core

Kidnapped

Nov 4, 2009 · 24 min

During a full moon, the girls stay at Cleo's and Bella is attacked by the water creature. At the same time, Will decides to return to the moon pool after making the connection betw

S3·E9 Core

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Nov 5, 2009 · 24 min

Cleo starts to experiment on the moon pool water without Lewis' knowledge, but things start going wrong when Cleo's fish Hector gets trapped in the bubble of floating water. Meanwh

S3·E10 Core

Revealed

Nov 6, 2009 · 24 min

After Bella gives Will a shell-like fossil she found while swimming, Will becomes suspicious as the fossil is of a rare kind. Rikki realises how close Will is to finding out their

S3·E11 Core

Just A Girl At Heart

Jan 18, 2010 · 24 min

Bella helps Will with his free-diving training but when she realises he's more interested in her as a mermaid than a girl, she's hurt. Rikki and Cleo have to improvise when the caf

S3·E12 Core

Crime & Punishment

Jan 19, 2010 · 24 min

Rikki receives counterfeit money at the cafe and is held captive by criminals on a boat. Bella and Cleo are forced to reveal the trio's secret to Will so they can rescue Rikki toge

S3·E13 Core

To Have & To Hold Back

Jan 21, 2010 · 24 min

Kim attempts to derail Don and Samantha's wedding. Lewis receives an opportunity to study in America. Cleo realises she's got to let Lewis live his own life and let him go overseas

S3·E14 Core

Mermaid Magic

Feb 22, 2010 · 24 min

Will pushes himself too far when Zane challenges him to prove his skills as a free- diver. The girls discover a unique crystal in the rock from the Moon Pool.

S3·E15 Core

Power Play

Feb 23, 2010 · 24 min

Sophie uses Bella's idea for a fundraising concert and presents it as her own to Rikki to gain publicity for the cafe. Cleo's caught in the crossfire with Kim when Samantha moves i

S3·E16 Core

The Dark Side

Feb 24, 2010 · 24 min

Rikki's frustrated by the water attacks and goes to Mako Island on a full moon to confront the strange force in the Moon Pool. With Cleo and Bella delayed, Will pursues her and dis

S3·E17 Core

A Magnetic Attraction

Feb 25, 2010 · 24 min

Cleo's introduced to Ryan, a young geophysicist who's working for Samantha. Rikki doesn't react well to Cleo consulting Ryan about the Mako rock and a fracture begins to appear in

S3·E18 Core

Into The Light

Apr 12, 2010 · 24 min

Rikki fears Ryan's explorations on Mako Island will uncover their secrets but Cleo and Bella discount her concern. She almost goes too far trying to stop Ryan from discovering the

S3·E19 Core

Breakaway

Apr 13, 2010 · 24 min

Will competes in the Free-Diving Championships but afterward chooses to break from the sport and shrug off Sophie's influence on his life. Rikki sees Sophie kissing Zane at the eve

S3·E20 Core

Queen For A Day

Apr 13, 2010 · 24 min

Zane installs Sophie as head of staff at the cafe. Bella develops a sneezing allergy that also accidentally triggers her powers. Sophie seizes on the problem and looks to fire Bell

S3·E21 Core

The Jewel Thief

Apr 14, 2010 · 24 min

The girls discover the Mako crystals contain immense energy and need to mount a rescue mission when Zane jealously steals one in an effort to gain Rikki‟s attention.

S3·E22 Core

Mako Masters

Apr 14, 2010 · 24 min

The girls sit their final school exams and have to avoid a water attack in public when the full moon rises early. They confront the water force in the Moon Pool and are given a mes

S3·E23 Core

Beach Party

Apr 15, 2010 · 24 min

Bella's eager to ask Will to the end of year party until she sees him asking Rikki. A big misunderstanding occurs which prompts Will to express his true feelings for Bella. Sophie

S3·E24 Core

Too Close For Comfort

Apr 15, 2010 · 24 min

Don gets a second job at the Marine Park on the Pirate ship and outshines Cleo, threatening the future of her Dolphin show. Bella and Will find difficulty trying to connect with ea

S3·E25 Mytharc

A Date With Destiny

Apr 16, 2010 · 24 min

Cleo discovers a comet is causing fish to flee the waters around Mako Island. The girls find a way to restart the message in the Moon Pool and discover the comet will collide with

S3·E26 Mytharc

Graduation

Apr 16, 2010 · 24 min

Sophie and Ryan damage the Moon Pool in their efforts to obtain the rare crystals. The girls improvise and use their own magic to prevent the impact of the comet and a planet wide

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