High Surf Advisory is in effect through Thursday, with the risk of dangerous rip currents stretching across local beaches.

Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water — often moving at speeds faster than an Olympic swimmer ...

There are an estimated 300,000 annual drowning deaths worldwide, according to WHO. That comes out to an average of 822 people ...

The City of Wildwood and the Wildwood Beach Patrol have issued an urgent alert telling people to not swim in the water due to the impacts of Hurricane Erin. The alert, sent out Monday night, is in ...

Long Island’s South Shore beaches will be at moderate risk for rip currents Tuesday, meaning life-threatening surf conditions ...

It’s nearly impossible to fight a rip current directly, and many swimmers who get in trouble tire themselves out trying to ...

According to the United States Lifesaving Association, you may be able to spot a rip current by looking for: a difference in ...

Rip currents can sweep away even the strongest swimmers. Rescues can quickly turn to tragedy when a rescuer gets caught in ...

“Rip currents can be killers,” a webpage on rip currents provided by Manchester-by-the-Sea reads. “The United States ...

Once you are free, swim at an angle (away from rip current) towards the shore. If you cannot swim because you do not know how or cannot find your way out of the rip current, float.

Here are some things to know about rip currents: Rip currents are narrow columns of water flowing rapidly away from the beach ...

The NWS Wilmington NC released a rip current statement at 8:22 p.m. on Sunday valid for Monday between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. for ...