rip current
noun
: a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from a shore that results from the return flow of waves and wind-driven water
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Hazards from dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents extended along the Atlantic coastline from northern Florida through the Mid-Atlantic.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Life threatening rip currents are possible at all beaches in the region through Sunday with breaking wave heights of six feet likely.
—Joel Shannon, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Additionally, rough surf and rip currents will continue to plague much of the Carolina coastline through the holiday weekend.
—Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
According to the United States Lifesaving Association, rip currents account for over 80% of rescues performed by surf beach lifeguards and there are over 100 deaths each year in the U.S. attributed to rip currents.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Life threatening rip currents are possible at all beaches in the region through Sunday with breaking wave heights of six feet likely.
—Joel Shannon, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Additionally, rough surf and rip currents will continue to plague much of the Carolina coastline through the holiday weekend.
—Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
According to the United States Lifesaving Association, rip currents account for over 80% of rescues performed by surf beach lifeguards and there are over 100 deaths each year in the U.S. attributed to rip currents.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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