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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There is a high risk of rip currents for all Palm Beach county beaches, and moderate over Broward and Miami-Dade beaches.
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Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
The statement said a long-period westerly swell, from a storm system far out in the Pacific, will result in strong rip currents, sneaker waves, and breaking waves of 12 to 16 feet.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Nearly 2 miles away from the home, surfers alerted Lifeguard Tower 2 in Ocean Beach to a dog that had been swept into a rip current near the jetty.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Lifeguards in Ocean Beach, nearly two miles away, alerted a lifeguard tower about a dog that had been swept out into the rip current near a jetty.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
The statement said a long-period westerly swell, from a storm system far out in the Pacific, will result in strong rip currents, sneaker waves, and breaking waves of 12 to 16 feet.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Nearly 2 miles away from the home, surfers alerted Lifeguard Tower 2 in Ocean Beach to a dog that had been swept into a rip current near the jetty.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Lifeguards in Ocean Beach, nearly two miles away, alerted a lifeguard tower about a dog that had been swept out into the rip current near a jetty.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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