A teenager swimming at a beach in Palm Beach County on April 12 died after being caught in a rip current. Rip currents claim ...

"Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water," the NWS warned in its official coastal ...

Starting in 2025, the National Hurricane Center will compose maps showing rip current risks when a tropical cyclone ...

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department reported finding the body of a missing 12-year-old on Friday evening. According to ...

Many surf zone fatalities occur when distant hurricanes send swells to shore that create dangerous conditions at the coast, ...

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla . – A teenager was killed and two others were seriously injured after the trio became stuck in a rip ...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a ...

In response to rising surf and rip current fatalities, the NHC will now provide a national rip current risk map, highlighting dangerous conditions stemming from both local and distant hurricanes.

Rip currents are most common in the winter months for Florida, but they can occur during the spring time, too. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rip currents are ...

New rip current risk map will highlight dangerous conditions stemming from hurricanes Due to an increase in surf and rip current fatalities in the United States, the NHC will provide current risk ...

In general, fatalities ... The maps will not provide specific information on surf heights. Waves after Hurricane Milton prompted rip current and high surf advisories along the Central Florida ...