Accurate measurements of surface currents are crucial for coastal monitoring, rip current detection, and predicting the path of pollutants. Several methods exist to measure surface currents, some of ...

If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Nearly 300 people had to be rescued along Volusia County’s beaches last weekend ...

Recent drowning incidents involving rip currents have sparked renewed concerns about the dangerous swimming conditions and what you should do if you end up in one. On Thursday, a Pennsylvania couple ...

Westerly - More frequent than the sounds of splashing waves or crowing seagulls were the high-pitched whistles along the beaches of Westerly Monday. Lifeguards stood on their chairs and blew the ...

The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for the region with a specific warning for local beaches. The advisory extends through 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. Experts are predicting ...

Important Things to Know , About Dangerous Ocean, Rip Currents. 'The Independent' reports that rip currents pose the greatest danger to beachgoers, accounting for the most beach rescues every year. .

A rip current statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 12:46 p.m. valid from Saturday 6 p.m. until Monday 6 a.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties.

As the NEXT Weather Team watches Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda, rip currents may be the biggest threat South Florida will face now through Monday. Along the beaches of Broward and Miami ...