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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rip currents are one of the coast's greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is bringing the potentially deadly currents to the East Coast this week. About ...

Hurricane Erin remains offshore as it moves northward along the U.S. Southeast coast today, continuing to generate large Atlantic waves that will pose dangerous surf and marine hazards through Friday.

Florida's Atlantic coast will not be the place to be this week. Swimmers are advised to stay out of the water due to a high risk of rip currents through at least Wednesday. There will be rough surf ...