High Surf Advisory is in effect through Thursday, with the risk of dangerous rip currents stretching across local beaches.

Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water — often moving at speeds faster than an Olympic swimmer ...

There are an estimated 300,000 annual drowning deaths worldwide, according to WHO. That comes out to an average of 822 people ...

Where are rip currents found? Rip currents are prevalent along the East, Gulf and West coasts of the U.S., as well as along the shores of the Great Lakes. How to spot a rip current ...

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 ...

It’s nearly impossible to fight a rip current directly, and many swimmers who get in trouble tire themselves out trying to ...

Rip currents can sweep away even the strongest swimmers. Rescues can quickly turn to tragedy when a rescuer gets caught in ...

“Rip currents can be killers,” a webpage on rip currents provided by Manchester-by-the-Sea reads. “The United States ...

Long Island’s South Shore beaches will be at moderate risk for rip currents Tuesday, meaning life-threatening surf conditions ...

Rip currents: Strong offshore currents that run along the shoreline or back out to sea. Rip tides: A powerful current caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet and the mouths of estuaries ...

Aside from underestimating the distance to that island, or the odd nibble from a bull shark, there’s the more prevalent threat of rip currents, which can occur at just about any ocean beach. Many ...

Relax and don’t swim against the current. Swim out of the current to the right or left. You can also float on your back and backstroke to the right or left to get out of rip current ...