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 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, expects gusty winds, hazardous seas, and elevated rip current risks ...

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 ...

Even on a beautiful beach day, dangerous rip currents can be present, and knowing how to spot them could save your life. A rip current is a powerful, narrow channel of fast-moving water that flows ...

High waves and strong currents will create life-threatening conditions across Michigan's Great Lakes for swimmers and boaters, the National Weather Service said as it announced advisories for Thursday ...

The National Hurricane Center has issued its Final Advisory for Erin. Erin no longer has tropical characteristics and is moving into the open waters of the North Atlantic away from North America. The ...

Although Imelda and Humberto won't come close to making landfall, the two will play a significant role on boating, surfing and coastal weather this week. There are a number of alerts that are in ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Are you making beach plans this Labor Day holiday? Expect a sunny day with breezy conditions. Temperatures will start in the mid-60s before rising into the lower 80s during ...

While Hurricane Erin is expected to stay hundreds of miles off the East Coast, the powerful storm is forecast to bring large breaking waves, dangerous rip currents, strong wind gusts, and beach ...

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 ...