Rip Current Statement for Kings (Brooklyn); Southwest Suffolk; Southern Queens +1 more
What: Dangerous rip currents expected. Impacts: Life threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone late in the day. Anyone at the beaches after about 5 PM should stay out of the surf as lifeguards go off duty. Rip currents can...
Official alert brief
WHAT
Dangerous rip currents expected.
WHERE
The ocean beaches of New York City, Nassau, and western Suffolk Counties.
WHEN
From late Monday afternoon into Monday evening.
IMPACTS
Life threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone late in the day. Anyone at the beaches after about 5 PM should stay out of the surf as lifeguards go off duty. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
The rip current risk will be moderate for much of the day on Monday, then increase to high late in the day as onshore winds increase to 20 to 25 mph and surf heights build to 3 to 4 feet. The high risk may continue into part of Tuesday morning.
Instructions
If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help.