When waves break near the shoreline, water piles up between the wave and the beach. One of the ways the water returns to the ...

Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents. The safest move is to avoid the water altogether, but knowing what ...

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 ...

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 ...

This former lifeguard helped launch an ocean safety campaign in Australia. Can his tips for escaping deadly rip currents save ...

A new rip current simulator at has debuted at Daytona State College. Volusia County Beach Safety says it will be used to ...

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.

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 ...

Constant eastward wind flow will keep humidity levels present across parts of Florida. This also increases the risk of rip ...

On Thursday at midnight the National Weather Service issued a rip current statement valid from Friday 6 a.m. until Saturday 6 p.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties.