{"id":159009,"date":"2025-08-19T18:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/159009\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:13:11","slug":"life-threatening-rip-current-risk-in-effect-at-city-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/159009\/","title":{"rendered":"Life-threatening rip current risk in effect at city beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Erin is <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/08\/19\/live-cameras-erin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making its way up the Atlantic coast<\/a>, and while it is not expected to make landfall in the New York City area, the National Weather Service is urging the public to stay out of the water.<\/p>\n<p>There is currently a high rip current risk level at city beaches, meaning life-threatening rip currents are likely, with conditions expected to linger through Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>What You Need To Know<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hurricane Erin is\u00a0making its way up the Atlantic coast, and while it is not expected to make landfall in the New York City area, the National Weather Service is urging the public to stay out of the water<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Although Erin is forecasted to track well off the coast of New York and New Jersey, the storm is expected to generate hazardous conditions in the water Tuesday through Friday<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The greatest concerns for the Coast Guard are high surf conditions, with waves up to 15 feet, and high risk of rip currents along area beaches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A High Surf Advisory is in effect Wednesday through Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard is urging boaters and beachgoers to be cautious.<\/p>\n<p>Although Erin is forecasted to track well off the coast of New York and New Jersey, the storm is expected to generate hazardous conditions in the water Tuesday through Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the ocean beaches of NYC and Long Island:<br \/>High Surf Advisory In Effect Wednesday Through Thursday<br \/>High Risk of Rip Currents Already In Effect<br \/>See this link for more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QupNckiNhi\">https:\/\/t.co\/QupNckiNhi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VgsRirgFAr\">pic.twitter.com\/VgsRirgFAr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSNewYorkNY\/status\/1957802427941331225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The greatest concerns for the Coast Guard are high surf conditions, with waves up to 15 feet, and high risk of rip currents along area beaches.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service says those rip currents will increase through Thursday night into Friday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf0a A High Surf Advisory is in effect Wed\u2013Thu for all Atlantic Ocean beaches, caused by long-period swells from Hurricane Erin passing well offshore. Hurricane Erin poses no threat to NYC at this time but we are continuing to monitor forecasts with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSNewYorkNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NWSNewYorkNY<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Hazards:\u2070\u2022\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8VgqZ46ZMr\">https:\/\/t.co\/8VgqZ46ZMr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYC Emergency Management (@nycemergencymgt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycemergencymgt\/status\/1957782521686413503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At Rockaway Park Tuesday, beachgoers appeared to be heeding the warnings to stay out of the water. NY1 spoke with some longtime Rockaway residents who understand the dangers rip currents can pose.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say it\u2019s a strong rip tide. I haven\u2019t seen a hurricane like this in a while, coming along the border,\u201d resident Brendan Raftery said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday I went in the water, and you could see the waves criss-crossing diagonally, so it\u2019s really dangerous to go in the water around this type of time,\u201d resident Robert Keith added. \u201cYou have to watch your kids, your dogs, you have to watch \u2014 yes, it\u2019s very dangerous. You can get caught in a rip tide in the blink of an eye.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you are seeing rip current conditions, it\u2019s best to look for signs: sandy water or white foam. Swim with a buddy, swim near a lifeguard, and if you\u2019re caught in a rip current, don\u2019t panic. Swim parallel to the shore, and when in doubt, don\u2019t go out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service is also advising that a 9- to 13-foot breaking surge can cause beach damage, erosion, flooding, and damage to dunes, especially during high tide.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers to \u201cprepare for the possibility of dangerous conditions along our beaches and coastal cities and towns.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers are no strangers to hurricanes \u2014 that is why I\u2019m urging those living in areas that may be impacted to stay safe and exercise caution until the hurricane tapers off later this week,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hurricane Erin is making its way up the Atlantic coast, and while it is not expected to make&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":159010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,12170,7448,7364,405,403,50,5226,5225,5228,5227,55432,5292,13570,52,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,313],"class_list":{"0":"post-159009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-app-public-safety","10":"tag-app-top-stories","11":"tag-app-weather","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-city","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkcity","17":"tag-ny","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-olivia-leach","20":"tag-public-safety","21":"tag-spectrum-news-staff","22":"tag-top-stories","23":"tag-united-states","24":"tag-united-states-of-america","25":"tag-unitedstates","26":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","27":"tag-us","28":"tag-usa","29":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115056791281753887","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}