Rip Current Statement in Brunswick County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED4/11/2024 2:51:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
4/11/2024 2:51:00 AM until 4/11/2024 8:00:00 PM
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
dangerous surf conditions.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents
expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of
5 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone.
* WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Brunswick County. In South
Carolina, Coastal Horry County.
* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM EDT this
morning through this evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from
1 PM this afternoon to 11 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
swimmers away from shore into deeper water.