Beach Hazards Statement in Dare County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
8/10/2025 12:39:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
8/10/2025 12:39:00 PM until 8/10/2025 8:00:00 PM
Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain
calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,
float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to
escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip
currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide,
which will occur around 2:45 PM Sunday.
