8/12/2025 1:27:00 AM until 8/13/2025 5:00:00 AM

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...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Early this morning, the buoy located about 90 miles south-southeast of Apalachicola was observing 4-foot seas with a mean wave direction from the south-southeast. So it should be a rough day in the water as these waves reach Emerald Coast and Forgotten Coast beaches today. Some improvement is expected on Wednesday, though there could still be a lingering high risk on some beaches.