Rip Current Statement in Colleton County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED8/21/2025 7:31:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
8/21/2025 7:31:00 AM until 8/21/2025 3:45:00 PM
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.
Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood
impact information.
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 Surf Advisory, large breaking waves up to 5
feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous
rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half
foot of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines
and tidal waterways (7.3 to 7.5 feet Mean Lower Low Water at
Charleston).
* WHERE...Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT this
afternoon. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this
evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 6 PM to 10 PM
EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...This could result in some roads becoming impassable.
Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach
erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide will occur around 7:45 PM this
evening at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1
to 2 hours before and after high tide.