Beach Hazards Statement in Dare County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
9/17/2025 5:22:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
9/17/2025 5:22:00 AM until 9/17/2025 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...Through 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 10:00 AM Wednesday.
