Rip Current Statement in Pender County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
9/23/2025 8:52:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
9/23/2025 8:52:00 AM until 9/23/2025 8:00:00 PM
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...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
