Rip Current Statement in Colleton County, South Carolina

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED 9/29/2025 2:17:00 AM (UTC) Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely
9/29/2025 2:17:00 AM until 9/29/2025 10:30:00 AM
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 Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...South Carolina Beaches, and Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
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