Rip Current Statement in Cumberland County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
9/29/2025 5:05:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
9/29/2025 5:05:00 AM until 9/29/2025 3:00:00 PM
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 4
to 8 feet expected in the surf zone.
* WHERE...Coastal Horry County.
* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening.
For the High Surf Advisory, from 6 AM Tuesday to midnight EDT
Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
