Rip Current Statement in Colleton County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED9/30/2025 10:04:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
9/30/2025 10:04:00 AM until 9/30/2025 6:15:00 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 Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to
6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk,
dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Georgia Beaches, Beaufort, and Coastal Jasper.
* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 AM EDT Saturday.
For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Large breaking
waves may produce at least minor beach and dune erosion.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Large breaking waves
may produce at least minor beach and dune erosion.