Beach Hazards Statement in Dare County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
9/8/2026 4:12:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
9/8/2026 4:12:00 AM until 9/8/2026 8:00:00 PM
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Hatteras and from Hatteras
Inlet to Cape Lookout.
* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning 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 11:30 AM Tuesday.
