If you plan to travel to the beach this Memorial Day Weekend, it is advised to stay out of the ocean due to high waves.

Rip currents can be unsuspecting, and when spending a day at the beach, it's important to be aware of the threats from rip currents, understand how they happen and how to save yourself if you get ...

Rip currents off the North Carolina coast can be deadly. How to spot one and stay safe in the water.

Depending on how you look at it; rip currents can either be your best friend or your worst nightmare. These powerful flowing bands of water have caught bathers, swimmers, surfers out for years – and ...

If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Rip currents occur all year round in Florida, but they become more noticeable in ...

HOW THESE SCAMS WORK AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. RIP CURRENTS ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST DANGERS AT OUR BEACHES. AND NOW LIFEGUARDS ARE RECREATING THAT THREAT IN A CONTROLLED SETTING. VOLUSIA COUNTY IS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ocean can look calm, inviting and even harmless. But just beneath that postcard-perfect surface, there’s a force that can ...

As of April 15, 14 people across the United States have died in the "surf zone," according to preliminary data gathered by the National Weather Service. That includes at least four in Florida, with ...

When a hurricane approaches the U.S., forecasts for high winds and intense rain often grab the attention, but rip currents far away from the landfall location also present a deadly hazard. To place ...