rip current

The rip current post tag provides information on rip currents, how to recognize one and what to do if you are ever caught in one.

  • Rip Currents

    Rip currents, or commonly called as riptides or undertows, are narrow, channeled water currents flowing away from the shore. These currents are commonly formed at low spots or breaks in sandbars near the beach shore, and near jetties and piers. While you don’t have worry about riptides while pool swimming, if you venture to the…