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 ...

A "dangerous" rip current will hit the shores of northwestern Florida, including parts of the panhandle, over the weekend, ...

Lifeguards have rescued dozens of people from the churning waters along East Coast beaches even as Hurricane Erin moves hundreds of miles offshore. Authorities in North Carolina said about 60 people ...

Beachgoers in multiple East Coast states are being advised to take extreme caution as large waves and life-threatening surf and rip current conditions from Hurricane Erin are expected over the next ...