The ocean can look calm, inviting and even harmless. But just beneath that postcard-perfect surface, there's a force that can quietly pull even strong swimmers away from shore in seconds. They're ...

A rip current is a narrow, fast-moving channel of water that flows away from the shoreline and deeper into the ocean.

Genevieve remains a Category 4 hurricane offshore, bringing dangerous surf while weakening over the eastern Pacific.

Every summer, millions of Americans head to the beach without realizing the ocean's deadliest hazard often isn't a shark or a towering wave—it's a rip current. According to the Associated Press, rip ...

SAN DIEGO – To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, “Don’t panic!” may be difficult to heed, even if that’s exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but ...

FORECAST COMING YOUR WAY IN JUST A FEW. TODD. CHRIS, THANKS. BECAUSE OF THE ROUGH SURF, THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK COAST GUARDS ARE URGING PEOPLE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL BEFORE YOU HEAD INTO THE WATER.

With Galveston’s water turning blue and the heat climbing, many are headed to the beach but you want to swim with caution. This weekend, there is a rip current risk for all Gulf facing beaches. There ...

The National Weather Service Office in Mobile has warned of dangerous rip current and surf conditions in the Florida Panhandle this week. The rip current forecast comes after two drownings at two ...