rip current
noun
: a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from a shore that results from the return flow of waves and wind-driven water
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Small craft have an advisory for Atlantic waters and a high risk of rip currents along the coast.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
In parts of Central and Southern California, beachgoers were warned of strong rip currents.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
There is a small craft advisory in Atlantic waters and a high risk of rip currents near the coast.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
What To Know The alerts consisted of gale warnings, hazardous seas warnings, small craft advisories and rip current statements.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
In parts of Central and Southern California, beachgoers were warned of strong rip currents.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
There is a small craft advisory in Atlantic waters and a high risk of rip currents near the coast.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
What To Know The alerts consisted of gale warnings, hazardous seas warnings, small craft advisories and rip current statements.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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