Alertes en vigueurCape Henlopen Beach, DE

What: For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 1 to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
Where: In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Atlantic Coastal Cape May and Coastal Atlantic.
When: For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 AM EDT this morning. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening.
Impacts: Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Always obey posted Beach Flags. If you enter the surf zone, always have a floatation device with you and swim near a lifeguard if possible. If caught in a rip current, relax and float and do not swim against the current. If able, swim parallel to the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.