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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There is a high risk of rip currents at area beaches, while hazardous boating conditions are continuing across local offshore Atlantic waters through late Tuesday morning.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches, but no advisories or alerts for boaters.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Perhaps nowhere in the Pacific are there rip currents as strong or unpredictable as the ones underlying the Ducks’ first-round series with the Edmonton Oilers.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches, but no advisories or alerts for boaters.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Perhaps nowhere in the Pacific are there rip currents as strong or unpredictable as the ones underlying the Ducks’ first-round series with the Edmonton Oilers.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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