Alert: High Risk of Rip Currents at All Jersey Shore Beaches This Weekend

Alert: High Risk of Rip Currents at All Jersey Shore Beaches This Weekend

According to the National Weather Service, there will be a high risk of dangerous rip currents at all area beaches over the weekend, so extreme caution is advised for beachgoers.

Through Saturday evening, Jersey Shore beaches are at high risk for dangerous rip currents, with significant ocean swells and strong northeast winds making swimming dangerous.

Beachgoers are advised to use caution and heed the advice of local lifeguards.

Swimmers are being warned by beach patrols to stay away from rocks, jetties, and piers. Despite their seeming safety, these structures have the potential to exacerbate rip currents and raise the possibility of harm or drowning.