High surf advisory
Georgia and South Carolina · 832,000 people · 32m left - until Wed, Oct 7, 2:00 PM EDT
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High rip current risk remains in effect from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening... ...high surf advisory in effect from noon today to 2 PM EDT Wednesday
minor severity · likely certainty
What the National Weather Service says
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet expected in the South Carolina surf zone and 5 to 7 feet expected in the Georgia surf zone.
* WHERE...South Carolina Beaches, and Georgia Beaches.
* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from noon today to 2 PM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The combination of strong northeast winds, elevated tides and large breaking waves will increase the risk for significant beach erosion during the high tide cycle late this afternoon/early evening.
What to do
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Where
Coastal Bryan · Coastal Chatham · Coastal Liberty · Coastal McIntosh · Beaufort · Coastal Colleton · Charleston · Coastal Jasper
In effect from until .
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Source: National Weather Service alert feed (api.weather.gov). People affected is an estimate from the population of incorporated places inside the alert.