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Beach Warning Flags

A poster of what beach warning flag colors usually mean, from double red to purple, with the reminder that flags vary by beach and no flag doesn't mean safe.

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Beach Warning Flags

Flag Means
Double red Water closed
Red High hazard: big surf or strong currents
Yellow Medium hazard
Green Low hazard: still use caution
Purple Dangerous marine life

Flags aren't used everywhere and can mean different things at different beaches. Read the sign at the entrance. No flag doesn't mean safe.

1 in 18 million

is the chance of drowning at a beach with lifeguards, says the U.S. Lifesaving Association, as quoted by the National Weather Service. Swim near a lifeguard.Source: weather.gov (opens in a new tab)

What you can do today: learn your beach's flags in what each flag color means.

Amin Foundation · aminfoundation.io

Sources

  1. Gulf Coast Rip Current Awareness (opens in a new tab) National Weather Service Tallahassee
  2. How to Avoid Getting Caught in a Rip Current (opens in a new tab) National Weather Service
  3. Know BEFORE you go in the water! (opens in a new tab) National Weather Service

What you can do today

Print it and put it where it will be used: on the fridge, by the pool gate, in the beach bag or at the front desk.

Download the PDF(PDF, 62 KB)