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Rip Current Safety
A poster on rip currents from National Weather Service advice: how to spot one, how to escape (relax, float, swim along the shore), and how to help someone.
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PrintableRip Current Safety
Rip currents pull you away from shore, not under.
Spot it: darker water, a gap where waves aren't breaking, foam or seaweed moving out.
8 feet per second
Caught in one?
- Relax. Don't swim against it.
- Swim along the shore, then back in.
- Can't? Float or tread water.
- Yell and wave for help.
Someone else? Get a lifeguard or call 911. Throw something that floats. Don't go in.
What you can do today: practice the steps in how to escape a rip current.
Amin Foundation · aminfoundation.io
Sources
- Social Media: Rip Currents & Beach Hazards (opens in a new tab) National Weather Service
- Rip current safety ahead of the July 4th weekend (opens in a new tab) National Weather Service
- What is a rip current? (opens in a new tab) NOAA National Ocean Service
- Gulf Coast Rip Current Awareness (opens in a new tab) National Weather Service Tallahassee
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.