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  2. Rip tide - Wikipedia

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    A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide. It is a strong tidal flow of water within estuaries and other enclosed tidal areas. The riptides become the strongest where ...

  3. Rip current - Wikipedia

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    A rip current (or just rip) is a specific type of water current that can occur near beaches where waves break. A rip is a strong, localized, ...

  4. Riptide (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Rip tide is a strong tidal flow of water within estuaries and other enclosed tidal areas. Riptide or rip tide may also refer to: A common misnomer for a rip current , a fast narrow current running offshore and cutting through breaking waves

  5. Rip current safety 101: What to do if you're caught in one - AOL

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    A rip current is a strong, narrow channel of fast-moving water that flows directly away from the shore, like a river running out to sea. Imagine a powerful underwater treadmill pulling water out ...

  6. Rip currents can be deadly for beachgoers. Here’s how to ...

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    A rip current is a powerful, narrow channel of water that flows away from the shore at surf beaches, including Great Lakes beaches, the United States Lifesaving Association says. They typically ...

  7. Things to know about dangerous rip currents and how swimmers ...

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    Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers. Six people drowned in rip currents over a recent two-day ...

  8. Glossary of surfing - Wikipedia

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    Riptide: A strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide; Sections: The parts of a breaking wave that are rideable; Sectioning: A wave that does not break evenly, breaks ahead of itself [2]

  9. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Rip current statement SRD – Describes a risk of rip currents present in the specified area; may be issued as a Beach Hazards Statement. Beach hazards statement SRD – Issued for rip or longshore currents, or other hazards (including chemical or biological hazards) may create life-threatening conditions in lake or ocean waters.