Rip currents are responsible for hundreds of drownings and more than 100,000 lifeguard rescues on world beaches every year. Learn how to avoid and survive these mysterious ocean rips. Water moves all over the place, so rips are strong currents just like river currents. All beaches have their own particular currents. They’re dangerous and deadly to swimmers, but also to all wave riders. In unpatrolled beaches, surfers tend to trust their personal knowledge and their floatation crafts, i.e., their surfboards. However, rip currents will move anything and anyone.

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How to avoid and survive rip currents

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