Rip Currents: Break The Grip of The Rip!^®
Awareness Week: June 3-9, 2012

New for 2011!

Kids page, medical concerns, and 28 widgets offering lifesaving messages and safety tips. Look for our Whistle For Life with the Break The Grip of The Rip® graphic. They'll be distributed by local coastal weather forecast offices and by lifeguards.

Real Life Rip Current Stories

Read stories from actual victims of rip currents who related how they were almost victims of the rip, how they survived and what - you should do!

Media and Educational Tools

Signs, brochures, stickers, multimedia, games, cool photos, and other resources are available for kids, parents, teachers, communities, beaches, emergency managers, hotels, resorts and other sites to download at no cost.

Beach Safety Tips

What can you do to stay safe and keep the people you care about safe? The National Weather Service offers a broad away of resource to use to help protect your family, friends and community.

Local Weather and Surf Forecasts

Your first line of defense is to read the surf forecast BEFORE you head to the beach. The National Weather Service is your first stop for this critical safety information.