Rip Current in Eastern Cape May, New Jersey

Rip Current June 7, 2022 · Eastern Cape May, New Jersey

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 53 year old drowned while swimming at the beach at Wildwood Crest. This is suspected to be rip current related as the Police Chief described the surf as extremely rough.

The wider storm

Medium to long period southeasterly swells resulted in an elevated risk of rip currents along the New Jersey coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1019324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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