Rip Current in Eastern Ocean, New Jersey

Rip Current September 3, 2023 · Eastern Ocean, New Jersey

Death

Injuries

What the National Weather Service wrote

Broadcast media reports multiple swimmers in Seaside Park had to be rescued after being caught in a rip current. 1 swimmer was pronounced dead.

The wider storm

Breaking waves around 3 to 5 feet, multiple swell groups from offshore Hurricane Franklin and Idalia, and a dominant long period onshore swell resulted in dangerous rip currents at the New Jersey shore. A HIGH risk for rip currents was in effect.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1140566. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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