Rip Current in Beaufort, South Carolina

Rip Current August 16, 2024 · Beaufort, South Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Hilton Head Island Beach Patrol reported an adult male fatality near 21 Dune Lane due to a large set of waves pulling the individual back into the water and behind the breakers where a strong rip formed.

The wider storm

Long period swell energy, high surf and modest east to northeast winds led to conditions favorable for strong rip currents along the Southeast South Carolina beaches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1212190. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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