Rip Current — Coastal Rockingham, New Hampshire

2025-08-24 · Coastal Rockingham, New Hampshire

Event narrative

High surf and rip currents impacted the New Hampshire Seacoast all weekend long as Hurricane Erin passed well off to the east with multiple rescues being recorded. A farther and son were caught in a rip current on the evening of August 24th at Hampton Beach. There were no lifeguards on duty at the time. Emergency personal were able to rescue them from the water, but were not able to resuscitate the son.

Wider weather episode

Large surf impacted the New Hampshire Seacoast for days with long period swells from the passage of Hurricane Erin well offshore. The large waves caused dangerous rip currents through the weekend with numerous rescues being reported from Rye Beach to Hampton Beach. On Sunday evening, a farther and son were caught in a rip current that caused an injury and drowning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277264. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.