Rip Current in Coastal Pender, North Carolina

Rip Current August 18, 2025 · Coastal Pender, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

Surf City Fire Department reported 15 rip current rescues.

The wider storm

Powerful swells from distant Hurricane Erin led to numerous strong rip currents and high surf across southeast NC beaches. Local beach safety agencies made many rip currents rescues over several days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1277334. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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