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Rip Current in Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
Rip Current May 16, 2026 – May 17, 2026 · Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
What the National Weather Service wrote
Ocean Rescue personnel performed numerous rescues due to moderate to strong rip current activity created by an east-southeast swell. On Saturday May 16, Carolina Beach lifeguards rescued 20 people from rip currents and Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue performed 8 rescues. On Sunday May 17, 8 rescues were conducted at Carolina Beach and 22 rip current rescues were reported by Wrightsville Beach lifeguards.
The wider storm
Moderate to strong rip currents led to multiple rescues at New Hanover county beaches over the weekend.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1328593. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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