Rip Current — Eastern Monmouth, New Jersey

2017-09-20 · Eastern Monmouth, New Jersey

Event narrative

A 42 year old female was swimming off Asbury Park, New Jersey, near the Deal Lake intersection drive with the beach around 3PM Wednesday, September 20th. She was caught in a rip current and passed away the following day.

This was indirectly caused by Tropical Storm Jose, which was located around 140 miles south-southeast of Nantucket at the time. The incident occurred within about 45 minutes of low tide, with a storm tide around +1.5 feet. Waves in the surf zone were estimated to be in the 5 to 7 foot range, with a period near 11 seconds from the east-southeast, based on offshore buoy data. Both air and water temperatures were above normal at the time, with a north-northwest wind gusting 15 to 20 mph.

Wider weather episode

A female was caught in a rip current off Asbury Park, New Jersey, and passed away the following day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 715397. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.