Rip Current Links

Technical
Safety, Statistics
Local Information

Bibliography of Published Rip Current Research, courtesy of Delaware Sea Grant

Technical

• Rip Currents: A Field Experiment and Numerical Model
• Rip currents may hang around for weeks, months,UF Research
• Lifeguard Effectiveness, A Report of the Working Group, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2001.
• Formulation of a Rip Current Predictive Index Using Rescue Data
• Facts About Injuries and Drowning
• Rip Current Instabilities, Center for Applied Coastal Research, University of Delaware
• Experimental Study of Nearshore Dynamics on a Barred Beach
  with Rip Channels, Journal of Geophysical Research

Safety and Awareness Publications/Statistics

• Rip Currents: Don't Panic, North Carolina Sea Grant
• Rip Current Statistics, United States Lifesaving Association
• Rip Current Education and Awareness, Delaware Sea Grant

Local NWS Office Information

• NWS Melbourne, FL, East Central Florida Rip Current Program
• NWS Wilmington, NC, Rip Currents
• NWS Wakefield, VA, Rip Currents