How to Spot, Avoid and Escape Rip Tides in the Ocean A riptide or rip current is a strong and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore, and it is the strongest near the surface of the water, which is why many surfers and swimmers should be aware of the possible dangers. Most swimmers and surfers caught in a riptide are not aware of what’s happening and […] Surf Kristen Strom | July 11, 2022 1 Comment
9-Year-Old Utah Girl Crashes Head-On Into Semi While Driving to the Beach in California Utah police officers got a shock when they responded to a traffic accident in West Valley City––the person behind the wheel was a nine-year-old girl. Related: Utah Highway Patrol Stopped 5-Year-Old Boy on an 800-Mile Journey to Buy a Lamborghini The girl and her four-year-old sister had snook out of their family home in West Jordan at 5 am, taken […] Crash CrashBrains | June 3, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA Launches First National Rip Current Forecast Model to Save Beach-Goers Lives This article was written by the NOAA For the first time, NOAA is launching a national rip current forecast model, aimed at saving the lives of beach-goers around the country. This new model can predict the hourly probability of rip currents along U.S. beaches up to six days out. Related: How to Spot, Avoid and Escape Rip Tides in the […] Surf SwellBrains | April 12, 2021 0 Comments
Estimated 1.56 Billion Masks Entered Oceans in 2020 52 billion masks were manufactured in 2020 and 1.56 billion masks were littered in our oceans. Many disposable masks are made with polypropylene, a thermoplastic polymer. The plastics in masks break down into microplastics which will stay in our oceans for hundreds of years, harm wildlife, and will be distributed throughout the world. On top of the immense amount of plastics […] Dominic Gawel | January 6, 2021 0 Comments
Two Surfers Start Company To Tackle Garbage-Ridden Beaches On a quest for epic waves and golden beaches, surfers Andrew Cooper and Alex Schulze headed to Bali, Indonesia in 2015 for a post-college trip of a lifetime. Unfortunately, what they found instead were garbage-ridden beaches with nothing but water bottles, food containers, and plastic bags for miles. While the overwhelming sight of endless trash left them horrified, it also […] Surf Emily Crofton | August 21, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Man Catches Shark With Bare Hands on Delaware Beach A swimmer was caught on camera this weekend catching a shark with his bare hands at Cape Henlopen State Park Beach in Delaware. FOX is reporting that the man has professional training and was trying to remove a hook from the shark’s jaw.  It is illegal in Delaware to fish for sharks – and if you do catch them, you are […] SwellBrains | June 24, 2020 0 Comments
The Danger of Cigarette Butts to the Ocean Ecosystem The ocean’s ecosystem is being harmed by one of the most frequent plastic forms of litter around the marine coast: cigarette butts. Billions of cigarette filters, also known as “butts or ends,” are everywhere, many of them around street curbs where they flow through the storm drain and finally end in the ocean. A recurrent spot where you can find […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | June 22, 2020 0 Comments
California Governor Allows Beaches to Reopen | Active Use Only During Specific Weekday Times California Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration has approved plans to reopen Orange County beaches after he shut them down last week to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Two cities had threatened lawsuits against the Governor, and a number of protests were held at beaches against the order. Related: 2 Californian Beach Cities Vote For Legal Action Against Governor for Closing Beaches Gov […] Surf SwellBrains | May 7, 2020 1 Comment