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
VIDEO: “How to Survive a Rip Tide” Almost all of us will end up at the ocean at some point in our lives. The ocean is big, powerful, full of rip tides, and it doesn’t care about you. If you are in the ocean and you get caught in a rip tide, you need to know how to get out of it. The video above shows a scientific study of rip tides and how to get out of them. The keys to getting out of rip tides are: Stay Calm, Tread Water. That’s it. According to this new study, rip tides will most often bring you right back to the beach where you can stand again. […] Surf SnowBrains | June 3, 2015 0 Comments