Beach Weather and Hazards
Rip currents, surf and coastal flooding alerts from the National Weather Service.
From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.
If you are caught in a rip current, stay calm, do not swim against it, swim parallel to the shore, then back to land. Swim near a lifeguard.
52 beach alerts
Rip current statements, beach hazards, high surf and coastal flood alerts
Severe8Significant threat to life or property
- Coastal Flood WarningCASan Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County CoastalUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 1:00 PM PDT · NWS San Diego CA
- Coastal Flood WarningFLMonroe Upper KeysUntil Tue 10/27/2026, 5:00 AM EDT · NWS Key West FL
- Coastal Flood WarningGACoastal Glynn; Coastal CamdenUntil Tue 10/27/2026, 11:00 AM EDT · NWS Jacksonville FL
- Coastal Flood WarningFLInland Flagler; Eastern Clay; Eastern Putnam; Trout River; South Central Duval; Western St. JohnsUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 AM EDT · NWS Jacksonville FL
- Coastal Flood WarningFLCoastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. JohnsUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 AM EDT · NWS Jacksonville FL
- Coastal Flood WarningFLCoastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands and 2 moreUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 AM EDT · NWS Melbourne FL
- Coastal Flood WarningFLCoastal Palm Beach CountyUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Miami FL
- Coastal Flood WarningFLCoastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade CountyUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Miami FL
Moderate17Possible threat to life or property
- Beach Hazards StatementNCEast CarteretUntil Mon 10/26/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Beach Hazards StatementNCNorthern Outer BanksUntil Mon 10/26/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Beach Hazards StatementNCOcracoke IslandUntil Mon 10/26/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Beach Hazards StatementNCHatteras IslandUntil Mon 10/26/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Beach Hazards StatementSCCoastal HorryUntil Mon 10/26/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Wilmington NC
- Rip Current StatementVISt.Thomas...St. John.. and Adjacent IslandsUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 6:00 AM AST · NWS San Juan PR
- Rip Current StatementPRSan Juan and Vicinity; Northeast; North Central; Northwest; Mayaguez and VicinityUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 6:00 AM AST · NWS San Juan PR
- Rip Current StatementPRCulebraUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 6:00 AM AST · NWS San Juan PR
- Rip Current StatementGA, SCCoastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton and 2 moreUntil Tue 10/27/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Charleston SC
- Rip Current StatementNC, SCCoastal Pender; Coastal New Hanover; Coastal GeorgetownUntil Mon 10/26/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Wilmington NC
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- Rip Current StatementAL, FLMobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa CoastalUntil Mon 10/26/2026, 6:00 PM CDT · NWS Mobile AL
- Rip Current StatementGACoastal Glynn; Coastal CamdenUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 AM EDT · NWS Jacksonville FL
- Rip Current StatementFLCoastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. JohnsUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 AM EDT · NWS Jacksonville FL
- Rip Current StatementFLCoastal FranklinUntil Tue 10/27/2026, 1:00 AM EDT · NWS Tallahassee FL
- Rip Current StatementFLCoastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands and 2 moreUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 AM EDT · NWS Melbourne FL
- Rip Current StatementFLCoastal Palm Beach CountyUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Miami FL
- Rip Current StatementFLCoastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade CountyUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Miami FL
Minor27Minimal to no known threat
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryNCBeaufort; Pamlico; Southern CravenUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryNCWest Carteret; Coastal OnslowUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryNCEast CarteretUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryNCNorthern Outer BanksUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryNCOcracoke IslandUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryNCHatteras IslandUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 PM EDT · NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryTXAransas Islands; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands; Calhoun IslandsUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 4:00 AM CDT · NWS Corpus Christi TX
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryCACoastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore; San Francisco Peninsula CoastUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 3:00 PM PDT · NWS San Francisco CA
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryCASan Francisco; North Bay Interior Valleys; San Francisco Bay Shoreline; Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur CoastUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 3:00 PM PDT · NWS San Francisco CA
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryCASan Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast and 1 moreUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 1:00 PM PDT · NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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- Coastal Flood AdvisoryCACatalina and Santa Barbara IslandsUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 1:00 PM PDT · NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryFLMonroe Middle Keys; Monroe Lower KeysUntil Tue 10/27/2026, 5:00 AM EDT · NWS Key West FL
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryGACoastal Glynn; Coastal CamdenUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 AM EDT · NWS Jacksonville FL
- Coastal Flood StatementTXKenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron IslandUntil Tue 10/27/2026, 12:00 AM CDT · NWS Brownsville TX
- High Surf AdvisoryPRSan Juan and Vicinity; Northeast; North Central; Northwest; Mayaguez and VicinityUntil Tue 10/27/2026, 6:00 AM AST · NWS San Juan PR
- High Surf AdvisoryAKShishmaref; Bering Strait CoastUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 4:00 AM AKDT · NWS Fairbanks AK
- High Surf AdvisoryAKYukon Delta CoastUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 4:00 AM AKDT · NWS Fairbanks AK
- High Surf AdvisoryAKKivalina and Red Dog DockUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 4:00 AM AKDT · NWS Fairbanks AK
- High Surf AdvisoryAKEastern Norton Sound and Nulato HillsUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 4:00 AM AKDT · NWS Fairbanks AK
- High Surf AdvisoryAKSouthern Seward Peninsula CoastUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 4:00 AM AKDT · NWS Fairbanks AK
- High Surf AdvisoryAKBaldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward PeninsulaUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 4:00 AM AKDT · NWS Fairbanks AK
- High Surf AdvisoryAKKuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak IslandUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 10:00 AM AKDT · NWS Anchorage AK
- High Surf AdvisoryAKSW Kenai PeninsulaUntil Mon 10/26/2026, 5:00 PM AKDT · NWS Anchorage AK
- High Surf AdvisoryGACoastal Glynn; Coastal CamdenUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 8:00 AM EDT · NWS Jacksonville FL
- High Surf AdvisoryFLCoastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. JohnsUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 8:00 AM EDT · NWS Jacksonville FL
- High Surf AdvisoryFLCoastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands and 2 moreUntil Thu 10/29/2026, 2:00 AM EDT · NWS Melbourne FL
- High Surf AdvisoryFLCoastal Palm Beach CountyUntil Wed 10/28/2026, 8:00 PM EDT · NWS Miami FL
Beaches by state
Every beach in the EPA BEACON program, with location, swim season and water quality record
- Alabama24
- Alaska214
- California252
- Connecticut72
- Delaware22
- Florida587
- Georgia38
- Hawaii408
- Illinois57
- Indiana24
- Louisiana24
- Maine106
- Maryland59
- Massachusetts574
- Michigan594
- Minnesota80
- Mississippi21
- New Hampshire16
- New Jersey454
- New York354
- North Carolina228
- Ohio76
- Oregon89
- Pennsylvania13
- Rhode Island82
- South Carolina21
- Texas168
- Virginia47
- Washington1228
- Wisconsin195
- Puerto Rico35
- U.S. Virgin Islands45
- Guam31
- Northern Mariana Islands87
- American Samoa48
Beach alerts by state
- Alabama1
- Alaska8
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California5
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida16
- Georgia5
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina11
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina3
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas2
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Puerto Rico3
- U.S. Virgin Islands1
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- American Samoa