Rip Current Advisory

Please be advised that there are strong rip current conditions active. Rip currents are powerful and can pull even strong swimmers away from the shore. The Highland Beach PD urges beachgoers to use caution and always swim near a lifeguard at public beaches. 

To stay safe if you get caught in a rip current, follow these tips:

• Stay calm and do not panic. Rip currents pull you away from the shore, they don’t pull you under the water.
• Your natural instinct may be to try to swim back to shore…but DO NOT swim against the current. Trying to swim against a rip current will only exhaust your energy; energy you need to survive and escape the rip current.
• The best way to survive a rip current is to first relax and float. If you feel you can safely swim, you may be able to escape by swimming out of the current in a direction following the shoreline, or toward breaking waves, then at an angle towards the beach.
• If at any time you feel you will be unable to reach shore, do whatever you can to draw attention to yourself. Face the shore, wave your arms, and yell for help.