A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland... 5 KB (617 words) - 14:47, 3 January 2024 |
rip current statement is a warning statement issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is a high threat of rip currents due... 3 KB (322 words) - 14:54, 28 September 2023 |
Surfing (section Rip currents) rich, bubble rich, and moves rapidly. The rip head of the rip current has long shore movement. Rip currents are common on beaches with mild slopes that... 85 KB (10,629 words) - 13:59, 14 April 2024 |
include: Air current Water current Current (hydrology), a current in a river or stream Ocean current Longshore current Boundary current Rip current Rip tide Subsurface... 609 bytes (64 words) - 05:04, 14 March 2023 |
misapplied to rip currents. An undertow occurs everywhere underneath shore-approaching waves, whereas rip currents are localized narrow offshore currents occurring... 12 KB (1,338 words) - 15:59, 17 May 2023 |
Look up rip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. To rip is the act of tearing an object. Rip may also refer to: Nioro du Rip, a town in the southern Kaolack... 3 KB (407 words) - 00:53, 11 April 2024 |
Surf zone (section Rip currents) qualifications: Low-risk rip currents: Wind and/or wave conditions are not expected to support the development of rip currents; however, rip currents can sometimes... 4 KB (430 words) - 19:56, 7 March 2024 |
Riptide (disambiguation) (redirect from Rip Tide) Riptide or rip tide may also refer to: A common misnomer for a rip current, a fast narrow current running offshore and cutting through breaking waves Riptide... 3 KB (453 words) - 01:16, 23 February 2024 |
or a gas Air current, a flow of air Ocean current, a current in the ocean Rip current, a kind of water current Current (stream), currents in rivers and... 4 KB (500 words) - 13:06, 24 January 2024 |
the beach, against the rip current, swimmers get tired-out in the process and drown. Instead, swimmers caught in a rip current should relax, and swim... 22 KB (1,940 words) - 02:29, 27 March 2024 |
was connected to the sea. At this point a rip current, a very strong offshore current, can occur. The current will vary depending on the height of the... 3 KB (321 words) - 15:26, 14 August 2023 |
currents". Orange County Lifeguards. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013. "Rip current characteristics". Rip... 176 KB (18,743 words) - 15:44, 13 April 2024 |
potent ocean currents. Kauai's geography makes Hanakāpīʻai conditions even more hazardous; in the event that one gets caught in a rip current (or otherwise... 4 KB (340 words) - 00:31, 23 August 2023 |
Gaspard and his son were among a group of swimmers caught in a strong rip current in the Venice Beach neighborhood of Los Angeles. He told lifeguards to... 42 KB (3,678 words) - 03:47, 8 April 2024 |
Environment portal Water portal Coriolis effect Eddy (fluid dynamics) Rip current "Whirlpool - Facts and Information". World of Phenomena. Retrieved 28... 23 KB (2,855 words) - 19:14, 7 April 2024 |
losses at $2.2–5 billion. The hurricane's remnants produced dangerous rip currents across the Eastern United States during Labor Day Weekend, resulting... 75 KB (6,629 words) - 04:40, 17 April 2024 |
of the beach. Like all beaches with good surf, Zuma has its share of rip currents. Visitors are encouraged not to swim or surf in front of the Lifeguard... 10 KB (981 words) - 17:28, 18 February 2024 |