Rip Current Statement: Dangerous Rip Currents Today Along Coastal Georgetown County

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Wilmington, North Carolina, issued a Rip Current Statement at 11:52 a.m. EDT on Oct. 29, 2026. It is in effect until 8 p.m. EDT the same day.

What: Dangerous rip currents.

Where: In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. The alert also covers Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover counties in North Carolina.

When: Today, Oct. 29, 2026, until 8 p.m. EDT.

Impacts, according to the NWS: Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Safety advice from the NWS:

• Swim near a lifeguard.
• If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don’t swim against the current.
• If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline.
• If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Read the full alert from the NWS Wilmington office.