NWS Issues Rip Current Statement for Georgetown County Beaches

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Wilmington, North Carolina, issued a Rip Current Statement at 11:02 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28, 2026, for coastal Georgetown County, South Carolina, and coastal New Hanover County, North Carolina. The text of the alert reads, in full:

• WHAT…Dangerous rip currents. There is also a strong north to south longshore current. * WHERE…In North Carolina, Coastal New Hanover County. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN…Today. * IMPACTS…Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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.

Source: NWS alert from the Wilmington office, via api.weather.gov