Rip Current Statement
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Tue 04/21/2026 08:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Wed 04/22/2026 02:00 AM EDTSignificance
StatementImpacts
Low impact
Locations Affected
Jacksonville, FL ∙ Jacksonville Craig Municipal Airport, FL ∙ Nocatee, FL ∙ Saint Augustine South, FL ∙ Tisonia, FL ∙ Fort Matanzas National Monument, FL ∙ Amelia Island, FL ∙ Ponte Vedra Beach, FL ∙ Villano Beach, FL ∙ Greenland, FLFull Alert Message
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 145 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.
Technical Header
FLZ124-125-138-233-333-220600- /O.EXP.KJAX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-260421T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KJAX.RP.S.0017.260421T1200Z-260422T0600Z/ Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler- Northeast Coastal St. Johns-Southeast Coastal St. Johns- 145 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026
