Rip Current Statement

Locations Affected

Hempstead, NY ∙ Island Park, NY ∙ Queens Village, NY ∙ East Garden City, NY ∙ Wheatley Heights, NY ∙ North Patchogue, NY ∙ Shinnecock Hills, NY ∙ West Bay Shore, NY ∙ Shirley, NY ∙ Sag Harbor, NY

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 221 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help.

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