Rip Current Safety Products: Signs, Brochures, and More
Explore metal signs, magnets, brochures, and videos that teach beachgoers how to identify, avoid, and escape rip currents.
Spreading awareness of rip currents and safety instructions is a vital step in preventing accidents.
The presence of signs on and around local beaches serves as an essential reminder for beach visitors to be cautious and aware of rip currents, as well as how to survive if they are encountered. Being educated and prepared for rip currents beforehand is key.
Keeping rip current information easily accessible within your community can make all the difference.
If you would like to keep your property or organization updated with informative safety products, consider the following options to help educate and prevent rip current incidents.
Please feel free to print on your own using the files below.
To order these products: rejone25@ncsu.edu
Metal Sign
This metal sign provides tips on identifying, avoiding and escaping dangerous rip currents. Similar in size to ‘No Parking’ signs (12″ x18″), it has precut holes and identifies the National Weather Service’s online rip current forecasting program. Available in both English and Spanish.
Magnet
A 5″x7″ magnet contains tips on identifying, avoiding and escaping dangerous rip currents.
Brochure
This brochure includes illustrations and tips for identifying and escaping these natural hazards. NC Sea Grant has delivered brochures to several beach communities.
Rip Current Awareness: Videos, Forecasts, and Safety Guides
Rip Current Safety For Kids | Ocean Today
To learn more about the ongoing national Rip Currents: Know Your Options campaign and rip current safety, visit ripcurrents.noaa.gov and weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent-toolkit.
By clicking on your location on the https://www.weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent-forecasts website, you can find the surf forecast revealing the current and upcoming rip current risk level for the next few days. This may be helpful for planning beach trips.
By clicking on your location on the map here, you can access the rip current risk level for beaches along the Carolinas.
This brochure includes illustrations and tips for identifying and escaping these natural hazards. NC Sea Grant has delivered brochures to several beach communities.
Visit https://www.lovethebeachrespecttheocean.com/ to sign up for rip current alerts in Dare County NC.