High rip current risk in effect for parts of Long Island amid heat advisory
By: News 12 Staff Aug 8, 2022, 9:24am Updated on: Aug 8, 2022
Officials are urging swimmers to be extremely careful and swim only in areas with lifeguards due to dangerous rip currents.
A rip current warning is in effect for Long Island through Tuesday evening, and the chance of encountering one is high.
Rip currents are channelized currents of water flowing away from shore at surf beaches.