High Rip Current Risk Extended Through Evening for Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, Nantucket MA
The National Weather Service has extended the high rip current risk through Sunday evening for Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, and Nantucket MA.
4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 6, 2026, 1:37 a.m. ET
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Sep 6, 2026, 1:45 a.m. ET
High Rip Current Risk and Coastal Flood Advisory Issued for Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties
The National Weather Service Boston has issued a High Rip Current Risk and a Coastal Flood Advisory for Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties in Massachusetts, effective September 6, 2026. The advisory was issued at 1:32 a.m. EDT and is in effect from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT for coastal flooding, with the rip current risk continuing through the evening.
The Coastal Flood Advisory warns of up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways, with water levels reaching 2.9 to 11.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water. Impacts may include flooding of lots, parks, and roads with isolated road closures expected. The High Rip Current Risk indicates that rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Residents are advised to take necessary actions to protect flood-prone property, avoid driving around barricades or through water of unknown depth, and allow extra time if travel is required. Swimmers should stay near lifeguards and, if caught in a rip current, relax and float, swim parallel to the shoreline, and if unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Sep 6, 2026, 1:41 a.m. ET
Coastal Flood Advisory and Rip Current Risk for Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties
The National Weather Service Boston has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory and a High Rip Current Risk for Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties in Massachusetts, effective September 6, 2026. The advisory warns of up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways, with flooding of lots, parks, and roads and only isolated road closures expected. The rip current risk is expected through the evening, and the coastal flood advisory is in effect from 3 PM to 8 PM EDT.
According to the National Weather Service, rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. The service advises swimming near a lifeguard, and if caught in a rip current, to relax and float, not swim against the current, and if unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. For flooding, the service warns against driving around barricades or through water of unknown depth, and advises taking necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Sep 6, 2026, 1:37 a.m. ETFirst report
High Rip Current Risk and Coastal Flood Advisory Issued for Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties
The National Weather Service Boston has issued a High Rip Current Risk and a Coastal Flood Advisory for Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, and Nantucket MA, effective September 6, 2026. The rip current risk is in effect through the evening, while the coastal flood advisory runs from 3 PM to 8 PM EDT. The advisory was issued at 1:32 AM EDT.
The coastal flood advisory warns of up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways, with water levels reaching 2.9 to 11.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water. Impacts may include flooding of lots, parks, and roads, with isolated road closures possible. The rip current risk warns that rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Residents in Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, and Nantucket MA are advised to allow extra time if travel is required, as some roads may be closed, and not to drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Swimmers are urged to swim near a lifeguard and, if caught in a rip current, to relax and float, not swim against the current, and if unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
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