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Rip Current Statement for Eastern Essex, Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, and Other MA Counties Through 8 PM Sunday

The National Weather Service has extended its rip current statement for eight Massachusetts counties, now in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2026.

4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 5, 2026, 2:23 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 5, 2026, 3:24 a.m. ET
The has extended its for Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA, Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, and Nantucket MA counties. The is in effect from 2 a.m. to p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2026, and expires at p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, September 6, 2026. It was issued at 2:15 a.m. Saturday. Dangerous rip currents are expected, which can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Officials advise swimming near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, do not swim against the current, and if able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 5, 2026, 2:56 a.m. ET

    Rip Current Statement Issued for Eastern Essex, Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, and Other Coastal Massachusetts Counties Through 8 PM Sunday

    The National Weather Service Boston has issued a Rip Current Statement for coastal areas of Massachusetts, effective from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, September 6, 2026. The statement covers Eastern Essex, Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, Eastern Norfolk, Eastern Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties.

    Dangerous rip currents are expected, which can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. The National Weather Service advises swimming near a lifeguard, and if caught in a rip current, to relax and float, not swim against the current, and if able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

    The statement is in effect until 8:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, September 6, 2026.

  2. Sep 5, 2026, 2:54 a.m. ET

    Rip Current Statement Issued for Eastern Essex MA and Other Coastal Massachusetts Areas Through Sunday Evening

    The National Weather Service Boston has issued a Rip Current Statement for coastal areas of Massachusetts, warning that dangerous rip currents are expected from late tonight through Sunday evening. The statement, issued at 2:15 a.m. on September 5, 2026, covers Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA, Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, and Nantucket MA counties.

    The warning highlights that rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. The Weather Service advises swimming near a lifeguard, and if caught in a rip current, to relax and float, not swim against the current, and if able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

    The statement is in effect from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on September 6, 2026.

  3. Sep 5, 2026, 2:23 a.m. ETFirst report

    Rip Current Statement Issued for Eastern Essex, Southeast Middlesex, Suffolk, and Other Coastal Massachusetts Areas

    The National Weather Service Boston has issued a Rip Current Statement for Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA, Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, and Nantucket MA, warning of dangerous rip currents from late tonight through Sunday evening. The statement is in effect from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, September 6, 2026.

    According to the National Weather Service, rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. The agency advises swimming near a lifeguard, and if caught in a rip current, to relax and float, not swim against the current, swim in a direction following the shoreline if able, and if unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

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