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Rip Current Statement for NYC and Long Island Beaches in Effect Through Thursday Evening

The National Weather Service has issued a Rip Current Statement for New York City and Long Island beaches, in effect from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT Thursday, August 27, 2026.

4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 26, 2026, 3:08 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 26, 2026, 3:21 p.m. ET
The National Weather Service in New York has issued a for coastal areas of New York City and Long Island. The is in effect from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT Thursday, August 27, 2026, according to the National Weather Service. It will expire at 9 p.m. EDT Thursday. The covers Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens, and Southern Nassau Counties. Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone, and anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 26, 2026, 3:15 p.m. ET

    Rip Current Statement for New York City and Long Island Beaches Until 9:00 p.m. EDT Thursday

    The National Weather Service in New York has issued a Rip Current Statement for Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT. The statement covers Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens, and Southern Nassau Counties.

    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.

    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.

    The Rip Current Statement expires at 9:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

  2. Aug 26, 2026, 3:09 p.m. ET

    NWS Warns of Life-Threatening Rip Currents Across NYC and Long Island Beaches

    The National Weather Service in New York warns that life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone on Thursday, August 27, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT. The Rip Current Statement expires at 9 p.m. EDT on Thursday, August 27. The statement covers Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens, and Southern Nassau Counties.

    Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf, as rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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.

  3. Aug 26, 2026, 3:08 p.m. ETFirst report

    Rip Current Statement Issued for New York City and Long Island Beaches

    The National Weather Service in New York has issued a Rip Current Statement for Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT. The warning covers Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens, and Southern Nassau Counties.

    Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Officials advise anyone visiting the beaches to stay out of the surf, noting that rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

    If entering the water, the weather service recommends always having a flotation device and 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 yell or wave for help.

    The advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. EDT Thursday.

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