Weather Alerts For Coney Island, NY

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerous rip currents expected and 4 to 7 ft surf. WHERE Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. WHEN From this evening through Thursday evening. RIP CURRENT IMPACTS 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. RIP CURRENT DETAILS The rip current risk will be low this morning at the ocean beaches, but increasing to moderate through the afternoon and then high by late in the day as southerly winds and surf increase. BEACH IMPACTS Minor beach flooding is possible during the times of high tide this evening through Thursday. ISSUED AT Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service New York NY HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Southern Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southwest Suffolk

Pollen Index: 9.6 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Nettle and Grass. The pollen levels for Thursday will be falling but will remain in the high range. This change results in part from falling temperatures, rising humidity, and expected precipitation in the morning and afternoon which tends to wash pollen out of the air.