Weather Alerts For North Woodmere, NY
Rip Current Statement
-# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerous rip currents expected. WHERE The ocean beaches of New York City, Nassau, and western Suffolk Counties. WHEN From late Monday afternoon into Monday evening. IMPACTS Life threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone late in the day. Anyone at the beaches after about 5 PM should stay out of the surf as lifeguards go off duty. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ADDITIONAL DETAILS The rip current risk will be moderate for much of the day on Monday, then increase to high late in the day as onshore winds increase to 20 to 25 mph and surf heights build to 3 to 4 feet. The high risk may continue into part of Tuesday morning. ISSUED AT Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM 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 Nassau, Kings (Brooklyn), Southern Queens, Southwest Suffolk