Weather Alerts For Wantagh, NY

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerous rip currents. WHERE Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. WHEN Through Thursday evening. 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. ISSUED AT Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 5:55 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 Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southwest Suffolk