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Local Rip Current Photos
Photo courtesy of NWS Wilmington, NC Staff
August 2014 - A rip current viewed from Crystal Pier on the south end of Wrightsville Beach.
Rip currents often form near fixed structures like jetties and piers.
Photo by Wilmington Star-News / Jeffrey S. Otto
September 2002 - Two people walk in front of a rip current at Oak Island. Swells from Tropical Storm
Edouard helped generate numerous rip currents as seen in the photo above.
Photo courtesy of Carolina Beach, NC Police Department
September 2001 - A rip current observed at Carolina Beach. Note the murky/discolored appearance of
the water as sand and sediment is pulled seaward within the rip current.
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