Games, Videos, Safety Tips and more for Kids and Teens

Piers, jetties and wharfs are a major rip current hazard. Many of these structures have permanent rip currents. If you hang out on a pier, especially after lifeguards have gone off duty, NEVER jump off the pier. You may be diving to your death. Always swim at lifeguard protected beaches. Watch the PSA below to learn how to swim out of a rip. And check out our YouTube links for more rip info. If you must swim at a beach without a lifeguard, look for safety rings you can throw out to a victim. Don't attempt to rescue someone by swimming out to them.

 

Videos and Games

• Rip Current Safety Podcast, mp4
• Olympic Medalist Ian Crocker Radio PSA
• YouTube: Rip Current PSA:  How to Swim to Safety
• Science of the Surf: Check out a whole series of YouTube Videos on Sneakers Waves, Plunging Waves, Thombstone Diving and Rip Currents. Get the Australian slant on safety and science.
• YouTube: Deadly Rip Currents: How to Survive: You Tube ABC News Video
• YouTube: Girl Scouts Explain Rip Currents
• YouTube: Rip Current Video for Teens and Young Adults
• Web Ranger Game