If you’re at the beach and notice a spot without waves, do not go near it.
That’s a rip current — and it can appear randomly along the shoreline. The area often looks darker, because the water is deeper, the surface is calmer, and the waves are smaller…
If you enter this zone, the current will pull you out to sea so fast that even an Olympic swimmer would struggle to get back. It’s responsible for 80% of ocean drownings.
If you get caught in one, the first thing to do is stay calm, then swim horizontally (parallel to the shore) to get out of the current. Don’t try to swim directly back to shore.
How to spot a rip: Take the test to see if you can identify rip currents at the beach — tips from Life Saving Victoria.
Please share this with your family and friends to help keep them safe.
