Rip Current Awareness video
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Published 2013-02-28
All beaches are inherently dangerous, and these dangers may not be obvious if you aren't familiar with the local conditions. Rip currents, for example, can be hard to spot, and can often look like the calmest section of the beach as there are no breaking waves. Life Saving Victoria urges beach goers to play it safe by the water and swim between the flags. If you do get caught in a rip, remember to stay calm, put one arm in the air and wait for lifesavers to come and rescue you.
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All Comments (21)
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Been there done that trying to help someone. Swimming to the side immediately did not work in my case. My advice: Most important is to stay calm, float on your back if you can to save your energy. If you can't swim to the side because there is also a strong sideways current close to the shore, let the rip take you further out to where it is weaker. From there you can swim to the side. If you are disorientated (people don't realize sideways is not always obvious when you are at water level), head to the sound of the waves breaking.
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When i go surfing i usually use a rip current to take me to the surfing zones
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June 2024. This is one of the best, and one of the few really useful, videos to explain rip currents. This video shows live people in the water staying away from a Rip Area and, importantly, has a red overlay to show location of the rip current. I was surprised to see that the rip current could go out, AND sideways too, which makes the usual mantra "swim parallel to the beach" not fully accurate in all cases. Be prepared to swim further parallel to the beach than you might expect. In 65 years of swimming or surfing in ocean waters, I've never experienced a RIP. Hopefully, I'll figure out what to do if it eventually happens to me. Thanks for the video.
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These waves are constant where I am from (Greetings from San Diego). Heck, we don't even call them waves here, just currents. I used to get sucked in them right when they got to the hip area. Worse part about them are The Holes that you can slip into making the water rise much higher. Had to jump or hop my way every time the waves pushed me towards the shore. I was traumatized for a few years until I finally got back to enjoying the water. Used to have an immense fear of being in water at the hip area even at the bays. Always have to keep an eye on the amount of waves coming at you. Each wave, tiny or huge, makes the water rise on you higher. Not to mention how far you are from shore. Always stay close. You cannot fight waves in general. My mom taught my family many lessons to surviving those waters and the best advice she always mentioned is "NEVER turn your back on the ocean." And to learn to float in case if you were taken too far away from shore.
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panic is what kills the most.
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the contrast in quality between this and "Water Safety Watch & Learn - Beach Adventures and Inventions" is hilarious
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Thank You For Infomations
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Thx for the good information
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Great vid! very informative
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Rip carrots
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I like rip currents , they help me get my longboard out to the good surfing zones
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It's a scary world out there!
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Tnx mister
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I already swim far out where i can float over the starting waves soo... i guess i have no worry...
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What's the background song please?
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I went into a rip current and i stayed calm it took me to usa i never camd back
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where is david hasselhoff?
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Good video, thanks👍🍦☄🇬🇧
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Rip that hat
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Who gives it a thumb down, honestly? 🤦♀️
