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Rip current

A rip current (or just rip) is a specific type of water current that can occur near beaches where waves break. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking waves, like a river flowing out to sea. The force of the current in a rip is strongest and fastest next to…

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationUnited States Lifesaving Association
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Danger to swimmers

LifeguardsDrowningTreading waterMuriwai Beach
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DiversSurf lifesavers
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Rip current

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples39
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Rip current

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related to External links · 9
Rip current → Media, Rip, Rip Tide, Spot, Surf Life Saving Australia, Wikimedia Commons NOAA, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, YouTube, YouTubeHow
related to Survival · 7
Rip current → Contrary, If, Instead, It, Often, People, Safety
related to Danger to swimmers · 5
Rip current → Most, Rip, Swimmers, The, They
related to Technical description · 5
Rip current → During, Radiation, This, To, When
has cause · 4
Rip current → The, This, Water, When
related to Visible characteristics · 4
Rip current → Rip, The, They, This
see also · 4
Rip current → Cross, National Weather ServiceUndertow, Oceans, Rip
related to Uses · 1
Rip current → Experienced

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rip water current currents waves breaking flow shore may surface swim people swimmers wave beach often lifeguards break strong away

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Rip currenthas causeThis0.60section
Rip currenthas causeWhen0.60section
Rip currenthas causeWater0.60section
Rip currenthas causeThe0.60section
Rip currentrelated to Danger to swimmersRip0.60section
Rip currentrelated to Danger to swimmersThey0.60section
Rip currentrelated to Danger to swimmersMost0.60section
Rip currentrelated to Danger to swimmersSwimmers0.60section
Rip currentrelated to Danger to swimmersThe0.60section
Rip currentrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Rip currentrelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Rip currentrelated to External linksRip0.60section

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