# Beach Hazards Statement: West Carteret; East Carteret; Coastal Onslow; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-10 19:57 ingested 2026-07-11 08:05

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## extract

Beach Hazards Statement — West Carteret; East Carteret; Coastal Onslow; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City.

* WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip
currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide,
which will occur around 11:00 AM Saturday.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.