# Beach Hazards Statement: Northern Outer Banks — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-22 20:09 ingested 2026-10-23 02:50

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Beach Hazards Statement — Northern Outer Banks
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves
expected in the surf zone.

* WHERE...Northern Outer Banks beaches.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water. Dangerous shore break can throw
a swimmer or surfer head first into the bottom causing neck
and back injuries.

* 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 noon Friday.

## 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.