# Rip Current Statement: Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-09 15:36 ingested 2026-08-09 06:57

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## extract

Rip Current Statement — Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 9 to 11 feet and dangerous rip
currents expected.

* WHERE...Along west and north facing reefs.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM ChST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized
beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong monsoon pattern continues to produce
hazardous surf and a high risk of rip currents along west and north
facing reefs. The High Surf Advisory and High Rip Current Risk may
be extended again next week as the monsoon pattern, and associated
west to northwest swells, continue.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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