# Rip Current Statement: South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-20 23:36 ingested 2026-07-21 08:27

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## extract

Rip Current Statement — South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding.
For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the
High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 11 feet
expected in the surf zone.

* WHERE...South Walton, Coastal Bay and Coastal Gulf Counties.

* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 PM EDT /1 PM
CDT/ Wednesday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late
Wednesday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 AM EDT /7
AM CDT/ Tuesday to 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ Thursday.

* IMPACTS...With minor coastal flooding expected, water around
the time of high tide will flood low-lying parks and roads
along the immediate coast. 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...Water will be highest along the coast
around the time of high tide. The next high tide is around 2 am
CDT Tuesday, with another high tide on Wednesday at 3 am CDT.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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