When it comes to the ocean, there are several safety tips you should keep in mind before going for a swim this summer.

Beachgoers can look forward to great weather over the weekend, with sunny skies, light and variable winds and more mild ...

Visiting the coast can help you relieve stress and get more active—and it may even change the way you cope with pain.

Beachgoers to Hyde or Dare counties during the busy season can sign up for ocean and beach condition text alerts from Outer ...

Based on condition reports from area lifeguards, the NWS has raised rip current risk to HIGH from Duck to Cape Hatteras including the beaches of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil ...

On Wednesday at 4:52 p.m. a rip current statement was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Thursday between 6 a.m ...

SwimTrek organizes swimming holidays around the world. I've written about my first experience, swimming along the coast of Crete, Greece, and how that first open water swimming experience taught me to ...

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is urging visitors to sign up for Dare County Emergency Management’s rip current forecast text alerts and swim at any of the Seashore’s five lifeguarded ...

Are you looking for some family-friendly vacation ideas to try in Florida this year? There are plenty of options, depending ...

Most of the reefs that stretch between the Sebastian and Fort Pierce inlets are within 50-75 feet from shore — close enough to swim to them. Humiston Beach Park has bathrooms, showers and lifeguards.

With many residents planning a beach trip due to a four-day heat wave, health officials are warning the public to avoid the ocean at two Los Angeles County beaches, where bacteria levels have ...