https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021 daily 0.75 2021-11-30 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/december monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/6a2783a5-03ca-4f97-9cf5-da0d01eb5265/211201+Stockton.jpeg Rip of the Month 2021 - December 2021 (ROTM#156) Stockton Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out The problem with using arrows is that they sometimes hide the rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/november-2021-rotm155-coledale-beach-northern-illawarra-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1635656226359-C2BIRG55X0KYT0J2RZ5H/211101_Coledale+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - November 2021 (ROTM#155) Coledale Beach, Northern Illawarra, NSW Australia - Make it stand out White is nice, green is mean! I can’t emphasise that enough. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/october-2021-burning-palms-beach-royal-national-park-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1634769315607-FD29JY8ASQHJDO6G8T7M/211001_Burning+Palms+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - October 2021 (ROTM#154) Burning Palms Beach, Royal National Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out After a long, hot hike, a rip awaits. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/september-2021-manly-beach-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1634768735858-1XO3O7YPYE2HRBNFYMF8/210901_Manly+Beach+Swirl.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - September 2021 (ROTM#153) Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out It’s not as bad as it looks. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/august-2021-mccauleys-beach-northern-illawarra-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1634767921167-CA59N0C7ZEC5MDHJB0JP/210801_McCauley%27s+Beach+NSW_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - August 2021 (ROTM#152) McCauley’s Beach, Northern Illawarra, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out The thin green line. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/july-2021-fraser-island-qld-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1634766254928-U3VXDC9GAEASI580QGIA/210701_Fraser+Island_QLD.jpeg Rip of the Month 2021 - July 2021 (ROTM#151) Fraser Island, QLD, Australia - Make it stand out If the sharks don’t get you, the rip will. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/june-2021-duranbah-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1634755477385-NB5HZ8P94MPVUBHKCCUS/210601_Duranbah+NSW_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - June 2021 (ROTM#150) Duranbah Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out This was absolutely raging. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/may-2021-dreamtime-beach-nsw monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632878174566-HUSS6XPDKA2USCXLOLS0/202105_Dreamtime.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - May 2021 (ROTM#149) Dreamtime Beach, NSW Instagrammers relaxing in the rip. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/april-2021-pensacola-beach-florida-usa monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632878359166-51XN374UUI74ERXJMTGH/202104_Pensacola.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - April 2021 (ROTM#148) Pensacola Beach, Florida, USA - Make it stand out Best rip current picture ever. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/march-2021-mccauleys-beach-northern-illawarra-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632878644025-33SUOPFPKMAXGEBTRCQY/202103_McCauleys_Beach.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - March 2021 (ROTM#147) McCauley's Beach, Northern Illawarra, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out The boundary rip express. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/february-2021-coledale-beach-northern-illawarra-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632878949965-6FI8RGWSSKJ00WEZPMPX/202102_Coledale_Beach_rip_Jan_2021.jpg Rip of the Month 2021 - February 2021 (ROTM#146) Coledale Beach, Northern Illawarra, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out What’s easier? Side view or straight on? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/january-2021-stanwell-park-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2022-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632879149859-HJO358ZD3BV8LIDJ965O/202101_StanwellPark.jpeg Rip of the Month 2021 - January 2021 (ROTM#145) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Like a rip in the surf. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2020 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2021 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2021/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2019 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020 daily 0.75 2021-11-03 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/december-2020-rotm144-coalcliff-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ad01dd38-1c50-44a6-b5c0-0570d82ff361/201201_Coacliff+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - December 2020 (ROTM144) Coalcliff Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out My home beach. Can you spot the rip? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/november-2020-rotm143-ripcurrentsafetycom monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fe3cf43d-c720-4d57-857f-805527336282/201101_New+Website+RCS_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - November 2020 (ROTM#143) Ripcurrentsafety.com - Make it stand out Click on the pic to go to ripcurrentsafety.com https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/october-2020-rotm142-towyn-beach-cornwall-uk monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7941b60f-e6ea-434a-a17f-735cb08b68a4/201001_Towyn+Cornwall_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - October 2020 (ROTM#142) Towyn Beach, Cornwall, UK - Make it stand out Screenshot from a remarkable video https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/september-2020-141-duranbah-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/907bdbd3-258d-432b-8f05-cef78b6e8cd4/200901+Duranbah.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - September 2020 (#141) Duranbah Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Last beach in NSW before the QLD border - great surfing, dangerous for swimming https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/august-2020-rotm140-fingal-head-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d232ea09-f962-4cb6-9d6b-f88619f79c79/200801_Fingal+Head_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - August 2020 (ROTM#140) Fingal Head, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out A screaming boundary rip against the rocks https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/july-2020-rotm139-hot-water-beach-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b823488f-cb87-4a58-9444-cb6f218be012/200701+Hot+Water+Beach.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - July 2020 (ROTM#139) Hot Water Beach, New Zealand - Make it stand out Big tourist location. Lots of rips. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/june-2020-rotm138-redhead-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/93f29f67-21f7-48d6-a894-5e88633cfb80/200601_LMCC+Mural_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - June 2020 (ROTM#138) Redhead Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Eye catching rip art https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/may-2020-rotm137-broulee-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c566872c-94c1-4f08-80d5-fc82bfd3edab/200501_Broulee_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - May 2020 (ROTM#137) Broulee Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out South Coast NSW beaches are fantastic….and rip prone. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/blog-post-title-four-z4sal monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c3f8b54f-d474-4e19-9743-361d6cb3565f/200401+RCH.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - April 2020 (ROTM#136) National Geographic Rip Current Documentary 'Rip Current Heroes' - Make it stand out Click on the photo to watch the Rip Current Heroes documentary! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/blog-post-title-three-lf5hc monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ff35e763-c0e6-4ceb-9dbf-fadd48e39dde/200301_Merry+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - March 2020 (ROTM#135) Merry Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out No lifeguards. Where would you swim? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/blog-post-title-two-fn6na monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/014c2dc3-32f8-41b2-8ad7-5d60cf62f2ac/200201_North+Cronulla.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - February 2020 (ROTM#134) North Cronulla Beach, Sydney, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Vigilant lifeguards in front of the rip at North Cronulla https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/blog-post-title-one-87dax monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/57526acf-ba51-4913-8e90-ffb4dd26e470/200101_Bondi+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2020 - January 2020 (ROTM#133) Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2020/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2020 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019 daily 0.75 2021-11-03 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/blog-post-title-one-pgpxf monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3eaf0dab-8816-43e6-bbd3-a645038298f5/191201+Stanwell+Park_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - December 2019 (ROTM#132) Stanwell Park Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Monster rip. And the waves aren’t even that big! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/blog-post-title-two-998aw monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/49232660-3a65-472c-b417-d6b6ae7b9485/191101+Anglet+France_resize1.png Rip of the Month 2019 - November 2019 (ROTM#131) Anglet, France - Make it stand out This rip is like a river channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/14c89fee-1352-4943-b151-c6c118bdf22b/191101+Anglet+France+video.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - November 2019 (ROTM#131) Anglet, France - Make it stand out Some neat French terms describing the rip and sand bars. Click to watch the video! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/blog-post-title-three-2feh4 monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/0852ea93-77a0-406d-874c-8a95c2409162/191001+How+to+Survive+Beach+Rip+Currents_resize.png Rip of the Month 2019 - October 2019 (ROTM#130) Rip Current Safety Video: an Oldie but a Goodie! - Make it stand out Yep, that’s the rip. Click to watch. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/blog-post-title-four-7k65c monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/adb0f72f-a024-4602-950b-af6d6b6c5b14/190901+Tijuana+Mexico.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - September 2019 (ROTM#129) Tijuana, Mexico - Make it stand out Ride the rip from Mexico (left) to the US (right) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/august-2019-rotm128-park-beach-coffs-harbour-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7027cd8a-24f5-4beb-989b-ff9ed04d802c/190801+Coffs+Harbour_resize.png Rip of the Month 2019 - August 2019 (ROTM#128) Park Beach, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Skydiver cam. Good thing they didn’t land in that rip. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/july-2019-rotm127-maroubra-beach-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/118d3aa1-3bad-4953-a86b-8154bf4a9b27/190701+Maroubra_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - July 2019 (ROTM#127) Maroubra Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Rips can be so subtle. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/june-2019-rotm126-seal-rocks-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/e0a12191-393f-4fff-98a2-510aba0b15d3/190601+Seal+Rocks_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - June 2019 (ROTM#126) Seal Rocks, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Ahhh….the Mid-North Coast of NSW is magic. Just watch out for rips. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/may-2019-rotm125-lighthouse-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8572f757-b227-4368-b7d9-d2afb31e81ee/190501+Lighthouse+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - May 2019 (ROTM#125) Lighthouse Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Not a heck of a lot of safe swimming spots on this beach. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/april-2019-rotm124-coffs-harbour-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/90f34573-aa86-4ca7-b10a-b3e7c985f1be/190401+Coffs+Harbour.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - April 2019 (ROTM#124) Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Ever heard of the expression ‘rip bowl’? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/march-2019-rotm123-dr-rips-5-best-rip-tips monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/4eb6232f-0a7f-4771-8aa0-06ee75839928/190301+Dr+Rip+Beach+Safety+Tips.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - March 2019 (ROTM#123) Dr Rip's 5 Best Rip Tips - Make it stand out Click to watch. These tips will change your life! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/february-2019-rotm122-north-cronulla-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/cc70fd50-ae74-4fe3-8006-8bd9462e0f3c/190201+North+Cronulla.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - February 2019 (ROTM#122) North Cronulla, Sydney, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Lots of people. Can you see the flags? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/january-2019-rotm121-shellharbour-south-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/301f3051-15b3-48a4-804b-7617447b1237/190101+Shellharbour_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2019 - January 2019 (ROTM#121) Shellharbour South Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out A rare mixed sand and gravel beach in Australia. Still has rips though. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2019/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2019 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018 daily 0.75 2021-11-03 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/blog-post-title-one-h2jd6 monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d0bf6184-2fdb-4ed2-8988-e4cb9d0b303b/181201+Sunshine+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - December 2018 (ROTM#120) Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia - Make it stand out Two rips. One on the right is perilously close to the flags! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/blog-post-title-two-lfwrf monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b78d6214-24bd-47bf-b7ed-1cbbf8098ced/181101+Chiriqui+Panama+.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - November 2018 (ROTM#119) Playa la Barqueta, Chiriqui, Panama - Make it stand out The west coast of Central America is a surf - and rip - coast https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/blog-post-title-three-xby2w monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c3886a73-5233-4c93-afd4-68d348d57006/181001+How+to+Spot+a+Rip.png Rip of the Month 2018 - October 2018 (ROTM#118) How to Spot a Rip Guide - Make it stand out Click to start the Guide https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/blog-post-title-four-mwa9l monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ff149cb2-3484-4442-9ecb-52c7bfadd5fe/180901+Dreamtime+Beach_resize.png Rip of the Month 2018 - September 2018 (ROTM#117) Dreamtime Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out One of the most dangerous beaches in Australia https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/august-2019-rotm116-playa-hermosa-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8a115f1e-c3be-4ce3-93ba-8372524cd840/180801+Merged+Houser.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - August 2018 (ROTM#116) Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica - Make it stand out Comfort in numbers can be a dangerous thing when it comes to rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/july-2018-rotm115-bulli-beach-northern-illawarra-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/bdfde45c-5edf-402c-a11c-51abe46049e3/180701+Bulli+merged_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - July 2018 (ROTM#115) Bulli Beach, Northern Illawarra, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Hard to see from the shoreline. Looking sideways helps. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/june-2018-rotm114-laguna-beach-california monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fc83e74b-0262-4298-8500-3d672b0f8a8b/180601+Laguna+Gates_resize.png Rip of the Month 2018 - June 2018 (ROTM#114) Laguna Beach, California - Make it stand out Does backwash make a rip? Watch the video! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/may-2018-rotm113-coalcliff-beach-northern-illawarra-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/0ce71686-91bd-4d71-a240-e3ffb069d9c4/180501+Coalcliff_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - May 2018 (ROTM#113) Coalcliff Beach, Northern Illawarra, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Green path straight out the middle = rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/april-2018-rotm112-marina-state-beach-california monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fc040d2f-341e-4c3a-bef7-de5d075692e9/180401+Marina+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - April 2018 (ROTM#112) Marina State Beach, California - Make it stand out This is scary https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/march-2018-rotm111-rainbow-beach-queensland-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/2fde48d0-f889-4df9-a0c2-9d3106bd0a1f/180301+Rainbow+Beach.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - March 2018 (ROTM#111) Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia - Make it stand out White is nice, green is mean yeah? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/february-2018-rotm110-coogee-beach-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a63f3855-7b25-4e3d-ad32-a153fd5c26c0/180201+Coogee+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - February 2018 (ROTM#110) Coogee Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Classic flash rip in the middle of the beach https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/january-2018-rotm109-stanwell-park-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/6ad9e535-010a-46f7-b75b-7a321627c19b/180101+Stanwell+Park+merged_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2018 - January 2018 (ROTM#109) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Rips are going to flow in one of two ways…. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/category/Rip+of++the+Month+2018 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2018/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2018 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017 daily 0.75 2021-11-03 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/blog-post-title-one-fn3ez monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d9473414-8a3b-42bf-b78a-141cf34167ef/171201+Gold+Coast+channelised.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - December 2017 (ROTM#108) Gold Coast, QLD, Australia - Make it stand out The most common and easiest to spot rip type https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/blog-post-title-two-yy2ax monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/2cfbf7a9-5a57-459c-8d5b-2b10f75cebcb/171101+Manly.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - November 2017 (ROTM#107) Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out The signs are there for a reason https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/blog-post-title-three-sbzwl monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a4ad6bd8-fc6d-4741-9128-090c57bbda4b/171001+Stanwell+Park_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - October 2017 (ROTM#106) Stanwell Park, NSW, AustraliaBlog Post Title Three - Make it stand out No lifeguards. Where would you swim? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/blog-post-title-four-zfxre monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5bfe5daf-bdb1-420f-9b46-ce8602c0ae26/170901+Porthcothan+Cornwall+UK+.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - September 2017 (ROTM#105) Porthcothan Bay, North Cornwall, UK - Make it stand out Swimming next to rocks is never a good idea https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/august-2017-rotm104-zuma-beach-california monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8fd5cd77-7cba-42fb-98cd-e0265185b1ff/170801+Zuma+California.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - August 2017 (ROTM#104) Zuma Beach, California - Make it stand out Yikes that person is close to the rip! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/july-2017-rotm103-thorsminde-strand-denmark monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/865b31fb-9b65-43f3-aaa2-71126204ccb7/170701+Thorsminde+Denmark_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - July 2017 (ROTM#103) Thorsminde Strand, Denmark - Make it stand out Denmark has nice beaches…and rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/june-2017-rotm102-tottori-japan monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7c97e266-65cb-475c-bf3e-50c399935564/170601+Tottori+Japan.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - June 2017 (ROTM#102) Tottori, Japan - Make it stand out Japan looks a lot like Australia https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/may-2017-rotm101-jaco-beach-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/82e374bf-6f17-40ab-9257-0810d5cc5ef7/170501+Jaco+Costa+Rica_resize1.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - May 2017 (ROTM#101) Jaco Beach, Costa Rica - Make it stand out Signs? What signs? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/april-2017-rotm100-bondi-junction-bus-terminal-bondi-junction-nsw monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5ca1eef0-8ffa-4d2c-9b02-730cc73ab4a8/170401+Bondi+Juniction_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - April 2017 (ROTM#100) Bondi Junction Bus Terminal, Bondi Junction, NSW - Make it stand out Great opportunity for rip education! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/march-2017-rotm99-kingsford-smith-airport-sydney-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/39d934b4-d818-4b93-99f4-7c90af4aba31/170301+Sydney+Airport_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - March 2017 (ROTM#99) Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out Airport rip education opportunity? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/february-2017-rotm98-watipinga-beach-south-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7cf73186-e73a-4c4e-b148-da0d6b21c3d4/170201+Watipinga+SA_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - February 2017 (ROTM#98) Watipinga Beach, South Australia - Make it stand out Is that a car park behind the rip current? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/january-2017-rotm97-how-to-spot-a-rip-current-video monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/e014f3f4-71c0-4c47-ba93-a26dea7fd631/170101+How+to+Spot+a+Rip.jpg Rip of the Month 2017 - January 2017 (ROTM#97) How to Spot a Rip Current Video - Make it stand out Click to watch the video! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2017/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2017 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016 daily 0.75 2021-11-04 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/blog-post-title-one-b3e92 monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ed3173bd-701f-4f7d-923d-3f3d54bef906/161201+Bondi+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - December 2016 (ROTM#96) Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Bondi showing off a ‘Horseshoe’ rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/blog-post-title-two-pj4e8 monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c68074eb-44f4-4cc7-86df-6ddf0c43df98/161101+Tamarama_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - November 2016 (ROTM#95) Tamarama Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Dye release location is important in a rip current! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/blog-post-title-three-2zlt6 monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b38487d2-997f-4f4e-985c-3d1581fb7b5d/161001+Manzanillo+Mexico_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - October 2016 (ROTM#94) Manzanillo, Mexico - Make it stand out White is nice, green is mean…… https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/blog-post-title-four-f4tpc monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/bb2d89e0-3e72-4d9f-b3b2-fde78769b1e2/160901+Stanwell+Park_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - September 2016 (ROTM#93) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out It’s like someone made a ‘rip’ through the surf https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/august-2016-rotm92-copacabana-beach-rio-de-janeiro-brazil monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5cdd7b66-642c-4ecb-84fc-abcf05119cb7/160801+Copacabana+1.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - August 2016 (ROTM#92) Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Make it stand out See any rips? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/0a19a1b7-d6f5-4031-a952-4a9a39f51df1/160801+Copacabana+2.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - August 2016 (ROTM#92) Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Make it stand out Swirls look complicated https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/july-2016-rotm91-tallows-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/dbc4b46a-7036-42fb-8a87-b36747ae9e1e/160701+Tallows+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - July 2016 (ROTM#91) Tallows Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Check out the bedforms in the rip channel https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/june-2016-rotm90-north-cronulla-beach-sydney-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8d8c948d-adbe-44d2-b106-2d2b4820e6e4/160601+North+Cronulla.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - June 2016 (ROTM#90) North Cronulla Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out Look for the hidden swirl. Amazing. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/may-2016-rotm89-imperial-beach-san-diego-usa monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9de03b12-d4c1-47f1-95f9-afa5894521af/160501+Imperial+Beach+San+Diego.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - May 2016 (ROTM#89) Imperial Beach, San Diego, USA - Make it stand out Always a bad idea to swim next to a groyne https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/april-2016-rotm88-stanwell-park-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d7679887-484d-4495-9c5e-eb81f1a5ead5/160401+Stanwell+Park_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - April 2016 (ROTM#88) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out That rip plume is a LONG way offshore! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/march-2016-rotm87-tel-aviv-israel monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3dc8340c-46db-43ea-a7ff-8434992cd617/160301+Tel+Aviv.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - March 2016 (ROTM#87) Tel Aviv, Israel - Make it stand out Israel has rips too https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/february-2016-rotm86-narrabeen-beach-sydney-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1a58c0b8-b718-4637-98f5-2ae01f358058/160201+Narrabeen+Beach.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - February 2016 (ROTM#86) Narrabeen Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out The classic ‘Transverse Bar Rip’ beach https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/january-2016-rotm85-stanwell-park-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/df2e6e04-d2cd-4e1f-a73c-d06622c60a62/160101+Stanwell+Park+1_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - January 2016 (ROTM#85) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Big rips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/20b1a77a-8b7f-41f8-9f67-b31755f612f9/160101+Stanwell+Park+2_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2016 - January 2016 (ROTM#85) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Zoomed in on the rip plumes https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2016/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2016 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015 daily 0.75 2022-05-17 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/december-2015-rotm84-any-groyne-pier-jetty-or-breakwall-on-a-surf-beach monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fba6d7cf-35f5-4f71-a69e-df5196a05e1f/151201+Generic+groyne.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - December 2015 (ROTM#84) Any Groyne, Pier, Jetty or Breakwall on a Surf Beach - Make it stand out Structures deflect water offshore https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/november-2015-rotm83-surfers-paradise-queensland-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/2c4c5c52-ae04-498a-af9f-8d6c81e9b1ee/151101+Surfers+Paradise.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - November 2015 (ROTM#83) Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia - Make it stand out What a view and a sea of rips! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/october-2015-rotm82-burrill-beach-south-coast-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/6549f2ad-9492-49f0-804c-32c3c4617f29/151001+Burrill.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - October 2015 (ROTM#82) Burrill Beach, South Coast NSW, Australia - Make it stand out A swirling plume of a rip. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/september-2015-rotm81-stanwell-park-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3b73d716-1463-4d7e-a057-3969c50c9b55/150901+Stanwell+Park_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - September 2015 (ROTM#81) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Look for the rip bowls https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/august-2015-rotm80-rip-current-spotting-tutorial monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/75a6dde2-4939-423f-8c9a-d88fed8edfc3/150801+sp+vid+1.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - August 2015 (ROTM#80) Rip Current Spotting Tutorial - Make it stand out Rip spotting vid #1 (super close up) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9ac30490-5f95-4bf6-a18b-c24b45331ba4/150801+sp+vid+2.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - August 2015 (ROTM#80) Rip Current Spotting Tutorial - Make it stand out Rip spotting vid #2 (different rip, zoomed out a bit) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a271499c-aa53-4d76-ae51-1ea16be30419/150801+sp+vid+3.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - August 2015 (ROTM#80) Rip Current Spotting Tutorial - Make it stand out Rip spotting vid #3 (perspective from the beach) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/july-2015-rotm79-tamarama-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5b10b99e-ba57-463c-9812-d5d6fe01e01c/150701+Tama+dye+pano_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - July 2015 (ROTM#79) Tamarama Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Dye release after a SOS community talk https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/june-2015-rotm78-stanwell-park-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3a2833bb-621c-4933-b531-fa554f9d3225/150601+Stanwell+Park+resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - June 2015 (ROTM#78) Stanwell Park, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Surface texture is a big clue to spotting rips. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/may-2015-rotm77-tamarama-beach-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d36ebd8c-922c-4a9f-b1ee-c234a34eabb9/150501+Tamarama+plume.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - May 2015 (ROTM#77) Tamarama Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Stormwater gunk. Yes, those are surfers. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/blog-post-title-two-2wers monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/04c086bf-7b61-45dd-9dca-a71c3e58a205/150401+Ireland.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - April 2015 (ROTM#76) Aileens, Ireland - Make it stand out Mega rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/blog-post-title-three-rw2ky monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f7049618-174f-483b-b64e-3a2e9a2c08a9/150301+Dunedin_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - March 2015 (ROTM#75) Dunedin, New Zealand - Make it stand out No-one is in the rip because the water was freezing. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/blog-post-title-four-llc6n monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/75ef9373-cb00-4f53-bf5b-8ea95eb775b3/150201+Huntington+Beach+LA.jpeg Rip of the Month 2015 - February 2015 (ROTM#74) Huntington State Beach, California - Make it stand out One of the most amazing rip pics you’ll ever see. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/blog-post-title-one-gbw6a monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9c88d412-662d-4792-8ca7-bb2895b3e206/150101+Cilento+Coast+Italy_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2015 - January 2015 (ROTM#73) Cilento Coast, Italy - Make it stand out Italy! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2015/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2015 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014 daily 0.75 2021-11-13 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/december-2014-rotm72-durban-south-africa monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/71e6eebd-1e31-49c8-a25f-45e1c788bfaa/141201+Durban+SA.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - December 2014 (ROTM#72) Durban, South Africa - Make it stand out Massive rips heading out along the piers https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/november-2014-rotm71-mount-maunganui-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5b7ba4f9-a7c7-45d1-899b-387670b872ca/141101+Tauranga_Luke+Tella.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - November 2014 (ROTM#71) Mount Maunganui, New Zealand - Make it stand out Perfect beach cusps and swash rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/october-2014-rotm70-lacanau-france monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f935271a-af94-4228-88d3-e6e20503284c/141001+Lacanau+France_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - October 2014 (ROTM#70) Lacanau, France - Make it stand out I’d be worried about erosion https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/september-2014-rotm69-tomahawk-beach-otago-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/0bdf3748-701e-45ce-8071-966f4b251e4f/140901+Tomahawk+Dunedin_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - September 2014 (ROTM#69) Tomahawk Beach, Otago, New Zealand - Make it stand out Not sure why it’s called Tomahawk https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/august-2014-rotm68-carolina-beach-north-carolina-usa monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9dede284-6ca4-4ebe-ab7f-942fd8c5affd/140801+Carolina+Beach+Cobi.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - August 2014 (ROTM#68) Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA - Make it stand out Rip science is fun https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/july-2014-rotm67-patong-beach-phuket-thailand monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f17912c8-390d-47a7-a4bb-aa8755edf536/140701+Patong+Thailand_resize1.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - July 2014 (ROTM#67) Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand - Make it stand out High rise hotel rooms help you spot rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/june-2014-rotm66-perranporth-beach-uk monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b7b773c0-8632-49cb-9e44-e561f3bd146b/140601+Perranporth.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - June 2014 (ROTM#66) Perranporth Beach, UK - Make it stand out This is about mid-tide! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/may-2014-rotm65-stanwell-park-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/355c9572-eb04-4a5e-a421-cb0bc228ef25/140501+Stanwell+Park_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - May 2014 (ROTM#65) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Taken a day after a near drowning https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/blog-post-title-four-shsam monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fcc26c7f-e544-417a-87db-7dec3ea80049/140401+Pearl+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - April 2014 (ROTM#64) Pearl Beach, NSW Central Coast, Australia - Make it stand out Swash rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/blog-post-title-three-h34tj monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/2655d2e6-2c5d-4d1c-9aa5-b20ae909b1e0/140301+Karon+Thailand.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - March 2014 (ROTM#63) Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand - Make it stand out Not the usual image you see of Phuket beaches https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/blog-post-title-two-gdsxa monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d967b175-b5e4-4d67-9383-b8db829e5a40/140201+Yanchep+merged.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - February 2014 (ROTM#62) Yanchep Lagoon, Western Australia - Make it stand out Unusual rip. Strong reef control. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/blog-post-title-one-m4efr monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3627b06c-215f-4d50-a4f4-d08db8cbb686/140101+South+Coast+NSW.jpg Rip of the Month 2014 - January 2014 (ROTM#61) South Coast, New South Wales Australia - Make it stand out Rivers of the sea https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2014 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2014/tag/Rip+of+the+Month+2014 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013 daily 0.75 2021-11-13 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/december-2013-rotm60-australian-rip-drowning-statistics monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/110eca19-e869-4562-a0ae-69809187a963/131201+Rip+Stats.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - December 2013 (ROTM#60) Australian Rip Drowning Statistics - Make it stand out Rips are more dangerous than you think https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/november-2013-rotm59-plettenberg-bay-south-africa monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/063e6e7f-31eb-42fc-8f58-0c7ba02216bb/131101+Plettenburg+SA_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - November 2013 (ROTM#59) Plettenberg Bay, South Africa - Make it stand out It’s remarkable how beaches in South Africa look like those in Australia https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/october-2013-rotm58-boomerang-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/32556879-c9de-42c6-a4fb-ba571f6dda1c/131001+Boomerang.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - October 2013 (ROTM#58) Boomerang Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out One of my talented students took this one https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/september-2013-rotm57-salinas-beach-castrillon-northern-spain monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a206ba23-7b86-4415-8b10-c7e7998c68dc/130901+Salinas+Spain.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - September 2013 (ROTM#57) Salinas Beach, Castrillon, Northern Spain - Make it stand out Classic rips with a Spanish flavour https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/august-2013-rotm56-haeundae-beach-korea monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/aaf953c3-be74-4d7d-9a7d-297e4b22acad/130801+Haendae+Korea_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - August 2013 (ROTM#56) Haeundae Beach, Korea - Make it stand out Police line defines the rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/july-2013-rotm55-park-beach-coffs-harbour-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/bccf6b67-a34d-47e1-9fba-85f1be5c0ebb/130701+Coffs_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - July 2013 (ROTM#55) Park Beach, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Always get a window seat when you fly https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/june-2013-rotm54-rockingham-western-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/2f7502b4-1b14-4d0d-998c-cc4acb31d4a8/130601+WA+Swirl_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - June 2013 (ROTM#54) Rockingham, Western Australia - Make it stand out Whirpool of doom? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/may-2013-rotm53-park-beach-coffs-harbour-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7b4c2481-f446-497e-9973-abf47300d0da/130501+Coffs_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - May 2013 (ROTM#53) Park Beach, Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia - Make it stand out A rip is often a gap between bars = bar-gap rip? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/blog-post-title-four-4c29d monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c170ac92-6cc7-4d29-878b-4e05235410a0/130401+Stanwell+Park_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - April 2013 (ROTM#52) Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Big, but not necessarily bad. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/blog-post-title-three-elnba monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/69b08da4-77ce-46c2-8f4a-a1e8d35fef69/130301+Is+there+a+rip_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - March 2013 (ROTM#51) Is there a rip in this picture? - Make it stand out Is that a rip? Hmmm. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/blog-post-title-two-2k8x4 monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3651ba78-161a-46b2-8f0d-5d83963c0f08/130201+GPS+Drifter+Dye_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - February 2013 (ROTM#50) Bulli Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Drifters + dye = rip experiment https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/blog-post-title-one-yxjz7 monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8a4856c1-0efd-4d29-87ae-428967c9d043/130101+Bilgola_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2013 - January 2013 (ROTM#49) Bilgola Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out Warning signs are often useless https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2013/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2013 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012 daily 0.75 2021-11-13 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/december-2012-rotm48-tallows-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/59bbda78-133e-4b7a-ae4f-65c512393823/121201+Tallows.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - December 2012 (ROTM#48) Tallows Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out One rip after another…. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/november-2012-rotm47-royal-national-park-sydney-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/dde76fcb-1fdc-4033-a8b7-89a44f26af6d/121101+RNP_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - November 2012 (ROTM#47) Royal National Park, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out Structural rip to the extreme https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/october-2012-rotm46-whale-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/660986e9-49a7-43ff-b3e4-c27ffb8cc0e7/121001+Whale+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - October 2012 (ROTM#46) Whale Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out One great big rip in the middle https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/september-2012-rotm45-bar-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/db7fdec2-1d72-40c7-956d-512037104998/120901+Bar+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - September 2012 (ROTM#45) Bar Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Always harder to spot rips in messy wave conditions https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/august-2012-rotm44-rip-current-signs monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/e2c1e6a3-a86b-40af-864b-2b0be032a470/120801+Deadly+sign.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - August 2012 (ROTM#44) Rip Current Signs - Make it stand out Most people are cheap. This could work. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/july-2012-rotm43-bondi-beach-sydney-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/30e4546d-60f3-4c19-a2f4-e728982ff3f7/120701+Bondi+cam_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - July 2012 (ROTM#43) Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out View from Bondi Research Camera https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/june-2012-rotm42-zenith-beach-port-stephens-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c5c35018-a618-4ce0-bc00-5400401f6a67/120601+Zenith_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - June 2012 (ROTM#42) Zenith Beach, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out One of the best lookouts in Australia https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/may-2012-rotm41-west-ruggedy-beach-stewart-island-new-zealand monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7c64f635-4b8b-486b-91c8-5557f0c9244a/120501+Ruggedy+NZ.gif Rip of the Month 2012 - May 2012 (ROTM#41) West Ruggedy Beach, Stewart Island, New Zealand - Make it stand out Extremely remote NZ. Don’t swim. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/blog-post-title-four-57w4z monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/e0368419-15f4-4e31-891f-92302ccde110/120401+Palm+Beachjpg.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - April 2012 (ROTM#40) Palm Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out Palm Beach - did my PhD experiments here in 1994 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/blog-post-title-three-csywd monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/be16dd62-7157-403f-b620-e51e9c95549d/120301+Tamarama.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - March 2012 (ROTM#39) Tamarama Beach, Sydney - Make it stand out Tamarama - home of SOS https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/blog-post-title-two-fehjf monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fabf9679-39d8-45c7-87ac-9fd84e9542be/120201+Egmond.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - February 2012 (ROTM#38) Egmond aan zee, Netherlands - Make it stand out GPS drifter rip tracks! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/blog-post-title-one-4bdc5 monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/bee91a72-94c9-4cf3-8e19-fecd4c9e6912/120101+Shelly.jpg Rip of the Month 2012 - January 2012 (ROTM#37) Rip Current Experiment at Shelly Beach, NSW - Make it stand out GPS equipped ‘swimmers’ carrying drifters into a rip - I’m in there! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2012/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2012 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011 daily 0.75 2021-11-13 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/december-2011-rotm36-bateau-bay-beach-central-coast-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/4f06d905-f69f-41b3-bed2-e4d00d3e6417/111201_Bateau+Bay+NSW.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - December 2011 (ROTM#36) Bateau Bay Beach, Central Coast, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out There is nowhere safe to swim under these conditions https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/november-2011-rotm35-pololu-valley-hawaii-hawaii monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f43cd872-4448-4234-a431-b006cbee610e/111101_Pololu+Valley+Hawaii_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - November 2011 (ROTM#35) Pololu Valley, Hawaii, Hawaii - Make it stand out Remote beach (and rip) on the Big Island https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/october-2011-rotm34-shelly-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/88698549-0536-41a1-87ff-e34c4ecc55dc/111001_Shelly+Beach+NSW_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - October 2011 (ROTM#34) Shelly Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out What a rip! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/september-2011-rotm33-one-mile-beach-port-stephens-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/dd31cb18-6fdf-45aa-be6c-1c0a737e4ab8/110901_One+Mile+Beach+NSW_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - September 2011 (ROTM#33) One Mile Beach, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/august-2011-rotm32-guincho-beach-portugal monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/22c7be09-b2dc-4cfe-bf8d-68ff96571cdd/110801_Guincho+Portugal.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - August 2011 (ROTM#32) Guincho Beach, Portugal - Make it stand out Rocks = rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/july-2011-rotm31-esperance-western-australia monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/982b0bd8-e534-46ca-b267-2016d77fd5fe/110701+Esperance.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - July 2011 (ROTM#31) Esperance, Western Australia - Make it stand out Western Australian beaches are stunning https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/june-2011-rotm30-zauritz-spain monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/940ff596-70aa-4bdb-a98e-fad267e38e4e/110601+Zauritz+merged.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - June 2011 (ROTM#30) Zauritz, Spain - Make it stand out Beaches with large tidal ranges change dramatically and quickly https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/may-2011-rotm29-china-beach-vietnam monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/267623f8-674c-4dee-a248-5b97045674e4/110501_China+Beach+Vietnam.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - May 2011 (ROTM#29) China Beach, Vietnam - Make it stand out Vietnam beaches looking much like Australian ones https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/blog-post-title-four-t55pe monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/95942b42-1bb8-4903-a193-58caf2d04742/110401_Bondi+Beach.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - April 2011 (ROTM#28), Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Only a few entering the rip bowl https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/blog-post-title-three-bej24 monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/731747b0-eac3-46be-ad80-826f0b8b8294/110301_Bidart+France_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - March 2011 (ROTM#27) Bidart, France - Make it stand out Big surf and rip on the French Basque coast https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/blog-post-title-two-4jwt2 monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ee7c733c-723d-4f29-b4cc-7bf6175a5073/110201_Maroubra+Ch+7+Screen+Grab.png Rip of the Month 2011 - February 2011 (ROTM#26) Maroubra Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Click the pic to watch the video https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/blog-post-title-one-nmac7 monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7f59456d-45c7-46c4-9f39-174b2bef7a27/110101_Barlings+Beach+NSW.jpg Rip of the Month 2011 - January 2011 (ROTM#25) Barlings Beach, New South Wales, Australia - Make it stand out Plumes of sand are there for a reason https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2011/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2011 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010 daily 0.75 2022-01-18 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/december-2010-rotm-24-mar-del-plata-argentina monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/06b49e1c-0a9b-4d86-82ac-7e6345e782a0/101201+Argentina_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - December 2010 (ROTM #24) Mar del Plata, Argentina - Make it stand out There are almost always rips along groynes https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/november-2010-rotm-23-haeundae-beach-south-korea monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/47cf8d30-10db-42f2-8691-a691ce4c0b28/101101+Haendae.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - November 2010 (ROTM #23) Haeundae Beach, South Korea - Make it stand out Rubber rafts in a rip are a one way ticket offshore https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/october-2010-rotm-22-the-great-rip-current-experiment-at-bondi-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/4cc870db-30c8-434f-9ef4-eda97b6ffdec/101001+Bondi+Drifters_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - October 2010 (ROTM #22) The Great Rip Current Experiment at Bondi Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out An armada of GPS rip current drifters https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/september-2010-rotm-21-shelly-beach-central-coast-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ce8dbf58-0ac4-4e89-afec-0e6b4c233c2f/100901+Shelly+Beach.JPG Rip of the Month 2010 - September 2010 (ROTM #21) Shelly Beach, Central Coast, NSW Australia - Make it stand out It always helps being in a plane when it comes to spotting rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/august-2010-rotm-20-noosa-heads-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/e74c5534-e9b8-409a-b458-9cf708b839ea/100801+Noosa+Heads+Orig_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - August 2010 (ROTM #20) Noosa Heads, NSW Australia - Make it stand out They don’t talk about the groynes and rips in the Noosa brochures https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/july-2010-rotm-19-perranporth-beach-cornwall-uk monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b97fa5d3-5bed-4317-a82f-b85e79ff075b/100701+Perranporth.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - July 2010 (ROTM #19) Perranporth Beach, Cornwall, UK - Make it stand out Beachgoers doing the right thing swimming between the flags https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/june-2010-rotm-18-truc-vert-france monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/bfdb2f66-476a-48ac-a074-ca5e25f8b6cf/100601+Truc+Vert.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - June 2010 (ROTM #18) Truc Vert, France - Make it stand out Fantastic rips along the Acquitaine Coast in France https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/may-2010-rotm-17-tamarama-beach-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/49dc58e7-1416-4761-86c7-1508b297a50a/100501+Tamarama_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - May 2010 (ROTM #17) Tamarama Beach, Sydney, NSW Australia - Make it stand out This rip takes up about half of Tamarama Beach https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/blog-post-title-four-dcf28 monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/702f2cdc-c1f4-4e31-87d9-02eac27853e0/100401+Palm+Beach+Dye.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - April 2010 (ROTM#16) Palm Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out RIP 94 PhD Fieldwork! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/blog-post-title-three-pw7db monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ee826adc-034f-42e7-b181-bdd338adbf65/100301+Oregon+Rip.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - March 2010 (ROTM#15) Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest - Make it stand out Beach is out of picture to the bottom left https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/blog-post-title-two-gdr8y monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/2fbf797e-68bb-4732-a9cf-1567a6dbf621/100201+Soldiers+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - February 2010 (ROTM#14) Soldiers Beach, New South Wales, Australia - Make it stand out This image has been used on rip websites globally https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/blog-post-title-one-96mps monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d187b5d1-65d2-4eff-8791-4492aa6c562d/100101+Constantine+Bay+merged.jpg Rip of the Month 2010 - January 2010 (ROTM#13) Constantine Bay, Cornwall, UK - Make it stand out One of the best coastal scientists ever - Gerd Masselink https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2010/category/Rip+of+the+Month+2010 monthly 0.5 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009 daily 0.75 2022-01-20 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/december-2009-rotm-12-dont-get-sucked-in-by-the-rip monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9275f395-a368-4961-9b8e-ce51513e2229/091201+Don%27t+Get+Sucked+in+By+the+Rip_resized.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - December 2009 (ROTM #12) Don’t Get Sucked in by the Rip - Make it stand out Personally I think this is an awesome rip current poster! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/november-2009-rotm-11-rehoboth-beach-delaware-usa monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b6b283d4-9ed0-4d77-ab49-f0d40f6fec03/091101+Rehoboth_resized.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - November 2009 (ROTM #11) Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA - Make it stand out Flash rips are extremely hard to spot from the shoreline. Easier from a tall building like this. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/october-2009-rotm-10-monterey-california-usa monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/232b9494-9f7e-43d4-a0c1-b0658fe674d0/091001+Monterey.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - October 2009 (ROTM #10) Monterey, California, USA - Make it stand out Looking down from a sea cliff onto a rather large rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/september-2009-rotm-9-park-point-duluth-minnesota-usa monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c75f4c6e-6126-45a1-a215-c715225d1fb2/090901+Park+Point.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - September 2009 (ROTM #9) Park Point, Duluth, Minnesota, USA - Make it stand out Those ghostly images along the shoreline are rip channels! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/august-2009-floridapanhandle monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8dee13af-d4c2-403e-8249-c46670b83640/090801+Florida+Panhandle_resized.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - August 2009 (ROTM #8) Florida Panhandle, USA - Make it stand out Red flag in front of a rip means danger in the US https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/july-2009-burwoodbeach monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d070473b-e966-46ef-a4d4-a4a50ad21151/090701+Burwood+Beach.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - July 2009 (ROTM #7) Burwood Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Big green gap = rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/june-2009-backpackersbondi monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a5e03f78-f1c1-48ec-a880-7d58f4df5a9b/090601+Bondi+Beach_resized.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - June 2009 (ROTM #6) The Backpackers Express, Bondi Beach, Sydney,NSW Australia - Make it stand out One of the iconic views in Australia: Bondi Beach and a lot of rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/may-dixonpark monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9bbe34e0-ab9b-4008-958c-cb0f98ee2152/090501+Dixon+Park_resized.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - May 2009 (ROTM #5) Dixon Park Beach, Newcastle, NSW Australia - Make it stand out The rip highway. White is nice, green is mean. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/april-surfersparadise monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9d019e6f-d12b-4be3-8976-79ac3de1d5f6/090401+Surfers+Paradise.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - April 2009 (ROTM #4) Surfers Paradise, Queensland Australia - Make it stand out The Q1 Tower should be called The Rip Spotting Tower https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/march-bronte monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/17f80048-4984-4b35-aa6f-21681871ecff/090301+Bronte.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - March 2009 (ROTM #3) Bronte Beach, Sydney, NSW Australia - Make it stand out The Bronte Express. Flag placement is tricky! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/february-hotwaterbeach monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5a021283-a3ae-49c4-ab5a-0ce6902ac639/090201+Hot+Water+Beach+merge.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - February 2009 (ROTM #2) Hot Water Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand - Make it stand out Tragically, the man in the top photo drowned in that rip moments later https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2009/january-muriwai monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ac658ff4-5869-46a8-aa7f-e83593cbcba6/090101+Muriwai.jpg Rip of the Month 2009 - January 2009 (ROTM #1) Muriwai Beach, New Zealand - Make it stand out A big, big, big rip (the dark gap). Flows very fast and very far out to sea. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2021 daily 0.75 2022-01-18 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2021/the-global-surfer-survey monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/61c50f38-4a65-465b-93b8-7c2096737ac9/ABD_3140.jpg Blogs 2021 - The Global Surfer Survey! - Make it stand out Image courtesy of Surfing NSW https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2021/the-myth-of-the-collapsing-sand-bar monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9f6a1748-e257-4b6a-b909-be84b7434aef/Collapsing+sand+bar.jpg Blogs 2021 - The Myth of the Collapsing Sand Bar - Make it stand out Nice sandbars on either side of the rip. Where are they going to collapse to? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2021/no-such-thing-as-a-freak-wave monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fac040b0-6b70-4a68-aeb4-67ef7669108c/211101_Photo+resize.jpg Blogs 2021 - No Such Thing as a Freak Wave - Make it stand out Warning sign about the Figure 8 Pools in the Royal National Park. Is it effective? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2021/blog-post-title-one-hlf2y monthly 0.5 2021-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8420d7bd-3bf3-4c95-8043-527fc3e16013/211001+Photo+resize.jpg Blogs 2021 - Storm Surge - Make it stand out Coalcliff ocean pool being overtopped after the storm https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022 daily 0.75 2022-10-11 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/december-2022-rotm168-sorrento-ocean-beach-victoria-australia monthly 0.5 2022-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/17047d01-fff0-4129-be5e-6a82f3c008c1/221201+Sorrento+Ocean+Beach_Jayne+Mcdougall_ROTM168.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - December 2022 (ROTM#168) Sorrento Ocean Beach, Victoria, Australia - Make it stand out Not suitable for swimming https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/november-2022-rotm167-solana-beach-san-diego-california monthly 0.5 2022-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/984c9036-b69a-47f1-b1a8-7215c823eefc/221101+Solana+Beach+San+Diego_Iain+Suthers_ROTM+167.jpeg Rip of the Month 2022 - November 2022 (ROTM#167) Solana Beach, San Diego, California - Make it stand out Sharks or rips? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/october-2022-rotm166-praia-do-tombo-guaruja-brazil monthly 0.5 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3608eee5-0cae-46ac-820a-0b40472c6852/221001+Praia+do+Tombo+Brazil_Mitch+Harley_ROTM166.jfif Rip of the Month 2022 - October 2022 (ROTM#166) Praia do Tombo, Guaruja, Brazil - Make it stand out Amazing beaches in Brazil. And rips! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/september-2022-rotm165-4x-beer-movie-commercial-australia monthly 0.5 2022-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/690363a5-e89a-4a74-8323-4e80b6405119/220901+Movie+Ad_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - September 2022 (ROTM#165) 4X Beer Movie Commercial, Australia - Make it stand out Everyone watching Top Gun: Maverick could have been taught how to spot a rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/august-2022-rotm164-dominical-beach-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2022-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/e6f7657c-3ce5-4719-bccd-5498d0524b9a/220801+Costa+Rica.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - August 2022 (ROTM#164) Dominical Beach, Costa Rica - Make it stand out Costa Rica - big muddy rip hopefully crocodile free https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/july-2022-rotm-163-southern-iceland monthly 0.5 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3a53831f-d4f2-4d55-b7a4-602c79367b00/220701+Icealand_Pitman.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - July 2022 (ROTM #163) Southern Iceland - Make it stand out Black sand, glaciers in the background. Must be…Iceland! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/june-2022-rotm-162-woonona-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/36cba5c7-5b1f-4492-982a-1c1c2c67dc80/220601+Woonona+coaster.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - June 2022 (ROTM #162) Woonona Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Buy a beer coaster, learn about rips https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/may-2022-rotm161-buddina-beach-qld-australia monthly 0.5 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/872f90d2-0427-4178-ac01-64a6b6727266/220501+Buddina+Beach.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - May 2022 (ROTM#161) Buddina Beach, QLD, Australia - Make it stand out Two type of rips in this one - boundary rip and channelised rip https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/april-2022-rotm160-bulli-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/855d80b8-e7fb-43da-9fbe-f1d3086227e0/220401+Bulli+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - April 2022 (ROTM#160) Bulli Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/march-2022-rotm-159-south-west-france monthly 0.5 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/0025790f-4748-4733-bcd2-621f48c673fd/Bruno_SW+France+rips+1_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - March 2022 (ROTM #159) South-West France - Make it stand out French beaches (and rips) don’t get the credit they deserve https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/february-2022-rotm-158-mystics-minnamurra-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/37be43c9-4a03-4010-9e9a-08fcff4eab70/220202+Mystics+NSW_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - February 2022 (ROTM #158) Mystics (Minnamurra) Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out There it is…the dark gap. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-of-the-month-2022/january monthly 0.5 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/25e0ac5c-52c0-4565-be26-7594c856b921/220101+Lighthouse+Beach_resize.jpg Rip of the Month 2022 - January 2022 (ROTM #157) Lighthouse Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Straight onto the beach and straight into the rip… https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2022 daily 0.75 2023-01-25 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2022/december/rip-spotting-101 monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/cba2793f-e813-409c-8526-2ecdcb22e940/Bulli+Beach+rip_resize.jpg Blogs 2022 - Rip Spotting 101 - Make it stand out There it is. The dark green gap heading offshore past the flags at Bulli Beach, NSW. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2022/waves-that-sneak-up-on-you monthly 0.5 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b6de37b0-776e-48b3-8e45-48c891ef28ca/stanwell+park+infragravity+wave+resized.jpg Blogs 2022 - Waves that sneak up on you - Make it stand out Here comes an infragravity wave! (photo Rob Brander) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2022/wave-talk monthly 0.5 2022-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f88548c0-ea11-44c8-b8e4-717a43b42956/IMG_0947_resized.jpg Blogs 2022 - Wave talk - Make it stand out Nice, clean, long period swell rolling in at a mystery location https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2022/march-beach-erosion monthly 0.5 2022-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/29031f08-48cf-4bc5-a32a-9872f705fdc8/Stanwell+Park+carnage_resized.jpg Blogs 2022 - How’s your beach trending? - Make it stand out Anyone seen Stanwell Park Beach lately? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/00f4efd5-7b97-4766-a4bb-de26e8a47ce3/Sharky%27s+is+growing_cropped.png Blogs 2022 - How’s your beach trending? - Make it stand out Sharky’s Beach is growing! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2022/are-we-nsw-at-risk-of-tsunami monthly 0.5 2022-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1bf3f347-efbd-49f0-a03b-8f9b0e841fd9/IMG_1757_resize.jpg Blogs 2022 - Are we (NSW) at risk of Tsunami? - Make it stand out Not a tsunami on a beach near me (just an East Coast Cyclone) - but it could be, although it’s highly unlikely https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2022/blog-post-title-one-fcnnf monthly 0.5 2022-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/04d8a319-1120-4c82-952f-a8b51fecd60e/IMG_1584.jpeg Blogs 2022 - A La Nina Summer for NSW - Make it stand out A tropical cyclone courtesy of La Nina did this. Used to be a beach (my beach!) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023 daily 0.75 2023-12-08 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/december-2023-rotm180-city-beach-perth-western-australia monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3a2e661b-0f61-4899-844a-aeb958d7a982/231201+City+Beach+Perth_resize.jpg ROTM 2023 - December 2023 (ROTM#180) City Beach, Perth, Western Australia - Make it stand out Those people in the water might be running away from that flash rip - and so they should! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/november-2023-rotm179-bondi-beach-sydney-australia monthly 0.5 2023-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/6a33dc44-ac17-4fbc-872b-4ea3543954e7/231101+Bondi+Beach+Julie+Power.jpg ROTM 2023 - November 2023 (ROTM#179) Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out Looks a bit cold for swimming. Just as well. There’s two rips outside the flags! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/october-2023-rotm-178-bronte-beach-sydney-australia monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/53869b43-be11-4a94-8876-8828654796f2/231001+Bronte+Beach.jpg ROTM 2023 - October 2023 (ROTM #178) Bronte Beach, Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out Flash rip at Bronte - catch it while you can! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/september-2023-rotm-177-plage-de-la-lette-blanche-france monthly 0.5 2023-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c0a79e9c-9abc-4e88-9399-d6d85d3b258b/2309101+Lette+Blanche+Beach+South+West+France+-+Christian+Vigna.jpg ROTM 2023 - September 2023 (ROTM #177) Plage de la Lette Blanche, France - Make it stand out Ou est le courant d’arrachement? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/august-2023-rotm176-little-diggers-beach-coffs-harbour-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/80ac25ec-2e94-4228-9e8a-fe11697d79ad/230801_Diggers+North_Boundary+rips_210704.jpg ROTM 2023 - August 2023 (ROTM#176) Little Diggers Beach, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out This beach is dominated by rips along the rocks. Not much room for error. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/july-2023-rotm175-the-rip-current-survival-guide monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b474b17c-64cc-4000-92fb-499522d0e9b3/230701+Rip+Current+Survival+Guide.jpg ROTM 2023 - July 2023 (ROTM#175) The Rip Current Survival Guide - Make it stand out Copy it. Print it. Put it up. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/june-2023-rotm174-la-mision-beach-baja-california-mexico monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/425a9881-064a-4ede-9b2d-65f7be1d23de/230601_La+Mision+Beach+Baja+California_Amaia.jfif ROTM 2023 - June 2023 (ROTM#174) La Mision Beach, Baja California, Mexico - Make it stand out Big rips in Mexico - cold water in Baja as well https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/may-2023/avocabeach monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/780747d5-f605-417e-8889-65afcc768756/230501_Avoca_Middle_David+Edwards_resize.jpg ROTM 2023 - May 2023 (ROTM#173) Avoca Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Looking down the beach - look for those dark gaps https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/april/avocabeach monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/cc31c4ba-afee-47eb-b566-5db358b1b63d/230401+Avoca_David+Edwards_resize.jpg ROTM 2023 - April 2023 (ROTM#172) Avoca Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out There’s a lot of umbrellas set up in front of that rip….can you see https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/march/numberonebeach monthly 0.5 2023-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9cb1c614-7c86-4ff2-b399-d6b864143cf7/230301+Number+One+Beach+NSW_resize.jpg ROTM 2023 - March 2023 (ROTM#171) Number One Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Yes there’s a rip current in the middle of the photo! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/february/tamarama monthly 0.5 2023-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9731bb7e-fbfc-4ec1-a227-e6948b3b73ec/230201+Tamarama+Beach_resize.jpg ROTM 2023 - February 2023 (ROTM#170) Tamarama Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out That’s a big green gap. Big rip. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2023/january/thinkline monthly 0.5 2023-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c7a24396-2a17-466e-85b0-59566618b91b/230101_Think+Line+SLSA.jfif ROTM 2023 - January 2023 (ROTM#169) The SLSA Think Line. Stop. Look. Plan - Make it stand out A fantastic safety campaign by Surf Life Saving Australia. Always stop and think about rip currents when you go to the beach. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023 daily 0.75 2024-01-03 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023/offshore-wind-farms-waves-and-beaches monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/05aee36f-ba13-41ed-9b10-dfb9e1e08209/offshore+wind+farm_resized.jpg Blogs 2023 - Offshore Wind Farms, Waves and Beaches - Make it stand out Official rendition of the wind turbines 10 km from shore. Bit light perhaps? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023/the-summer-of-sand monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f5d20b78-d48a-4251-8aac-c483bc1f2f13/Coledale+resized.jpg Blogs 2023 - The Summer of Sand - Make it stand out A very, very wide Coledale Beach in the Northern Illawarra in September 2023. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023/the-sands-of-time-part-1 monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f4502e77-4156-4ae8-b530-4ccd7dcaa0ff/Coalcliff+Beach+sand_microscope_resize.jpg Blogs 2023 - The Sands of Time Part 1 - Make it stand out Sand from Coalcliff Beach, NSW under a microscope looks - amazing! (Image R. Brander) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023/waves-in-real-time monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f76a5131-699e-4732-91a5-faab38f35243/Port+Kembla+directional+spectrum.png Blogs 2023 - Waves in Real Time - Make it stand out Directional wave spectra can be addictive (image courtesy Manly Hydraulics Laboratory) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023/april/wavepower monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c62525f5-de63-4313-a9a7-61b1cdcc637a/swell+waves_resize.jpg Blogs 2023 - The Magic of Wave Power - Make it stand out Beautiful lines of long period swell at Byron Bay, NSW, Australia (Photo R. Brander) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023/bystanderrescue monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/50a03cb3-0e0f-4a18-a573-05895ce49a75/Bystander%2BR.jpg Blogs 2023 - Don’t Rush In - Make it stand out Human chains may look heroic, but they are dangerous! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023/february/unpatrolled monthly 0.5 2023-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/655acf45-5129-4dbe-a2ea-1be420d5b1a6/Unpatrolled+Beach_resize.jpg Blogs 2023 - Unpatrolled Beaches - Make it stand out No flags. No Lifeguards. Would you swim? Can you spot the rip? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/blogs-2023/january/ripspotting monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/41e50e7b-4e43-4283-9bdc-c288c189d139/211101_Coledale+Beach.jpeg Blogs 2023 - Types of Rips and What to Do if You’re Caught in One - Make it stand out A nice example of a boundary rip against the rock platform at Coledale Beach, NSW https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024 daily 0.75 2024-11-30 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/december-2024-rotm192-ehukai-beach-park-hawaii-usa monthly 0.5 2024-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/56019c60-aed6-4459-8447-bb5851734c2e/241201+Banzai+Pipeline+Hawaii.jpg ROTM 2024 - December 2024 (ROTM#192) Ehukai Beach Park, Hawaii, USA - Make it stand out Banzai Pipeline flash rip! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/november-2024-rotm191-woonona-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2024-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ed43def7-c753-423f-9748-3e2a6947975c/241101+Woonona+Beach.jpg ROTM 2024 - November 2024 (ROTM#191) Woonona Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Look for the shoreline embayment and there shall a rip current be. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/october-2024-rotm190-park-beach-coffs-harbour-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2024-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fc6109c2-fab8-4233-bf31-16d050b67ba5/241001+Park+Beach++Coffs+Harbour.jpg ROTM 2024 - October 2024 (ROTM#190) Park Beach, Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Thin green line = boundary rip current https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/september-2024-rotm189-queenscliff-beach-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2024-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a39e4cce-1dca-45a9-9ec3-83b14534e6de/240901+Queenscliff+Surf+Cam.jpg ROTM 2024 - September 2024 (ROTM#189) Queenscliff Beach, Sydney, NSW Australia - Make it stand out The rip highway to the surf. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/august-2024-rotm188-mckenzies-beach-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/09f6032f-f77d-4329-9a87-de2a8cb7288d/240801+Mackenzies+Beach+Brad+Fleming_resize.jpg ROTM 2024 - August 2024 (ROTM#188) Mckenzies Beach, Sydney, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Mystery beach, but the rip is real. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/july-2024-rotm187-elizabeth-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fa5c862f-e2e4-4b13-9d64-93c44f24e5e1/240701_Elizabeth+Beach+Flash+Rip_+Leo+Kostas.jpg ROTM 2024 - July 2024 (ROTM#187) Elizabeth Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Flash rips are over in a flash. Hence the name. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/rip-of-the-month-june-2024-tai-wan-beach-hong-kong monthly 0.5 2024-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/6139a74b-ac5f-4eb0-89ba-92e66a1f21f8/Tai+Wan+Beach_Trip+Advisor.jpg ROTM 2024 - June 2024 (ROTM#186) Tai Wan Beach, Hong Kong - Make it stand out Hong Kong like you’ve never seen it. Rips galore! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1f8a072a-a977-42e1-b334-2a5d0cd3e28f/Tai+Wan+Beach_Chris+Houser.jpeg ROTM 2024 - June 2024 (ROTM#186) Tai Wan Beach, Hong Kong - Make it stand out Same beach, but rip currents are further down the beach - look for the embayments and dark gaps. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/may-2024-rotm185-tamarama-beach-sydney-australia monthly 0.5 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/26b7a4c3-da42-44eb-aa91-df3317bb6bda/240501+Tamarama+Beach.jpg ROTM 2024 - May 2024 (ROTM#185) Tamarama Beach , Sydney, Australia - Make it stand out The freight train of rips. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/april-2024-rotm184-coacliff-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7cd2fa96-b8ab-4ef8-ab62-f0e52b4d4c39/240401+Coalcliff+Beach.jpg ROTM 2024 - April 2024 (ROTM#184) Coalcliff Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Autumn is my favourite season - no crowds! But plenty of rips. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/sandonpointsigns monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/965c9ade-df82-40f8-abb5-51f96ae5d50f/240301+Sandon+Point+Beach.jpg ROTM 2024 - March 2024 (ROTM#183) Sandon Point Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Where’s the rip and where’s the sign? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/february-boomerangbeach monthly 0.5 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1b99389a-2dcd-4b71-8dea-36fb93c8c6d1/240201+Boomerang+Beach+resize.jpg ROTM 2024 - February 2024 (ROTM#182) Boomerang Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out No lifeguards, big rips, ‘second best beach in Australia’. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2024/scarboroughbeach monthly 0.5 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/eb33c162-19db-4eec-91a5-52d5eb15c623/240103+Wombarra+sequence.jpg ROTM 2024 - January 2024 (ROTM#181) Scarborough Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out The same rip current from high above (a) to straight in front (d) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025 daily 0.75 2025-11-24 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/december-2025-rotm204-tamarama-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7378e362-a675-4134-95bb-7354d022223c/251201+Tamarama+Beach.jpg ROTM 2025 - December 2025 (ROTM#204) Tamarama Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Pay attention to the yellow signs! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/november-2025-rotm203-tamarama-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ae92e97e-8e10-461b-847b-e39dd544d3e0/251101+Tamarama+Beach.jpg ROTM 2025 - November 2025 (ROTM#203) Tamarama Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Nowhere to swim. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/october-2025-rotm202-sharky-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7598b8f6-b800-4e15-9b3a-c8dd6bf279b2/251001+Sharkys+Beach.jpg ROTM 2025 - October 2025 (ROTM#202) Sharky Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out The local dog beach. No dogs, but a good rip. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/september-2025-rotm201-burwood-beach-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/77da8ef7-1db0-40c8-9cdd-26d661e1a5aa/250901+Burwood+Beach_Darryl+Smith.jpg ROTM 2025 - September 2025 (ROTM#201) Burwood Beach, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out Beach closed today. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/august-2025-rotm200-somewhere-in-north-korea-really monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1aa4af2e-0005-4e8e-9c57-a133ab610b6b/250801+North+Korea.jpg ROTM 2025 - August 2025 (ROTM#200) Somewhere in North Korea (really) - Make it stand out Can you see any North Koreans? https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/july-2025-rotm199-cancun-mexico monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/834b8885-2f47-48c1-8c74-76d35e3e7d51/250701+Cancun+Mexico.webp ROTM 2025 - July 2025 (ROTM#199) Cancun, Mexico - Make it stand out Might be best to stick to the pool. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/june-2025rotm198-moorina-beach-tasmania-australia monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9552250a-1cb4-464e-8075-ba354efafd97/250601+Moorina+Beach+TAS_resize.jpg ROTM 2025 - June 2025(ROTM#198) Moorina Beach, Tasmania, Australia - Make it stand out Rip city. Don’t swim here. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/may-2025-rotm197-freshwater-beach-sydney-nsw-australia monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/66d222b8-f2d1-4654-a207-9cb24527ba64/250501+Freshwater+Beach+Real+Estate.jpg ROTM 2025 - May 2025 (ROTM#197) Freshwater Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Make it stand out If you see this on the internet, don’t click on it! Except here. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/april-2025-rotm196-can-you-spot-a-rip-current-quiz monthly 0.5 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5a65ffa8-03ac-4815-9f9d-5f19845f7354/250401+Conversation+Rip+Spotting+Quiz_resize.jpg ROTM 2025 - April 2025 (ROTM#196) Can You Spot a Rip Current Quiz - Make it stand out Take the Quiz - It’s Fun! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/march-2025-rotm195-sunset-beach-oahu-hawaii monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1ebb8892-cfd0-48ba-a561-464cf5058313/250301+Sunset+Beach+Hawaii.jpg ROTM 2025 - March 2025 (ROTM#195) Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii - Make it stand out The thin blue line. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/biscaross-beach monthly 0.5 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/0ea4ed3e-1a7f-4462-a17c-5134351d606e/250201+Biscarosse+France_resize.jpg ROTM 2025 - February 2025 (ROTM#194) Biscarosse Beach, France - Make it stand out Watch out for the fence. Then the rip. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2025/january-coalcliff monthly 0.5 2025-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b1afa105-a7f3-4bd1-9d4a-66fda4fb5c33/250114+Coalcliff+Beach.jpg ROTM 2025 - January 2025 (ROTM#193) Coalcliff Beach, NSW Australia - Make it stand out Rip current? Believe it….or not! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2026 daily 0.75 2026-01-21 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2026/april2026-phu-quoc-vietnam monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/7be8fc22-5ccc-4393-a3d2-df225d833388/260401+Phu+Quoc+Vietnam_resized.jpg ROTM 2026 - April 2026 (ROTM#208) Phu Quoc, Vietnam - Make it stand out Looks great, wait for the monsoon! https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2026/blog-post-title-three-y3peb-4lwnz-rrga7 monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f63f4364-fd58-445a-8595-1e8470359c27/260301+Cancun+Mexico.jpeg ROTM 2026 - March 2026 (ROTM#207) Cancun, Mexico - Make it stand out White sands and dangerous rips. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2026/danang monthly 0.5 2026-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5a414fc0-0927-4d97-b912-f23118f4899b/260201+Da+Nang+Vietnam.webp ROTM 2026 - February 2026 (ROTM#206) Da Nang, Vietnam - Make it stand out Looks like the Gold Coast, but it’s Vietnam. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rotm-2026/Blog Post Title One-3zaa9-zlxng-csp43 monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f90ba280-f20a-4520-adf6-bc8f833b4a96/260121+Kuta+Beach+Bali.jpg ROTM 2026 - January 2026 (ROTM#205) Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia - Make it stand out I recommend a walk to the airport runway at the end of the beach https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/cb2bc6de-a03d-4afd-85f3-a2a2098c4bae/9781742238074_oS5gxIA.original.jpg https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/about daily 0.75 2023-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632273094762-PW5WHJWXH64U4XOJ9TON/Brander+Bio+Pic.jpeg Dr Rob Brander Bio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/the-science-of-the-surf-sos daily 0.75 2021-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/45d4aef8-fb51-4905-8af7-b126145e39ca/Eurekas+2012+Dr+Rob+Brander_resize.jpg The Science of the Surf (SOS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/552d3b2f-493a-4724-ab93-8220e2eecb41/RB_Newcastle+dye+release.jpeg The Science of the Surf (SOS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/88082813-7b9a-409f-89ff-1d6d6105c9aa/SOS+Talk_sutherland+shire.jpg The Science of the Surf (SOS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/02fc0dde-96b0-4826-8d8a-cc4c5d366830/RCH_Channelised+Rips.jpg The Science of the Surf (SOS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/00d961b0-a4df-4377-8461-352777d0e8fc/Manly+2014_1.jpg The Science of the Surf (SOS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/bff8fed0-8767-416a-a198-b635b667e8b2/Image-16.jpg The Science of the Surf (SOS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1634752368934-WJYQXXH85WTK7KLU717H/RB_tamarama+dye+2_resize.jpg The Science of the Surf (SOS) - Make it stand out Rip current dye release following an SOS talk at Tamarama Beach, Sydney https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/books daily 0.75 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/644b40f5-f54a-4cce-b124-16df75cc5cfe/9781742238074_oS5gxIA.original.jpg Books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632875286370-RDERA0WPOUUIY4MQSVQR/50-Years-of-Coastal-Fieldwork-1970-2020.png Books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632875137912-05CKTR570R1G6OEAPUCC/Essential-Beach-Book.png Books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1632875286370-RDERA0WPOUUIY4MQSVQR/50-Years-of-Coastal-Fieldwork-1970-2020.png Books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/documentaries daily 0.75 2023-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3a5c8e32-36f9-48f5-bbbf-4d517c3764c5/Image-21.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f67f45d5-0dbb-41b7-b7e1-00dd4414d0cb/Image-31.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b32d2b46-359c-4d70-933a-75655996bbba/Launch+4_RCH.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8233b1e1-3822-40c5-a2d9-10ae8a588b85/RB_RCH+poster_resize.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c41f1e9e-054c-4ed1-b6c7-643acfcb1c07/RCH_Rotating+Eddies.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/76143883-d16a-4c45-a468-6d0566745bd8/RCH_Main+Title.jpg Documentaries https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-current-science daily 0.75 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1650337098829-JTTG7BK0491H76TC74NP/Pic+2_Rip+current_Dixon+Park+Beach_resize.jpg Rip Current Science - Channelised rip current at Dixon Park Beach in Newcastle, NSW Australia (Photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1650337102854-AAWU9BB95QZOKCZLP84Q/Pic+3_Bondi+Beach_resize.jpg Rip Current Science - The famous 'Backpacker's Express' boundary rip current at Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW Australia (Photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1650337106576-R2OKVA5LHUN44RKVRVNO/Pic+4_zuma+beach+rip+1.jpg Rip Current Science - Flash rip at Zuma Beach, CA (Photo LA County Fire Dept) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/54e7491b-acf6-417f-aff8-6575fc8f7845/Pic+5+Shane+Daw+South+Australia.jpg Rip Current Science - Watipinga Beach, South Australia (photo Shane Daw) When wave breaking is concentrated at the shoreline, there is a natural tendency for water to flow offshore, where waves aren’t breaking. Water can also flow laterally from sand bars, where water is shallower and wave breaking is more intense, to areas where waves are not breaking. Both of these processes tend to favour the development of rip currents. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/types-of-rip-currents daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/af2fad4d-aab4-40d4-8a09-9f35db40a332/Pic+7a+channelised+rips+graphic.jpg Types of Rip Currents Channelised rip currents along Queensland’s Gold Coast (photo Jason Markland). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3d9880af-183a-4e16-bbe0-15efed6b1aab/Channel-Rip.jpg Types of Rip Currents Channelised Rips (Lighthouse Beach, NSW, Australia - photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/54e87586-3517-47da-b926-3329935f8352/Boundary.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Boundary Rips (Merry Beach, NSW, Australia - photo Mitch Harley) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ffcbfc4c-162f-413f-a7ed-09ccf392cfe9/Flash-Rip.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Flash Rips (Zuma Beach, California - photo LA County Fire Dept.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/6acceae6-65ac-4591-8798-0e60449231fa/Bruno+paper.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/af6767d0-ac97-47b7-89dc-213829461cc7/Bathymetrically-Controlled-Rip-Currents.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Channelised Beach Rips (a, b) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/749dad64-68eb-42e0-b6c1-79c97e16098d/Focussed-Rips.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Focused Rips (c, d) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d40e270e-7f31-4137-809b-fd8e6bde79ef/Pic+8+Stanwell+Park+embayment.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Channelised rip current embayment at Stanwell Park, NSW Australia (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/84752764-ffb0-476b-9f05-c907d7a51e13/boundary+rips+schematic.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/01811427-3bbd-47f0-a6f5-14f4418b6b5e/Pic+8+Boundary+rip+Jason.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Boundary rip flowing alongside structure on the Gold Coast, QLD Australia (photo Jason Markland) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/e3e0e41c-0131-45b6-bed4-38868c8501d9/Pic+9+Tallows+headland.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Boundary rip flowing against the headland at Tallows Beach, NSW, Australia (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/ceba81a1-55fa-4f20-b6f1-83f4e2a0f730/hydrodynamic+rips+schematic.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Flash Rips (a, b) and Shear Instability Rips (c, d) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b63fd996-4c03-424e-b665-0ed4cf855ec0/Pic+10+Rehoboth+Beach+flash+rip+Wendy+Carey_resize.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA - the flash rip is the whitewater heading offshore (photo Wendy Carey) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/faa4f74b-3e9a-40d1-9e8b-e5064adf7487/Pic+11+Coogee_resize.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Coogee Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia - the flash rip is the whitewater heading offshore (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fb5c69ac-e148-4d75-94e5-0ac861794e7b/Pic+12+Swirl+rip_resize.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Rip current eddy circulation at Rockingham Beach, WA, Australia (photo Scott Patman). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a22e008c-25da-482c-9724-c01e8e1332cb/Pic+13+Mega+rip+Forresters+Beach+NSW+1984.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Mega rip during storm at Forresters Beach, NSW Australia (photo Andrew Short) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/cf9fadc7-264e-45d2-bde1-9c9286696855/Pic+14+swash+rip.jpg Types of Rip Currents - Make it stand out Swash rips at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia (photo Bruno Castelle) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/study-guides daily 0.75 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/4d23dce0-64ed-4f65-85bb-a040f7c70679/Image-30c.png Study Guides - Make it stand out The guide is available to all schools free of charge through this link. (12.6mb) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fe8d48a3-3ec1-4791-aac9-55f143a4c9d2/Profile-Jason.png Study Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5676e1ab-f629-4fc0-939d-dceb32d12e8d/Profile-Rob.png Study Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b6ec2f58-60d1-4171-aeb6-e61637453ddc/Profile-Erin-Kudzius.png Study Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/78242637-135f-4e5b-b6b8-efdf4bb5b1fd/2022-04-mycoast-nsw-0001.jpeg Study Guides - Make it stand out What do these people understand about coastal erosion and sea level rise? (photo Anna Attard) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/talks daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a5a60191-c34a-41d6-a901-bfeaac82b703/New+Lambton+sign.jpg Talks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3dcb1132-339f-478a-b629-c35a134010a9/SOS+Talk+audience+misc.jpg Talks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3e93757b-026d-4001-8d9b-cb07ce86b231/DSC00042.JPG Talks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/00d961b0-a4df-4377-8461-352777d0e8fc/Manly+2014_1.jpg Talks https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/in-the-media daily 0.75 2024-01-03 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1634754499763-HL9JZ9YYHD9QB6EBO2FO/Surf_Hero_DrRip.jpg Contact - Make it stand out Dr Rip Surf Hero courtesy Sutherland Shire Council https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-current-safety daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/0abc00dc-aac3-4328-8da5-bdc5334dc8e8/rip+current+drowning+graph.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Australian rip current drowning deaths between 2011-2021 (courtesy Surf Life Saving Australia). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1f51e23e-93aa-4048-b251-8618cd25af1f/unpatrolled+beach+Sussex.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Swimmers at unpatrolled Berrara Beach, NSW Australia. The beach is popular because it’s surrounded by coastal tourist parks and is easily accessible (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1650412891160-XQ7QB6T6GU0W1X7K9OJB/Pic+22+red+and+yellow+flags+.jpg Rip Current Safety - The red and yellow flag system used on Australia beaches (Photo SLSA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1650412891784-M7LHCKZCXO16UXYE5Q57/Pic+23+Beach+flags+in+Miami_RB_high+res_resize.jpg Rip Current Safety - Lifeguard tower at South Miami Beach, FL, USA (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/dbff46cc-7286-4d25-b712-49ed0d3d7102/How-to-spot-a-rip.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Channelised ‘dark gap’ rip at Bondi Beach, NSW Australia (Photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1650413509672-ADUL8TAN6BLJBLNHAHHQ/Pic+25+classic+dark+gap_resize.jpg Rip Current Safety - Soldiers Beach, NSW, Australia (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1650413443278-9JEY6K11KH6GB5AY0D0F/Pic+26+dark+gap+st+kilda_resize.jpg Rip Current Safety - Saint Kilda Beach, Dunedin, NZ (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/1650413445361-BBJOUFEBB83TPLGCATA6/Pic+27+dark+gap+stanwell_resize.jpg Rip Current Safety - Stanwell Park Beach, NSW, Australia (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/fcd8f68f-35c6-4825-8a14-95e53f4c3dcb/Pic+8+Stanwell+Park+embayment.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Shoreline rip embayment at Stanwell Park Beach, NSW Australia (Photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/6a14cc25-95fd-4886-9ed1-f8028df3b9e8/Pic+28+surface+texture+stanwell+park_resize.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out The different surface water texture is the rip (Photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/81000994-69bc-4df0-8f53-266d9c0a3dbb/Pic+29+plumes.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/353cdef8-e0c9-4b32-8715-975bec42a5ee/Pic+4_zuma+beach+rip+1.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Flash rip at Zuma Beach California (photo LA County Fire Dept) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/2ff4876e-8bfd-48de-80c4-b68217eec5d1/Pic+30_170301%2BSydney%2BAirport_resize.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Sign promoting Bondi Beach in Sydney Airport! (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/49926f1f-916f-492b-b3df-c3c2c67c2d23/SOTS-iPad-Landscape.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/a166681c-3aaa-44b1-86a7-bf13679e47e7/Survive+a+Rip+Current.jpg Rip Current Safety - Caught in a Rip? What Should you Do? Tens of thousands of people are caught in rips around the world each year. While many are rescued and many manage to get out of the rips themselves, others are not so fortunate. Every year hundreds of people drown in rip currents. So if you find yourself caught in a rip, what should you do? Well it depends on a number of factors and the important thing to remember is that you have options. The graphic at right was developed by Surf Life Saving Australia and also adopted in the United States (with some changes) and sums up what you can do to survive a rip current. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d7130554-47b2-444c-a6d4-2617ceb46700/Pic+30a+circulating+graphic.jpg Rip Current Safety - Stay Calm, Float and Seek Assistance This graphic from the documentary Rip Current Heroes shows how rip currents can often re-circulate. In this case, floating may bring you back into shallower water (image Jason Markland). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/59dcf295-4864-4848-b9c7-01bb90dd6b0a/Pic+30b+swimming+parallel+graphic.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out This graphic is also from the documentary Rip Current Heroes and shows that when rip flow exits the surf zone, you’ve got a long swim along the beach and then back in to get back to shallow water (image Jason Markland). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/bd35447e-e0d0-48d1-a531-ddaae7c42159/Pic+31+carrying+drifters.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out A group of rip current scientists and their students carry GPS drifters into a rip during an experiment at Shelly Beach, NSW, Australia in 2012. Professor Jamie MacMahan from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey is in the lead! Underneath our caps are GPS as we were going to test rip current escape strategies by either floating or swimming parallel (photo Patrick Rynne). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/2a1328f8-0512-41e1-8ad5-0c2c4fc02ff8/Pic+32+bystanders.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out What would you do if those people in the rip current found themselves in trouble and there were no lifeguards around? (photo Chris Houser). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/06612c4c-ae6a-436e-b0b7-5f67b76ae88d/Pic+33+Tallows+lots+of+rips.jpg Rip Current Safety - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/educational-videos daily 0.75 2025-01-13 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-current-flow daily 0.75 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b95b8ee0-1892-4723-8eb2-d9f1dc81af36/rip+pulse+panorama.jpg Rip Current Flow Behaviour - Make it stand out A release of purple dye at Sydney’s Palm Beach shows the offshore extent of a rip pulse (photos Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/6f3c8f2a-de2f-41b5-85da-e75831441f3e/Pic+18+bruno+mid+tide.jpg Rip Current Flow Behaviour - Make it stand out Fantastic rip channels stranded at low tide on a beach with large tide range (photo Bruno Castelle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/5002abd0-051b-40f6-9fb8-b958028f22df/Pic+19+thematic.jpg Rip Current Flow Behaviour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c599bc64-6987-4eff-b0b1-f3bf31a750d1/Pic+19a+drifters.jpg Rip Current Flow Behaviour - Make it stand out GPS drifters ready to deploy at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Note the dark channel rip in the background (photo Rob Brander). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/d1fde03c-7449-4bc7-8ded-aacda950190b/Pic+19b+drifter+plot.jpg Rip Current Flow Behaviour - Make it stand out A plot of GPS drifter tracks at Whale Beach, Sydney, Australia. It shows almost 30 drifters over 4 hours. The rips are the hot colours aifh red being the fastest flow speeds (image Jak McCarroll) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/9415f17b-819c-418e-8584-6a3100622845/Pic+20+tama+dye.jpg Rip Current Flow Behaviour - Make it stand out The purple dye shows exiting rip current flow (photo Rob Brander) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3ef6c5df-70a0-4e81-9b72-16b89501d837/Pic+21+Dixon+Park+dye.jpg Rip Current Flow Behaviour - Make it stand out Another dye release shows circulating flow behaviour (photo Rob Brander) https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/rip-poster daily 0.75 2024-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847914069-83LTMROG2H2YB1JMZ1GS/image-asset.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847915436-R9WAHJ8ZSPXL521LOBA9/image-asset.jpeg https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/spot-the-rip-quiz daily 0.75 2025-01-13 https://www.scienceofthesurf.com/documentaries-1 daily 0.75 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/3a5c8e32-36f9-48f5-bbbf-4d517c3764c5/Image-21.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/f67f45d5-0dbb-41b7-b7e1-00dd4414d0cb/Image-31.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/b32d2b46-359c-4d70-933a-75655996bbba/Launch+4_RCH.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/8233b1e1-3822-40c5-a2d9-10ae8a588b85/RB_RCH+poster_resize.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/c41f1e9e-054c-4ed1-b6c7-643acfcb1c07/RCH_Rotating+Eddies.jpg Documentaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61498e38372aea6f1980a082/76143883-d16a-4c45-a468-6d0566745bd8/RCH_Main+Title.jpg Documentaries