Rip current
NARROW CURRENT OF WATER WHICH MOVES DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE SHORE, CUTTING THROUGH THE LINES OF BREAKING WAVES
Rip currents; Ramnose Rip; Dangerous rip; Flash rip currents
A rip current, often simply called a rip (or misleadingly a rip tide), is a specific kind of water current that can occur near beaches with breaking waves. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water which moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking waves like a river running out to sea.