On Saturday at 8:04 p.m. the National Weather Service released a rip current statement valid for Sunday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Essex, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.

While the weekend forecast calls for sunny skies at the Jersey Shore, rough surf conditions and life-threatening rip currents are expected to persist.

Several people had to be rescued at a beach in Rye, New Hampshire, on Friday as dangerous waves and currents hit the East Coast from Hurricane Erin.

Three young girls were saved from the rip currents at Ocean City yesterday, according to Ocean City Beach Patrol.

On 11 August lifeguards patrolling at Tenby Castle Beach rescued six people and assisted two people using inflatables who were in difficulty caught in rip currents. The groups were using inflatables and stand-up-paddleboards, the RNLI said, which were getting swept behind St Catherine's Island by the strong currents.

Strong winds and waves battered parts of Massachusetts, and dangerous rip currents threatened beachgoers as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea.

As the warm, summer weather returns​ around NYC, Hurricane Erin is still causing some dangerous conditions​ at beaches along the coast.

High Surf Advisory is in effect through Thursday, with the risk of dangerous rip currents stretching across local beaches. Here's what to know.