Swells caused by Tropical Storms Kirk and Leslie could make swimming at New Jersey’s beaches hazardous through the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The two storms are hundreds of miles away in the Atlantic Ocean, and are not expected to threaten land, but ocean swells they produce are expected to create favorable conditions for rip currents tonight through much of the week, the weather service said.
“Swells from Kirk are expected to reach New Jersey tonight or Sunday,” said Lee Robertson, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Mount Holly office. “And swells from Leslie are also expected to reach the region Monday night so next several days could have enhanced effects from rip currents.”
Robertson urged beachgoers to swim only at guarded beaches and avoid swimming near piers and jetties, where rip currents frequently develop.