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RIPS are a DANGEROUS part of Aussie waters, accounting for approximately 80% of yearly rescues.

At BONDI BEACH there’s a section of the beach so renown for strong rips the locals have given it the name of ‘BACKPACKERS RIP’ as tourists are ALWAYS getting caught there.

RIPS are CREATED after the WAVES that BREAK on shallow sandbars look for a way to get back OUT to sea.

The PATH they create & flow out from is called a RIP CURRENT, which is the CHANNEL that usually forms BETWEEN two SAND BARS. Evidence shows that 90% of RIPS rarely move OUT of the surf zone.

Rips are usually found in DEEPER water channels running NEAR the shore & circulating back to a SHALLOWER sandbar where the WAVES are BREAKING toward the beach.

EASY ways to SPOT A RIP:

 DEEPER, DARKER water where waves AREN’T breaking or are inconsistant.

 FOAM on the surface of the water.

 WAVES breaking on BOTH SIDES of the RIP.

 RIPPLED appearance like a RIVER

RIPS are used by SURFERS to paddle out to waves but are challenging for swimmers.

To SURVIVE A RIP

STOP SWIMMING, STOP FIGHTING the rip! FLOAT with the RIP. towards the breaking waves.

REMAIN CALM to save energy.

Waves can push floating objects including YOU back to shore.

PANIC & swimming ACROSS a RIP, is EXHAUSTING & causes drowning !

CONSERVE your ENERGY, especially if there is no one to assist you.

KEEP your HEAD ABOVE water & FLOAT with the rip to SURVIVE.

A RIP is NOT an undertow & WON’T pull you UNDER.

The current will RARELY take you out as FAR as where the waves BREAK.

Rather they move BACK TOWARDS the sandbanks where the waves are breaking.

Remember

BIG SURF means BIG RIPS!

NO SURF means NO RIPS....