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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3487-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3487-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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A wave-resolving modeling study of rip current variability, rip hazard, and swimmer escape strategies on an embayed beach
National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Key Laboratory on Marine Hazards Forecasting, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Huaiwei Yang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Key Laboratory on Marine Hazards Forecasting, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Fujiang Yu
National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Key Laboratory on Marine Hazards Forecasting, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Yi Gao
National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Key Laboratory on Marine Hazards Forecasting, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Benxia Li
National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Key Laboratory on Marine Hazards Forecasting, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Beijing, 100081, China
Chuang Xing
National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- A systematic framework for automated rip current detection from numerically modeled flow data Y. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.70022
- Risk assessment of rip current in China: based on data from 33 beaches W. Tang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-024-00792-3
- Numerical analysis of rip currents at RK Beach, Visakhapatnam, India using XBeach model S. B et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104691
- Investigation of the rip current risks on the headland beaches with bathymetric anomalies H. Bian et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.127012
- A framework for morphological impact assessment of a small sandy beach under climate What-If Scenarios and Nature-based Solutions D. da Silva et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.128756
- Analysis and machine-learning-based prediction of beach accidents on a recreational beach in China Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44218-024-00067-5
- Offshore wave energy converter array poses threat to coasts causing significant rip currents X. Cao et al. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0279511
- Quantitative assessments of rip current hazard indexes on embayed beaches J. Xu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.123837
- Towards a real-time modeling of global ocean waves by the fully GPU-accelerated spectral wave model WAM6-GPU v1.0 Y. Yuan et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6123-2024
- Rip current likelihood as a function of incident wave conditions for different bathymetries J. Choi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2025.104727
- Lightweight GPU-Accelerated Parallel Processing of the SCHISM Model Using CUDA Fortran H. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13040662
- Assessing Rip Current Occurrences at Featureless Beaches Using Boussinesq Modeling Y. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13061139
- Drowning incidents in Samandağ before and after the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake H. Yuce Ozdemir et al. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045912
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Short summary
Rip currents are narrow jets of offshore-directed flow that originated in the surf zone, which can take swimmers of all ability levels into deeper water unawares. In this study, a 1 m fine-resolution wave-resolving model was configured to study rip current variability and the optimal swimmer escape strategies. Multiple factors contribute to the survival of swimmers. However, for weak-to-moderate rip and longshore currents, swimming onshore consistently seems to be the most successful strategy.
Rip currents are narrow jets of offshore-directed flow that originated in the surf zone, which...
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