NOAA announced it will be launching a rip current risk map in 2025 for danger posed by storms, even when far from shore.

Occasionally, however, a rip current can push someone hundreds of yards offshore," NOAA said ... Forecast Offices in a national rip current risk map when at least one active tropical system ...

NOAA said. The NHC will debut a national rip current risk map for active tropical storms. Swells from distant hurricanes often cause dangerous or even fatal surf conditions and rip currents.