Surf conditions in PEI National Park on Thursday are considered dangerous. To ensure visitor safety; entering the water is not recommended.
Rip currents are a hazard on Greenwich Beach and form when waves break near the shoreline, piling up water between the breaking waves and the beach. One of the ways this water returns to sea is to form a rip current; a narrow stream of water moving swiftly away from shore. The danger is when swimmers become trapped in the rapid current and are swept offshore.
If you are caught in a rip current, stay calm, attract attention and conserve energy. Tread water as waves can assist you back to shore.
If that doesn’t work; swim parallel to shore out of the current-toward the breaking waves.
