High Surf Advisory

FROM: NWS Mobile AL
AREA: Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal
SENT: 2026-06-17T01:15:00-05:00

High Surf Advisory issued June 17 at 1:15AM CDT until June 19 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

* WHAT…For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6
feet expected in the surf zone.

* WHERE…In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal
Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and
Okaloosa Coastal Counties.

* WHEN…For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday
afternoon. For the High Surf Advisory, from midnight tonight
to 6 PM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS…Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
dangerous surf conditions.

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don’t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

Alert Expiration: 2026-06-17T09:00:00-05:00