Mayor Eric Adams said swimmers would be banned from the city's beaches on Wednesday and Thursday. Several beaches across the Jersey Shore were also closed due to the storm.

Beaches along the New Jersey coast and in Delaware were closed Tuesday as the powerful storm churned in the Atlantic. New York City announced its beaches would close on Wednesday and Thursday.

Swimming will be prohibited at all New York City beaches Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Erin is threatening to bring dangerous rip currents and waves as large as 13 feet to shores all along

Hurricane Erin is on track to stay offshore of the East Coast but still bring dangerous rip currents and high surf to coastal communities, including parts of New Jersey and New York.

The National Weather Service is warning of dangerous 10-15 foot waves and beach flooding from Wednesday through Friday.

The NWS also expects an increase in rip current activity along the New York City and Long Island beaches, along with minor coastal flooding during high tide across the south shores of Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island starting Wednesday and peaking Thursday. The NWS Monday rated the risk of rip current occurring “moderate,” the middle tier level.

As Tropical Storm Erin moves through the Atlantic, New Yorkers may need to skip some beach days as there's some potential for dangerous rip currents.

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