Active AlertsBolivar Peninsula

What: Dangerous rip currents.
Where: Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula.
When: Through Saturday evening.
Impacts: Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. 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.