High risk of dangerous rip currents on Hilton Head beaches Wednesday. What to know

Beaufort County beaches will be under a “high risk” of dangerous rip currents Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service’s office in Charleston.

The rip current advisory is scheduled to last from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday for Beaufort and Jasper counties and parts of coastal Georgia, the NWS said on Tuesday afternoon.

Lifeguards on Hilton Head beaches will fly red flags during the advisory, according to Mike Wagner, a spokesperson for Shore Beach Service. The organization acts as the island’s beach patrol…

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