Hurricane Erin brings swells to Florida. It's ideal for surfing but dangerous for beachgoers who see blue skies, but don't realize the dangers.

Hurricane Erin may be spinning hundreds of miles offshore, but its impact is being felt hard along the East Coast.

Authorities predicted that the largest swells during high tide would cut off villages and homes on the Outer Banks and whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England.

Hurricane Erin's higher tides and big waves are battering much of the East Coast, with the huge storm prompting the expansion of tropical storm and coastal flooding advisories Wednesday.

Impacts from Hurricane Erin, a category two hurricane, are expected to begin in North Carolina on Wednesday.

The Town of Palm Beach Fire Rescue issued a rip current warning as Hurricane Erin sends rough seas to Midtown Beach on Aug. 19, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.