Rip Current in Louisiana
Every rip current event the National Weather Service has filed in Louisiana, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.
The most significant on the map
The most significant rip current episodes in Louisiana.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 5
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Rip Current in Louisiana, March 12, 2023Rip currents resulted in three deaths at Johnson's Bayou.
- Rip Current in Louisiana, September 22, 2002Large swells from Hurricane Isidore, located in the extreme southeast Gulf of Mexico, caused rip tide conditions along the southeast Louisiana coast. A group of people swimming off the beach at Port Fourchon were caught in a rip tide. A 41 year old man drowned.
- Rip Current in Louisiana, May 24, 2020Dangerous rip currents were reported along coastal Jefferson parish due to an above normal tide and strong onshore marine winds on May 24th, 2020.
- Rip Current in Louisiana, May 19, 2009A rip current occurred at Grand Isle.
- Rip Current in Louisiana, April 4, 2026Elevated onshore winds were observed along the southeast Louisiana coast on April 4th, creating hazardous surf conditions near Grand Isle.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.