Rip Current in Maryland
Every rip current event the National Weather Service has filed in Maryland, 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 Maryland.
- 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
- 13
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Rip Currents in Maryland, September 17, 2014Two men were caught up in rip currents and drowned in Ocean City.
- Rip Current in Maryland, July 3, 2006Two swimmers were caught in rip current and one drowned, while the other was rescued.
- Rip Current in Maryland, June 13, 2014A man was caught up in a rip current and drowned in Ocean City.
- Rip Current in Maryland, June 2, 2014A man was caught up in a rip current and drowned in Ocean City.
- Rip Current in Maryland, August 26, 2014A man was caught up in a rip current and drowned in Ocean City.
- Rip Current in Maryland, May 23, 2021A man in his mid 20s going into cardiac arrest within a rip current was pulled from the water, and EMS needed to perform CPR and other lifesaving techniques. He was transported to Atlantic General Hospital in critical condition then later died.
- Rip Current in Maryland, July 4, 2021Drowning of a male from a rip current occurred in Assateague National Park.
- Rip Current in Maryland, July 16, 2021Drowning of a 33 year old male from a rip current occurred in Ocean City.
- Rip Current in Maryland, August 4, 2021A male drown from a rip current in Ocean City. Several others swimming in the group had to be rescued.
- Rip Current in Maryland, September 6, 2023There was one rip current related fatality in Ocean City Maryland on September 6, 2023.
- Rip Current in Maryland, May 6, 2023A man died while swimming at Ocean City due to a rip current.
- Rip Current in Maryland, August 8, 2025A man suffered cardiac arrest while in the water at the Offshore Vehicle (OSV) Maryland section of the Assateague Island National Seashore on August 8. Lifeguards attempted first aid but were unable to save him.
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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.