Forecast Systems

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By the information derived from literature, an overview of the literature concerning forecast systems for rip currents is presented.

The amount of literature addressing swimmer's safety in relation to the presence of rip currents is very limited, even though various authors estimate that approximately 70 - 95% of drownings and surf rescues are rip current related. The available papers focus mainly on the Australian and US coast. Rip current issues have received more attention in these countries than elsewhere, probably because of the large number of beach visitors in combination with a high energetic coastline. Furthermore, some documented research on this topic was found for the UK, the Balearic Islands, Korea and New Zealand.

United States

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Australia

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Balearic Islands

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United Kingdom

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Netherlands

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Korea

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