How do you spot rip currents?

如何发现离岸流呢？

Oh my god, that's where the rip current is.

我的天哪，那是离岸流所在的地方。

But large swells were likely to create life threatening surf and rip current conditions.

但海面起伏还是可能会形成威胁生命的风浪和潮流。

The rip current would be pulling you under the surface.

离岸流会把你拖到水下。

People often confuse undertow, which is actually a strong backwash and rip currents.

人们经常混淆回流和离岸流，回流其实是一种强烈的反冲力。

People said this beach was known for its notorious rip currents.

人们说这里的海滩以其可怕的裂流而著称。

Four out of five times, it's from these rip currents, also called riptides.

这些事故五分之四是由离岸流，也称激流造成的。

Dangerous waves and rip currents were generated by storms churning in the Pacific Ocean.

太平洋上的风暴搅动产生了危险的海浪和裂口流。

Well, unfortunately that's where the rip current is.

不幸的是，那里有离岸流。

Rip currents come in all sizes and shapes.

离岸流有各种大小和形状。

And people are being warned about strong rip currents which can drag swimmers out to sea.

而靠海而建的建筑物都处于危险当中，当地人民已经收到激流足以将游泳者卷入大海的警告。

Rip currents are strong, narrow channels of fast-moving water flowing directly away from the shore.

离岸流是一种强烈的、快速流动的窄道水流，会直接从海岸迅速游回大海。

And I've been studying rip currents for many years.

而且我已经研究了多年的离岸流。

As the incoming water rushes back out to sea, it could create a powerful rip current.

当涌入的海水冲回大海时，就可能会形成强大的离岸流。

Rip currents like rivers in the sea that carry you beyond their breaking ways into deep water.

离岸流就像海中的河流一样，将你代入深海区。

It could spin along the eastern seaboard and bring rain, wind and rip currents up to the Carolinas.

它可能会沿着东海岸一直走，旋转着来到卡罗来纳州，为人们带来雨水，大风和离岸流。

And at Hawaii's Hanakapiai Beach, over 83 people have drowned in the powerful rip currents.

在夏威夷的哈纳卡皮海滩，有超过83人在强劲的离岸流里淹死了。

Do not sum against the rip current or panic.

不要逆流而上，也不要惊慌失措。

Yeah. While you were struggling in the rip current, you could have inhaled some water.

没错。当你在激流中挣扎时，你可能吸入了一些水。

The problem is that all rip currents don't look the same.

问题是，所有的离岸流看起来都不一样。