NSRI, Police, lifeguards and emergency services are appealing to bathers to be cautious around the coastline.
Spring tide, which peaked with full moon on Friday night at around midnight, causing the full moon Spring tide 2 daily higher than normal high tides and 2 daily lower than normal low tides, may continue to cause stronger than normal sea currents and rip currents around the coastline and at beaches today and into the middle of the new week.
We are appealing to bathers to swim at beaches protected by lifeguards.
Do not drink alcohol when you go swimming.
We are urging parents to ensure their children have responsible and sober adult supervision in and around water.
If you are caught in a rip current do not panic. Stay afloat moving your arms and legs in circular movements, treading water, and using the air in your lungs for floatation. Shout for help. Move (swim) across the beachfront until you are free of the rip current and then use the incoming waves to get back to shore, keeping your head above water and stay afloat.
We are appealing to everyone to have safety top of mind in and around water.
Several incidents across the country this weekend
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