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TeachMeFinance.com - explain rip current rip current The term 'rip current' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A relatively small-scale surf-zone current moving away from the beach. Rip currents form as waves disperse along the beach causing water to become trapped between the beach and a sandbar or other underwater feature. The water converges into a narrow, river-like channel moving away from the shore at high speed'. The term 'rip current' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' the feeder current flowing parallel to the shore inside the breakers; the neck, where the feeder currents converge and flow through the breakers in a narrow band or 'rip'; and the head, where the current widens and slackens outside the breaker line. '. Previous 5 Terms: Ring-follower gate RIOGD Riometer riometer rip channel Next 5 Terms: Rip rap riparian riparian Riparian buffer Riparian rights About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.