rip current 
noun
An intermittent strong surface current flowing seaward from the shore.Swimmers caught in this current should swim parallel to the shore until they are out of the rip current....
- Conditions were rough in the river mouth and out to sea, with a strong rip current, heavy rain and thick cloud cover.
- We swam out and I managed to pull the boy out of the strong rip current.
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