Hempstead Town lifeguards to beachgoers at Point Lookout Beach how to surive a rip current. Not swimming when there is a rip current is the best way to avoid death. If you do experience a rip current the fighting against the rip current is the wrong thing to do. The best way to beat the "grip of the rip" is to swim parallel to the shore line until you are out of the force of the rip current. If you can't get out of the rip current then tread water. Take a look:
