Beach Conditions: Yellow flags are flying for moderate water conditions and the chance of rip currents. Purple flags mean jellyfish are present.

Lightning Rules: Lifeguards will order swimmers out of the water when lightning is detected within 12 miles. They will stay off the beach until 30 minutes after the last strike within that area.

Jellyfish Stings: Lifeguard towers have a vinegar and water spray for anyone who gets stung.

Before You Go: Current water conditions, warning flags and lifeguard staffing are available at Safe Beach Day.

Add The Georgia Sun as a
preferred source on Google
Publisher at   btclark@thegeorgiasun.com  Web

B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.