Poor old Stanwell Park Beach in the Northern Illawarra, south of Sydney, is a repeat offender on this page mostly because I live close by, but it's also notorious for rip currents.

I'm working at the University of Bordeaux at the moment as part of my UNSW Sydney research sabbatical with Dr Bruno Castelle, one of the best rip current scientists around who is involved in various projects relating to beach safety along this coast. It all begins with an idea.

There's a lot of excellent beach safety videos available on YouTube about rip currents, but sometimes an oldie is still a goodie and this one that UNSW TV produced called ‘How to Survive Beach Rip Currents’ was one of the first and still one of the bestIt all begins with an idea.

The fascinating aspect of this picture is that the metal wall is separating the border of Mexico (to the left) and the United States (to the right). It therefore acts as a physical boundary, almost like a groyne and rip current flow will be present on either side of the wall.It all begins with an idea.

This is an amazing photo of some impressive, if not downright scary rip currents! I have to thank Coffs Skydivers who posted a video of one of their tandem skydives on Facebook.

Maroubra Beach is one of the three long beaches in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (the other two are Bondi and Coogee), but is also one of the most dangerous.

Peaking through the trees can you see the dark green gap? That's the rip current. As this beach is unpatrolled, you need to be even more aware of how to spot rip currents, but there are usually visual clues if you know what to look for.

There are several 'Lighthouse Beaches' in Australia, just as there are about 14 'Shelly Beaches', but this Lighthouse Beach is situated in the Seal Rocks region of the mid-north coast of NSW.

The Coffs Harbour Lifeguards have had a tough run the last few years with multiple drownings occurring on unpatrolled beaches in the region. Most of them have been rip current related.

Every summer I give beach safety talks (although there's lots more than just beach safety in them) called The Science of the Surf for several Councils in Sydney.

You go to the beach in summer, park your car and walk to the beach entry point. What do you see? Do you see the red and yellow flags and the people swimming between them?

Welcome to the 10 Year Anniversary Rip of the Month! That makes it 120 pictures of rip currents (and some videos) on this page….I think it could be a world record! Can you spot the rip current in this picture?