Weather Alerts For Jekyll Island, GA
Rip Current Statement
-# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerous rip currents expected. WHERE Southeast Georgia Beaches. WHEN From 8 AM EDT this morning through late tonight. IMPACTS Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ISSUED AT Monday, April 20, 2026 at 2:36 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Jacksonville FL HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coastal Camden, Coastal Glynn
Pollen Alert
-Pollen Index: 10.4 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Oak, Cedar/Juniper and Myrtle/Bayberry. Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Tuesday will be falling but will remain in the high range. This relief in pollen levels is caused in part by falling temperatures, rising relative humidity and weaker winds.