Beaches along the New Jersey coast and in Delaware were closed Tuesday as the powerful storm churned in the Atlantic. New York City announced its beaches would close on Wednesday and Thursday.

The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory and warns there's a high risk of dangerous rip currents at New Jersey beaches.

Lifeguards at Wildwood beach will not be on stands or in the water Tuesday, but will still patrol the beach in vehicles.

Some beaches in the Delaware Valley have prohibited swimming as a precaution as Hurricane Erin moves closer to the East Coast.

Hurricane Erin’s winds weakened during the past 24 hours, but it still remains a strong category 2 storm and poses a serious danger to swimmers and boaters along the Jersey Shore. Many Shore towns have imposed strict bans on swimming and boogie boarding,

Cape Hatteras, NC — Hurricane Erin continued its northward churn through the Atlantic on Tuesday, threatening dangerous surf and coastal flooding from the Bahamas to the U.S. East Coast, as tropical storm warnings and storm surge alerts were issued for parts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of the storm’s closest approach late Wednesday.

“Certainly, Erin is not helping,” said Mike Lee, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Mount Holly. But the surf on Monday primarily was being stirred by strong onshore winds, gusting up to 35 mph, behind a front that came through Sunday night and triggered surprising downpours in parts of the region.

Hurricane Erin formed early Friday, Aug. 15, marking the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Here's what to expect in NC.