"rip tide" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to a powerful current in an ocean or lake that can be hazardous to swimmers. For example: "The lifeguard warned us to be careful of the rip tide in the lake."
Off the Cornish coast 15 people, including two children, were rescued after being swept out by a "flash" rip tide.
Indeed, as "Hejira" did for an earlier decade, "Telling Stories" forces a radical redefinition of our expectations of female-voice-and-guitar (that earnest folk cliche) and the propulsive sweep that they are capable of, be it jet stream, rip tide or new broom.
As a result, rip tide warnings were posted for the island.
Large swells, rip tide, and undertow were reported on Bermuda, the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola.
An undertow or rip tide is the same thing as a rip current.
I was fighting against a rip tide and couldn't keep my head above water.
Sadly, a day of unseasonable rain meant that a proposed sailing trip wasn't possible, but I can't think of a better place to try your hand at windsurfing - the water is waist-deep for nearly 200m off-shore, and the absence of heavy surf or rip tides minimises the inevitable difficulty of trying to stay upright.
Beneath the surface, rip tides flow treacherously.
Watch manger David Jones said it was not yet clear if that incident was related to rip tides but said: "Our advice is simple.
Alex produced strong waves and rip tides along the East Coast of the United States, causing one death and several injuries.
I'm not sure how the bass and the bluefish feel, but it's a pretty deep focus these fishermen have, wading in boots, flannel, rubber and plastic, fighting waves and rip tides, or staring for hours with coffee and silence on their side.
