The first rule for having a fun, carefree day at the beach? Always check the weather before you head out! Follow these beach safety tips to get your summer off to a good start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check the weather before you head out.<\/strong> If thunderstorms or rain is in the forecast, we suggest planning your excursion for a different day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch for warning flags.<\/strong> And know what they mean!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Green<\/strong> \u2013 calm waters Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!<\/strong> But not with booze, which will increase your risk of overheating. The CDC also reports that alcohol use is a factor in up to 50 percent of adolescent and adult deaths associated with water recreation. So keep it dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Save your skin.<\/strong> Reapply sunscreen every two hours, and even more often if you\u2019ve been in the water during that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep a careful eye out for children.<\/strong>\u00a0They may need your help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Summer Beach Safety Tips The first rule for having a fun, carefree day at the beach? Always check the weather before you head out! Follow these beach safety tips to get your summer off to a good start. Check the weather before you head out. If thunderstorms or rain is in the forecast, we suggest planning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[346,148,1,349,347,2],"tags":[1520,12,4,1522,1521],"class_list":["post-1777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-watercraft-insurance","category-health-ins-blog","category-insurance","category-recreational-insurance","category-rv-insurance","category-shield-blog","tag-beach-safety","tag-health-insurance","tag-home-insurance","tag-hydrate","tag-warning-flags"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1777"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10679,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1777\/revisions\/10679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Yellow<\/strong> \u2013 rough but not exceedingly dangerous
Red<\/strong> \u2013 swim with extreme caution
Blue<\/strong> \/ Purple<\/strong> \u2013 watch out for marine life, like sharks or jellyfish<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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