Many people are enjoying the beautiful weather , but if you're heading down the shore this weekend, lifeguards have an important warning.

The rip current risk is high, and the surf has been rough, creating challenging conditions.

The South Jersey Lifeguard Championships, scheduled for Friday in Avalon, was rescheduled to Monday because of the water conditions.

The water is warm and the weather is near picture perfect, but the Margate City Beach Patrol is on high alert, paying close attention to swimmers with a rip current warning, creating potentially dangerous conditions.

"I can tell the ocean is rough and the wind seems to be sweeping it down, so it looks scary, kind of," said Kevin McHugh.

"This is not a lake, it's not a still body of water, it's the ocean, it's completely diff

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