Officials closed beaches for swimming across New York City and much of the Jersey Shore on Tuesday as Hurricane Erin began to spark huge swells and rip currents across the East Coast.

Mayor Eric Adams said swimmers would be barred from all the city’s beaches on Wednesday and Thursday. Multiple beaches were also closed for swimming in New Jersey on Tuesday, with Gov. Phil Murphy warning beachgoers to stay out of the surf.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said high surf advisory would be in effect Wednesday through Thursday for the state’s Atlantic Ocean beaches. She warned of high rates of beach erosion throughout the region.

Adams said that access to the sand will not be restricted on Wednesday and Thursday, but that anyone entering the water will be kicked out by lifeguards and parks e

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