Hurricane Erin is expected to bring flooding to parts of the Jersey Shore and coastal Delaware on Thursday, Aug. 21. NBC10 has the timing and impact.

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring dangerous surf at the Jersey Shore even as it stays off of the coast. Lifeguards are issuing renewed advice about what to do if you get caught in a rip current.

Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane during the early hours of Aug. 19 as it moves closer to the East Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Erin’s impacts are already underway across the Southeast, where beaches are closed, and coastal dangers are building for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.

Hurricane Erin is already creating dangerous beach conditions in New Jersey and Delaware on Tuesday, with the worst of the waves and rip currents not expected until Thursday. From Point Pleasant to Rehoboth Beach,