Hurricane Erin Threatens U.S. East Coast with Dangerous Surf

Storm to bring hazardous waves despite avoiding direct landfall

18 August 2025 · 13:19 UTC

Hurricane Erin, now a Category 3 storm after earlier reaching Category 5 intensity, is forecast to restrengthen and generate life-threatening surf conditions and unsafe beach zones along the U.S. East Coast, even as it skirts the mainland.