UPDATE: Hurricane Cristobal To Cause Up To 5-Foot Swells At Jersey Shore

Hurricane Cristobal will miss New Jersey, but it will cause 3- to 5-foot swells that will impact the Jersey Shore on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

The coast is already feeling the effects of rip currents. A teen boy was pulled from the Sandy Hook surf on Tuesday, possibly the victim of the strong currents.

A high rip current risk was in effect from 8 a.m. Wednesday through the evening, affecting the Jersey Shore and Delaware beaches.

A high risk of rip currents implies that wind and/or wave conditions will support the development of very strong rip currents, according to the National Weather Service. These rip currents will be life-threatening to anyone who enters the surf.