Powerful Hurricane Erin to bring high seas, big waves, rip currents and rough surf as it moves between the United States and Bermuda.

Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

Although the storm is expected to stay offshore, it will produce dangerous surf conditions for much of the Atlantic Coast this week, forecasters say.

Hurricane Erin is already wreaking havoc along the East Coast — and it hasn’t even made landfall. As the massive

As Hurricane Erin grows it will unleash life-threatening surf, huge waves and rip currents along United States East Coast.

Governor Josh Stein has declared a State of Emergency as North Carolina braces for Hurricane Erin, which is expected to bring dangerous weather conditions to the coast this week.

The already sprawling storm will grow larger as it hurls the ocean toward the East Coast and Bermuda, and it could have company this week.

Nantucket was closest to Erin’s anticipated path in New England and was likely to see the strongest winds, gusting about 25 to 35 mph (40 to 55 kph) at peak with waves potentially reaching a height of 10-13 feet (3-4 meters).

Erin is a category 3 major hurricane with winds of 115 mph and is located approximately 750 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras as of Tuesday morning.

Forecasters are monitoring two other tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 19 as the heart of the 2025 hurricane season approaches.

Although the center of Hurricane Erin is expected to stay well away from land as the storm slowly curves north, the sheer size and strength mean it will still impact the North Carolina coast. Erin, which strengthened back to a Cateogry 4 hurricane early ...