undertow

     

Unertow (often and incorrectly used for a rip current) is a strong subsurface flow of water returning seaward from the shore resulting usually from wave action.

Trivia about undertow

  • It's a strong current below the water's surface, caused by waves breaking on a beach
  • The seaward pull away from shore after a wave has broken
  • A strong current:"U is for..."

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