When to expect worst from Hurricane Erin on East Coast: A state-by-state breakdown

Hurricane Erin sends large swells to New Jersey

FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin reports from the Point Pleasant Boardwalk successful New Jersey wherever beaches are closed up of Hurricane Erin. The hurricane is forecast to bring the biggest waves to the Jersey enactment opening Thursday. 

Hurricane Erin’s impacts are already underway crossed the Southeast, wherever beaches are closed, and coastal dangers are gathering for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.

Here’s a breakdown of erstwhile those connected the East Coast, from the Carolinas to Maine, could spot coastal conditions deteriorate this week arsenic Hurricane Erin continues northeastward disconnected the U.S. coastline.

South Carolina: Wednesday-Thursday

As Erin passes closest to the Carolinas connected Wednesday, South Carolina volition spot its strongest winds on and eastbound of Interstate 95 and on the coast. Gusts of up to 25 mph are imaginable on the full Charleston County Coast, according to the National Weather Service successful Charleston. 

Surf on the beaches adjacent Isle of Palms, South Carolina connected Aug. 19, 2025 up of Hurricane Erin's large coastal impacts.

(Robert Ray / FOX Weather)

Large breaking waves and unsafe rip currents volition proceed done Friday successful South Carolina.

North Carolina: Wednesday night-Thursday morning

Erin volition walk offshore of North Carolina connected Wednesday nighttime and into Thursday morning, bringing the biggest impacts to the Outer Banks. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has declared a authorities of exigency to assistance with the effect to Hurricane Erin and to mobilize resources.

Tropical-storm-force winds are imaginable on the Outer Banks opening Wednesday night. Gusty winds betwixt 25 and 50 mph are imaginable successful the Outer Banks.

Coastal flood alerts are successful spot for overmuch of the Southeast, including a informing for the Outer Banks. 

Large waves are opening to build, and beaches crossed the seashore are closed. Waves are forecast to scope up to 20 feet, with the swell lasting into Friday with 10-foot waves and unsafe rip currents.

Virginia and Maryland: Wednesday night-Thursday 

Peak impacts from Erin volition hap precocious Wednesday and into Thursday for coastal Virginia, wherever a Tropical Storm Warning is successful effect.

Heavy surf pounds the shores of Ocean City, Maryland up of Hurricane Erin's passby aboriginal this week. 

(Brandy Campbell / FOX Weather)

Large waves, beardown rip currents, coastal flooding and beardown winds are each imaginable on the coast. Gusty winds of up to 40 mph are imaginable connected Thursday. 

Erin volition proceed northbound connected Thursday, making its closest attack to the Maryland seashore but inactive remaining good offshore.

New Jersey and Delaware: Thursday-Friday

Throughout Thursday, New Jersey and Delaware beaches volition spot the astir important coastal hazards with ample breaking waves, gusty winds and life-threatening rip currents.

"While the halfway of the tempest volition walk astir 350-450 miles southbound and eastbound of our area, it volition beryllium rapidly expanding successful size with its tropical-storm-force upwind tract reaching conscionable offshore of our coasts," the NWS successful Mount Holly, New Jersey, said.

A Wind Advisory is successful spot from Thursday greeting done Thursday nighttime from Ocean County southward, wherever sustained winds of up to 30 mph could past for much than 2 hours.

On Friday, the upwind volition wide up, but the unsafe surf and rip currents volition remain. 

New York: Thursday night-Friday morning

From Thursday done Friday night, Erin volition walk southeast of New York.

Winds volition highest betwixt precocious Thursday and aboriginal Friday, with localized gusts of up to 40 mph crossed Long Island and the coast. 

Massachusetts and Rhode Island: Friday

Erin volition walk good offshore of New England connected Friday, wherever a High Surf Advisory is successful spot for coastal areas. Large, breaking waves are expanding connected Wednesday and volition highest connected Friday, with waves up to 13 feet successful the surf zone. 

High surf, unsafe rip currents and gale-force gusts, on with formation erosion, volition beryllium the superior threats done Friday.  

Maine: Ongoing waves done Friday

The superior threats from Erin successful Maine volition beryllium offshore with waves up to 9 feet on the coast. Rip currents and coastal erosion are besides imaginable done the weekend.