Can Lakes Have Riptides?

GRAND HAVEN — The Great Lakes have a deadly secret — rip currents. Despite being hundreds of miles inland, the Great Lakes are so large they act like oceans, pushed and pulled by wind that forms powerful currents along harbors, shorelines and structures like piers.

Can rip currents happen in lakes?

Rip currents can occur at any beach with breaking waves, including Great Lakes beaches.

Can riptides form in lakes?

Rip currents don't just form in the ocean, they can occur in any natural waterbody where breaking waves occur. So yes rip currents can occur on lakes, especially large lakes such as the Great Lakes in Canada and the U.S.