Many New York City beaches are closed to swimmers due to the dangerous high surf conditions produced by Hurricane Erin. FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar reports from the city of Long Beach on Long Island.

Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.

Hurricane Erin is expected to peak as it nears the mid-Atlantic ... Banks and whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England. New York City closed its beaches to swimming on Wednesday and Thursday. Some beaches in New Jersey, Maryland ...

All city beaches in New York will be closed Wednesday and Thursday with no lifeguards on duty as Hurricane Erin sends dangerous waves and rip currents into the area.

Hurricane Erin is causing dangerous conditions at beaches along the Jersey Shore, NYC and Long Island, where some could see coastal flooding.

Beaches along the New Jersey coast and in Delaware were closed Tuesday as the powerful storm churned in the Atlantic. New York City announced its beaches would close on Wednesday and Thursday.