Though, it's important to remember that not all ocean conditions are ... are detailed on the New Hanover County Beach Safety webpage: While beach flag colors usually convey similar messages ...

W hen you see this color combination, the flag indicates that surfboards and other non-powered watercraft are not allowed in that area of the beach. This red and white quartered flag ...

We’ve all been there. You show up at a beach, and there’s a colored flag, sometimes more than one, fluttering in the wind.