Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea.

Hurricane Erin is bringing dangerous surf and rip currents to Massachusetts, prompting beach closures on the Islands and along the south coast.

The Cape and Islands could see heavy winds hit the region Thursday night and Friday as Hurricane Erin continues to pass north through the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Erin will be hundreds of miles from the Massachusetts coast, but it could still cause problems at beaches.

All south-facing beaches on Nantucket were closed to swimming Tuesday due to high surf from the approaching Hurricane Erin, the island’s harbormaster said.

Approaching Hurricane Erin is impacting some ferry service in Massachusetts and the captain aboard a ferry to Nantucket with WCVB's Emily Mahar aboard warned of a "rocky ride" and "choppy seas."

Hurricane Erin won’t make landfall along the Massachusetts coastline, but you can already see the impacts. Nantucket’s Emergency Management Office already sent out a warning for the hazardous conditions along the beach. And South Shore beaches are ...

Hurricane Erin far off the Massachusetts coast will still spark ‘life-threatening swimming and surfing conditions’