Hurricane Erin continues its northerly track and is set to deliver impacts to the beaches in New Jersey and Delaware.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking three systems in the Atlantic, according to the 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, advisory.

The surf was rough and swimming was prohibited at most beaches.

Hurricane Erin's higher tides and big waves are battering much of the East Coast, with the large storm prompting the expansion of tropical storm and coastal flooding advisories Wednesday. Beachfront property owners are bracing for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal erosion.

Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 storm, is moving closer to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where conditions are expected to deteriorate throughout the day.

This powerful storm has become massive in size and will continue to send building waves, dangerous rip currents, and areas of beach erosion now through the start of the weekend.