What do red and yellow flags mean at Florida beaches? Florida beaches tend to use four colors to tell beachgoers current tide and surf conditions: Red, yellow, green and purple. Here's what they mean.

This flag does not indicate the presence of sharks. When there is a flag that's half-red and half-yellow, it means you are in a recommended swimming area with lifeguards nearby. T hese quartered ...

The red and yellow flags started to reappear on some southern Gold Coast beaches today with Coolangatta, Greenmount and Burleigh Heads beaches open ...