Hurricane Erin storm is growing bigger and stronger, and it may pose a dangerous threat to East Coast swimmers.

Joe Bongiovanni, Beach Safety Supervisor for Asbury Park, New Jersey joined FOX Weather First to discuss the the expected impacts that Hurricane Erin will have on New Jersey beaches this week.

Some beaches in the Delaware Valley have prohibited swimming as a precaution as Hurricane Erin moves closer to the East Coast.

Cape Hatteras, NC — Hurricane Erin continued its northward churn through the Atlantic on Tuesday, threatening dangerous surf and coastal flooding from the Bahamas to the U.S. East Coast, as tropical storm warnings and storm surge alerts were issued for parts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of the storm’s closest approach late Wednesday.

No swimming will be allowed at Wildwood beaches this week due to the effects of Hurricane Erin, which will cause strong rip currents and beach erosion.

A surprising expansion of Hurricane Erin is helping to throw clouds along the coast for the next three days, changing what cosmic sights you'll get to behold.

As of Monday afternoon, Hurricane Erin was spinning several hundred miles south and east of Florida and forecasters are expecting the storm to grow bigger.

Flooding, rip current and small craft weather alerts were issued by the NWS for South Jersey as result of Hurricane Erin.