A current that runs parallel to the shoreline is called a rip tide or rip current.
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a rip current
No, you should NOT try to you swim against a rip current or rip tide. You will NOT usually make it back to shore. Instead, you should swim perpendicular to the rip. It will carry you down shore, but you'll get to shore safely.
Undertow.
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Swim parallel to the ocean shore until clear of the current
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