Wow I feel like an adventurer just living in the Far North and the NT.
I remember the first time I took my then 7yo son to a surf beach on the Sunshine Coast. He could not believe the waves ! He said "What about the Croc's ?" ...No crocs it's safe
"What about the stingers ?" no, none of them either !
I had trouble getting him out of the water, he was stoked
Seriously though, the tides are high on the morning of the eclipse and Nettie is right, it pays to be prepared.