Mostly relevant if if you have small children playing at the beach in an area known for Riptide. Sneaker waves are a big issue if you're doing things like fishing from a Breakwater like tide pooling and don't know how to swim.
I think consideration of the environment you're putting yourself into is vastly more important than constant vigilance
> Sneaker waves are a big issue if you're doing things like fishing from a Breakwater like tide pooling and don't know how to swim.
> I think consideration of the environment you're putting yourself into is vastly more important than constant vigilance
This is one of those things that blows my mind every time it comes up, both how many people don't know how to swim at all and how many of those people either work or play near water deep enough to require swimming if you end up in it.
I get not knowing how to swim if one didn't have access to pools and such in their youth, but if one enjoys waterfront leisure activities or works around bodies of water regularly you'd think it'd be worth spending a few hours learning the absolute basics of not dying if you fall in.
I think consideration of the environment you're putting yourself into is vastly more important than constant vigilance