Ask your local club for details. You can be certain the information will be relevant to your particular beach. Drill your children in emergency procedures. Stress the importance of staying with an adult while swimming. Ensure your children have basic swimming knowledge.
Young children are amazingly capable.
Children with surf lifesaving knowledge have even rescued adults from drowning. Older children can participate in first aid and beach safety classes with you. You might like to enroll them in the local club and have them fully trained. This will go a long way toward easing any fears you may have. Now you are ready to head out to the curling blue waves.