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The good news is if you don't struggle against the current you should be able to stay afloat for a couple hours, long enough for help to arrive
by rozab 4y ago
The good news is if you don't struggle against the current you should be able to stay afloat for a couple hours, long enough for help to arrive
- ogre_battle 4y agoA couple hours in even moderately chilly water -- to include off the coast of California -- will give you hypothermia in an hour, often as little as 30 minutes. If you have to float for 2 hours without being able to get out you'll have a problem. Rip tides pull out, so let them pull you past the break then swim side to side. You shouldn't need more than 15-20 min to get past the worst of it, and can work laterally to inbound waves.