Weather and sea life

Weather and sea life

Expected weather conditions:

• Early June, the average air and water temperatures are usually close to 19C or 66F

• On 7 June 2020, the sunrise is at 05:50 and the sunset at 21:10

• At that time of the year, early mornings are usually quite still, then there is often a little bit of wind from mid-morning until late afternoon

• However, there are usually a couple of days in the month June when the wind can be quite strong

• There is almost always some surface current around Cap d’Antibes, and the sea is rarely flat calm in that area: swimmers should be prepared for choppy conditions on this section of the course

• The section along Antibes old town fortified wall can also be a little choppy if the wind is onshore but it’s only a 500m stretch at the start and finish

• The organisation reserves the right to change the course or cancel the swim even if it has started should the weather conditions require to do so for safety reasons

• In case the course is changed or the event cancelled, the organisation will not provide any financial compensation to swimmers

Sea life:

• Jellyfish, mostly pelagia noctiluca, are the main potential sea life danger in Antibes

• Their presence is largely unpredictable, although it is somewhat related to the wind direction and speed, and to the air and water temperatures 

  • Over the last three years, there were very few jellyfish in the area of Antibes early June…

  • … but there were quite a few for a few months from mid-August 2017, only a few during the whole summer 2018, quite a few during the summer 2019...

  • and during the 30km event on 9 June 2019, out of 5 solo swimmers and a 3 people relay team, 1 person got 1 light jellyfish sting on their arm

• Their stings are not deadly but people react differently to them

• The organisation reserves the right to change the course or cancel the swim even if it has started to reduce the risk of jellyfish stings but it cannot guarantee than no one will be stung

• In case the course is changed or the event cancelled, the organisation will not provide any financial compensation to swimmers

• Each participant swims at their own risk and should have their own risk management plan