Ipad on Water

Next time this happens, immediately turn the device off and unplug it. Do not turn it on and do not connect it to power for 24-48 hours.

It's really hard to say when or if you may see damage. If water gets inside of the device, corrosion may start. And continue. It could happen this afternoon, next week or never. As you've already done all the things you could do to make it worse, you'll just have to cross your fingers and hope for the best.

Water and electronics do not make happy bedfellows. Your iPad is not designed to be water resistant. While it may survive being splashed with water if immediately dried, it will almost certainly suffer irreparable damage if submerged.

If the iPad still works - without apparent malfunction - you may have been lucky.