What is IDEAL beach weather for you? Including SSTs?

[nei]

Originally Posted by yowps3

But I've been to Southern California's coast in a 40C dry day and the SST was at 21/C and it felt good jumping in and out if the water.. Such a unique feeling..

I've done that in Long Island (well the air was 38°C - 39°C; though a bit inland, not right at the beach; I assume the same must be true in southern California. Refreshing, but after a while it still feels too cool; beach temperatures at 25°C are much better.

[yowps3]

Originally Posted by nei

I've done that in Long Island (well the air was 38°C - 39°C; though a bit inland, not right at the beach; I assume the same must be true in southern California. Refreshing, but after a while it still feels too cool; beach temperatures at 25°C are much better.

Yeah the water is cold if you are from Florida..

[tvdxer]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

For me:

Temperature about 32-33C

Partly cloudy skies

Moderate UV strength

Moderate humidity, about 40-50%

A steady, gentle sea-breeze, say a steady 15-20 km/h


SST would be about 24-25C: warm enough not to feel chilly when first getting in, but also refreshing enough to cool you down.

Temperature around 77-82F / 25-28C.

SST of 70-75F / 21 - 24C.

Mostly cloudy / partly sunny skies.

Moderate - high humidity, around 50 - 75%.

A strong sea breeze creating decent-sized (but not dangerous) waves.

[tvdxer]

Originally Posted by nei

I've done that in Long Island (well the air was 38°C - 39°C; though a bit inland, not right at the beach; I assume the same must be true in southern California. Refreshing, but after a while it still feels too cool; beach temperatures at 25°C are much better.

Try 38C/101F with a water temperature of 16C/61F. That's what it was on July 30, 2006 at Park Point in Duluth, MN. The cold water made the air temperature feel a LOT lower when you got out of the water.

[lenpure]

For me Mediterranean climate is the best...

[Kaul]

Ideal beach weather is around -40F/-40C to 32F/0C. Below -40 is too cold to stroll along the beach. Above 32 the ocean thaws and snowmobiles can't be used, so no fun.

[Kaul]

Have anyone swum in the Arctic ocean on a warm day? It's doable with a wetsuit.

[Patricius Maximus]

Originally Posted by Kaul

Ideal beach weather is around -40F/-40C to 32F/0C. Below -40 is too cold to stroll along the beach. Above 32 the ocean thaws and snowmobiles can't be used, so no fun.

Although a bit amusing, you have a point there. For wintertime those conditions would be good, like in my own dream climate, but I'd prefer my water in the form of a frozen lake.