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Pick your "day at the beach" assuming you're going to actually SWIM. Both conditions are at around 3PM and the warmest part of the day with bright sunshine.
A) The air temperature is 55 F with a SST of 77 F. Picture Miami in November or March in a strong (but brief) cold snap but the SST remains warm despite the chill in the air.
B) The air temperature is 100 F with a SST of 57 F. Picture the San Francisco coastline in an extreme (but brief) heat wave due to off shore winds. The air is hot and extremely dry (RH is less than 3 percent) and the water feels icy cold.
For swimming 77 degrees is obviously WAY more comfortable and desirable. But for "a day at the beach" I'd go with option B. I would likely never even both going to the beach to swim if it was only 55 degrees out and I doubt many would, even if the water was that warm. What's really the point? Once you get out of the water you're going to have to cover up and you'll be sitting in damp clothes.
I've been to the beach on 100 degree days with water temps in the upper 50's/low 60's many times. Coastal Southern CA typically get's heat waves in April like that. The water is freezing and not enjoyable, usually can't last more than a minute or two., but it's still an enjoyable day at the beach overall. A lot of people still go to the beaches on those types of days yeah but not many people in the water.
Also SST's in Miami are normally colder than 77F in March
I was gonna say that. SST's are much colder in March than November. Sea temps don't work like land temperatures do. More delay.
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