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I haven't been to a US beach in years but whenever I was there, I was frequently in the water. It was usually pretty crowded in the water as well - if you were riding the waves in any way (surfing or body surfing), you had to be careful not to run over someone.
When we lived on the East coast, we were in the water the entire time we were at the beach. The water temps in the summer were really warm, so you wanted to be there.
We now live in San Diego, where even in August you need a wetsuit to go in the water. Most of the time, you need a sweatshirt while on the beach or you'll freeze. So yea, the only member of our family that actually goes in the water is our Bulldog, whenever we take him to the dog beach.
However, when we travel to tropical destinations, we are always in the water. Both of us were swimming in Aruba, Mexico, Costa Rica, Turks and Caicos, etc. because the water was really warm. It guess it all depends where you are. Maine has nice beaches, but we've been there in summer months when the water felt like ice. Couldn't imagine swimming in that!
Probably depends where you are located.
like the previous poster stated
some times if not all times you freeze in the water.
Here in the Midwest Lake Michigan is freezing too and I seldom go in the water
but if its an inland lake , i will jump in and swim-not anymore but when I was a kid.
Kind of depends what area you are talking about. Where I live the water temperature varies widely (Northeast and Mid-Atlantic), so it is frigid most times of the year but extremely warm in July, August, and September. So tons of swimmers are out during those months, but not other times. Also, warm water attracts swarms of stinging jellyfish, so if they have been spotted, the beaches might still be popular but few will go into the water for very long.
Let me guess Jake, the last time you went to a USA beach is when the original "Jaws" movie was released?
No one was swimming for about 6 months.
I was born a long time after that movie was released ,no actualy i've never been to USA,but i will go in a year or 2,so that's why i ask because except photos and movies i have no idea how it is like over there,btw i always had in my mind that west coast is allot hotter than east,anyway which places in usa are best for swimming?And is there difference in sea temperature around Maine and that region and S.Carolina or Georgia?
The East coast is very humid in the summers, and from what I hear the West coast is not. The ocean warms up earlier in the summer around S Carolina/Georgia than it would in Maine. Never been to Maine so I don't know when the water up there gets warm. In the DE/MD beach area, the water starts to warm up in July. A lot of people get in the water in the DE/MD beach area in July/August because it does get very hot and humid out on the beach.
I was born a long time after that movie was released ,no actualy i've never been to USA,but i will go in a year or 2,so that's why i ask because except photos and movies i have no idea how it is like over there,btw i always had in my mind that west coast is allot hotter than east,anyway which places in usa are best for swimming?And is there difference in sea temperature around Maine and that region and S.Carolina or Georgia?
Thanks for making me feel old.
Yes the latitude of the beach (north vs. south) and of course the season make a big difference. The best beaches in the lower 48 states, arguably, are in Florida and California. No one really goes up north of the Carolina's for a beach vacation.
The west coast is not hotter at all except in the inland desert regions, where it's hot and dry, but the coastal areas because of the currents the coastal areas of California have a dry mild meditteranean type climate. The east coast is hot and humid in the summer, being outright tropical in lower Florida. The gulf currents keep the ocean warm at least up to the carolinas.
West coast isn't necessarily hot, the San Diego and LA areas often have lovely weather in the summer.
And yes, Americans go in the water.
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,no actualy i've never been to USA,but i will go in a year or 2,so that's why i ask because except photos and movies i have no idea how it is like over there,btw i always had in my mind that west coast is allot hotter than east,anyway which places in usa are best for swimming?And is there difference in sea temperature around Maine and that region and S.Carolina or Georgia?
