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That is wrong about San Diego's SST only getting up to 69 in the warmest of summer days. Most summers get into the 70s and last summer was consistently in the mid to upper 70s with a few spots of 80. Plenty of people in the water at those temperatures for long bouts too! You don't stay in for hours but you can easily comfortably stay in for 30-45 minutes. 90F is more suitable for a bathtub where you just sit there. Swimming around and playing in the waves exerts energy so 77F is perfectly fine.
Bath water tends to be above 98 degrees. 90 will feel 'fresh', 77 will feel downright cold, some people will adjust to the water, others won't. My parents have a hard time entering water with SST in the low 80s, as do many people. They just give up.
Pools are kept around 85 degrees at most major resorts. That's probably the 'ideal', refreshing but not jolting to enter.
Bath water tends to be above 98 degrees. 90 will feel 'fresh', 77 will feel downright cold, some people will adjust to the water, others won't. My parents have a hard time entering water with SST in the low 80s, as do many people. They just give up.
Pools are kept around 85 degrees at most major resorts. That's probably the 'ideal', refreshing but not jolting to enter.
Miami's SST are usually in the low 70s for much of winter and mid 70s during late winter. The beaches are always full of people in the water during that time unless you guys are having a major cold snap. Most pools are kept around 80 degrees. Only pools that are heated to 85 are the indoor ones.
I've also been to Hawaii over Christmas when the SST were in the upper 70s and Waikiki beach was literally overcrowded to the point of having so many people in the water that I couldn't even swim around without bumping into others.
Miami's SST are usually in the low 70s for much of winter and mid 70s during late winter.
They are usually mid or upper 70s.
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The beaches are always full of people in the water during that time
No, the water is pretty empty in January. People are actually swimming in appreciable numbers December or March when it's already above 80 (it will fall into the 70s sometime in January and rise to the low 80s either in late February or sometime in early March).
No, the water is pretty empty in January. People are actually swimming in appreciable numbers December or March when it's already above 80 (it will fall into the 70s sometime in January and rise to the low 80s either in late February or sometime in early March).
Actually the average Miami Beach water temp in January is about 71F. Too cold for me, while I love cold air I absolutely hate cold water. EDIT: after a near record warm March the water tenp is only 78.3F right now.
28c. I have sat out in 25c and while warm it isn't warm enough to negotiate the effects of a sea breeze.
Those sea breeze negotiations eh...
For me, I'm not too sure tbh. I don't like eating outside when it's warm, unless I'm at a BBQ with a few beers. On a sunny day, I'd say that 20-23C is good for eating if it's sunny and no wind.
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