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You can go to the beach whenever you want, but even in July the water is friggin freezing.
by poink 10y ago
You can go to the beach whenever you want, but even in July the water is friggin freezing.
- dghughes 10y agoWinter surfing in January/February in -20C (-4F) is a thing in my region.
- TwiztidK 10y agoI know two guys who surf on Lake Michigan and Superior. They mostly go in the late Fall/early Winter because the waves are bigger, but the water is absolutely freezing.
- tunap 10y agoNo, no... you stop when the water hits absolute freezing. Before that it's really cold, and really harsh... I found it very difficult to surf/jet ski Lake Michigan in the winter as the surf was random and violent... Ice Balls https://www.pinterest.com/pin/563161128374171906/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/563161128374171906/ Unnavigable Surf(Lake Erie) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/photographer-dave-sandford-overwhelmed-by-response-to-lake-erie-pictures-1.3358675 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/photographer-dave-sand... edit: need a thesaurus
- scott_s 10y agoA few years ago, I was visiting a friend in San Fransisco, and it was a warm, sunny day (to my friend's surprise). We were hanging out at a beach when we see a guy in a speedo walk by, towards the water. Before anyone could warn him, he jumped in the water, immediately jumped out, then ran back to the parking lot. My guess is he was European - people from the West coast would know not to go in the water, and American men rarely wear speedos. I imagine the concept of being at the beach on a warm sunny day, but the water is too cold to enter, was completely unknown to him.
- Ressuder 10y agoAre you sure that you didn't simply misunderstand what he was doing? When you're used to five degrees celsius water in the summer there really is no such thing as "too cold to enter"...
- scott_s 10y agoEntirely possible - but based on his reactions, he was not expecting the water to feel like it did.
- sedachv 10y agoYours and the parent comment are really amusing. The best time to swim in the Los Angeles area is December to March. I try to hit up the Dolphin Club whenever I am in San Francisco. And no, you don't need a wetsuit.
- newmanships 10y agoWater got up to 75F at a lot of beaches in Orange County, CA last summer, not exactly the 80 of Belize, but pretty enjoyable.
- mannykannot 10y agoWe visited in September, and the warm clear water was a very pleasant bonus.