Beach Water Temperatures


Beach water temperatures can vary greatly throughout the year. Most of the year though, beach water temperatures gradually change. A sharp cold front, hurricane, movement of the Gulf Stream, or rivers that flow into the ocean can cause the water temperatures to change much more rapidly. Also, small warm or cold water eddies in the ocean or Gulf of Mexico can change the water temperature rapidly. This is where a small pocket of warmer or colder water breaks off from the main current. Water temperature changes of five to ten degrees can occur over relatively shorts distances such as ten or twently miles.

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To keep an eye on fluctuating beach water temperatures, our beach water temperature page can help you keep an eye on the surf water temperature at your favorite resort or beach before traveling. Water temperatures are targeted for vacationers and are updated all year for Florida, Puerto Rico / Virgin Islands, Bermuda, and Hawaii. The Southeastern and Gulf of Mexico beaches are updated from April 1 through the summer. Other locations including the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern California are updated during the summer vacation period. Beach water temperature averages are included for locations for popular beach vacation spots. The average temperatures can give a good estimate of what you can expect in the case that a current water temperature reading is not available.

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Bermuda Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Esso Pier, Bermuda - Updated all year
California Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Huntington Beach / Santa Monica / Santa Barbara / La Jolla - Updated 3/15-10/7

Seasonal average water temperatures
Los Angeles / Huntington Beach monthly average beach water temperature
San Deigo / La Jolla monthly average beach water temperature


Florida Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Daytona Beach / South Beach / Sanibel / Destin - Updated all year

Seasonal average water temperatures
Daytona Beach monthly average beach water temperature
Miami Beach monthly average beach water temperature
Key West monthly average beach water temperature
Pensacola / Destin monthly average beach water temperature

Hawaii Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Honolulu / Maui / Hilo - Updated all year

Seasonal average water temperatures
Hawaii monthly average beach water tempertures

Mid-Atlantic Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Virginia Beach / Ocean City / Atlantic City - Updated 5/23-9/7

Seasonal average water temperatures
Atlantic City,NJ monthly average beach water temperature
Ocean City, MD monthly average beach water temperature

Northeast Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Cape Cod / Martha's Vineyard / Nantucket / Long Island - Updated 5/23-9/7

Seasonal average water temperatures
Nantucket / Martha's Vinevard monthly average beach water temperature
Long Island monthly average beach water temperature


Puerto Rico / Virgin Islands Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Puerto Rico beaches, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John - Updated all year


Southeast Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Cape Hatteras / Myrtle Beach / Hilton Head - Updated 4/1-9/7

Seasonal average water temperatures
Cape Hatteras,NC monthly average beach water temperature
Myrtle Beach,SC monthly average beach water temperature

Western and Northern Gulf Beach Water Temperatures

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Beaches include Galveston Island / South Padre - Updated 4/1-9/7


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