Where in CA is the warmest beach in winter?

Answer 1

The previous 3 answers are roughly right, but that equator answer is only partially correct. Water temperature is also the product of currents and such factors as upwelling.

Go to the National Oceanographic Data Center's Southern Pacific Coast chart:

http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/spac.html

You'll see that it's not always how far south you go. For instance, in late August, the warmest temperature is on Catalina, in Avalon. In fact Newport Beach trends higher than San Diego, but it's farther north. Also, in any given month the temperature differential anywhere in So Cal is really small. Look at January - only 3 degrees separate all the measurements.

Check out the chart - you'll find surprises.

Answer 2

Try anywhere near San Diego. The further south you go, the warmer it will get. Even in L.A. area the beaches are awesome on a warm winter day.

Answer 3

Sand Diego area is the best. Just like the person before said. The farther away from the equator the colder it gets. I know for a fact. If you go up to San Simion during the winter your toes become iceicles!

Answer 4

Southern California. Los Angeles to San Diego.

Proximity to the equator.

Answer 5

not the pacific! swimming in the pacific in the winter is a really risky job. one is cause its hard to find sumwhere warm and two is cause the waves get huge.
u wan to go sumwhere round malibu and tha area.
go nowhere near pismo or morro bay and u will be fine.
meanig no where near LA. try up north or really far south, and i mean almost to mexico south.