Hottest California Beaches, Fun and Free Weekend Getaway
Summer has arrived and you’re looking for the hottest beaches (literally and figuratively) in California. Feel the heat in Southern California where 300 miles of coastline between San Diego and Santa Barbara County offers the warmest ocean temperatures. Compare this: San Diego’s ocean temperature in July is 70 degrees while in Trinidad (Northern California) it is 53 degrees. That’s quite a difference! If you head out this weekend, the water temperature at San Diego beaches is around 66 degrees F, 64-65 at L.A. beaches, 52.7 degrees in Santa Barbara and 52 degrees in Santa Cruz.
By temperature alone, the hottest beaches in California are located between San Diego and Malibu. And while tourists actually complain that California’s beaches are too cold compared to Florida, what Californians lose in temps they make up for in amenities. West Coast beaches are not known for mosquitoes, alligators and other creatures the Florida coast has. Who needs that?
Hottest beaches in California:
- Coronado – Selected as Number 1 in America in May 2012
- Pacific Beach – Tourists mixed with locals
- Ocean Beach – Always packed in the summer, volleyball is big
- Black’s Beach La Jolla – Out of sight, nudists, surfers, sunbathers go there
- Del Mar – Sugar daddy beaches–lots of “trophy babes”
- Moonlight Beach – Moonlight over the Pacific, volleyball nets
- Oceanside – Serious surfers, locals, military families, vacationers
- San Clemente – More surf culture, lots of retired seniors, families, vacation rentals
- Laguna Beach – Tourist beaches throughout summer months
- Newport Beach – Tourists and bikini locals, “hot dudes, hot babes”, vacation rentals
- Huntington Beach – The massive throngs–lots of inlanders escape the heat, tourists, lots of teens
- Seal Beach – Family beach, local visitors
- Long Beach – Locals mostly, sports, Rosey’s Dog Beach
- Redondo Beach – South Bay begins–the L.A. crowd
- Hermosa, Manhattan Beaches – Sports oriented volleyball, surfing, lots of strong women
- Venice Beach – Part tourist trap, part local hangout, expect the unexpected at Muscle Beach
- Santa Monica – Tourists galore, locals and celebs–can be crowded
- Malibu – Rich locals, poor locals and tourist who figure out parking
CALIFORNIA FREE WEEKEND GETAWAY IDEAS:
- Beach bonfire: Gather your friends, family and firewood for a cozy beach bonfire at Moonlight Beach, Doheny, Corona del Mar, Huntington Beach or Pismo Beach dunes.
- Walk along a classic Southern California boardwalk in Venice Beach or Oceanside.
- Explore the tidepools at Laguna Beach’s Treasure Island Beach, Sonoma Coast State Beach, Corona del Mar or Point Loma. Purple seach urchins, tiny shore crabs, and colorful anemone await!
- Drive to the top of the world to see the best views on the coast at Point Loma, Rancho Palos Verdes or Muir Woods.
- Hit the beaches of Malibu, Santa Cruz or Huntington Beach for sunbathing, volleyball and surfing.
