What is the difference between California beaches and Florida beaches?

Our sand tends to be coarser and more golden colored than the white powdery sand on the gulf beaches. On a calm day, California beaches usually have bigger waves than Florida beaches because our part of the Pacific tends to be rougher and a whole lot colder than Florida's part of the Atlantic.



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Same latitude, different temps The East Coast doesn't have the same conditions that contribute to our chilly ocean temperatures. The warm Gulf Stream current flows from south to north, bringing warm waters from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea up past Florida and along the coast.

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Florida is the hotter and more humid state when compared to California; you might even want to call it tropical. Although Florida doesn't have as much of a diverse landscape as the Golden State, it has miles of incredible beaches, and life is very much focused on the coast.

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California has beautiful cliffs and great surfing. Beyond that, some of the best beaches in the world are in Florida. If you actually want to go in the water, keep in mind that even in Southern Cali the water at the hottest time of the year is not as warm as South Florida waters in the winter.

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Florida is the hotter and more humid state when compared to California; you might even want to call it tropical. Although Florida doesn't have as much of a diverse landscape as the Golden State, it has miles of incredible beaches, and life is very much focused on the coast.

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Not all beaches along the California coastline are recommended for swimming or wading. The very things that make these areas such spectacular places to look at and enjoy can be lethal to those caught unaware along the shoreline.

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