The Sun's rays also penetrate the oceans to a depth of many meters, but only heat up the top layer of the sand or soil. Water has to lose more energy than the sand (dry land) in order for the temperature to decrease.
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National Weather Service meteorologist Walter Drag explains that it occurs due to the difference between the warm air over land and cool air hovering over the ocean. “What you have is, when wind increases during the day, cooler air is heavier, and it's drawn inland, replacing the warmer air that's rising.
It's a process known as upwelling, which plays out along the entire U.S. Pacific coast. Upwelling explains why water temperatures along California, Oregon and Washington beaches are much cooler than similar-latitude beaches in the East.
The Earth gets hotter as one travels towards the core, known as the geothermal gradient. The geothermal gradient is the amount that the Earth's temperature increases with depth. It indicates heat ?owing from the Earth's warm interior to its surface.
Why is the water in Florida so hot? Simply put, the rise in water temperature is due to a combination of things. Long-term changes in the earth's climate are a contributing factor, but so is the lack of wind on the surface of Florida's oceans, which is a side effect of climate change.