What's the difference between Florida and California beaches ?

[1st Class]

Did anyone else notice the OP says he/she lives in FLORIDA, but profile location lists NEW YORK?

 

[DeniseM]

Did anyone else notice the OP says he/she lives in FLORIDA, but profile location lists NEW YORK?

See post #22 - the OP is a spammer...

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

Another thing about Florida... people talk about hurricanes in the state. Looking at the number of severe hurricanes (causing major damage), the Carolinas have been hit by more than Florida over the last 30 years. Plus, the area from Cape Canaveral north to Daytona Beach has NEVER had a hurricane hit that caused catastrophic damage. Most that have hit just knocked down trees, broke windows, blew shingles off roofs, caused spotty flooding, eroded the beach. Most catastrophic hurricanes have hit south of Vero Beach (2004 was the exception - hurricanes rarely if ever hit the Gulf Coast south of Tampa).

Not to mention, Florida tornados are weak. Most tornados are F-1, and like our infamous thunderstorms, last less than 30 minutes, tossing Tornado Toys (aka Mobile Homes) and damaging a few homes.

TS

 

[Htoo0]

So no one has mentioned Florida is perfect for watching sunrises, Cali, not so much!

 

[vacationhopeful]

And on the Gulf side of Florida, you can watch sunsets, too. In the same day!

 

[Carta]

Been to both coasts...Give me FL any day...Gulf side or Atlantic..

Gulf side:Naples (beautiful white sand and calm water).....Atlantic side: Ft. Lauderdale. (wide beach w/ a party atmosphere).. And just enough waves..

 

[NKN]

I'm a native Mainer but spent a year in Monterey. I could never get used to the ocean being on that "side" of the land. Seemed weird.

nkn

 

[momeason]

Scenic cliffs, big waves and COLD water in California. I love my Warm water.

 

[VivianLynne]

Another vote for the Florida beaches.

 

[Luanne]

Don't all of the beaches in Florida look the same? I like a little variety on the coast line.

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

Not really... in Florida, the east coast sand is different than the west (Gulf) coast sand.

TS

 

[Luanne]

Not really... in Florida, the east coast sand is different than the west (Gulf) coast sand.

TS

So, the sand may be different, but the landscape looks the same.....at least to me. All flat. :ignore:

 

[vacationhopeful]

So, the sand may be different, but the landscape looks the same.....at least to me. All flat. :ignore:

That is NOT all so flat ... Miami's city scape and skyline are very different from Daytona Beach's and Tampa's and Key West;s, etc and etc.

Plus, the Atlantic Ocean has sand dunes and sea grasses -- no oil drilling platforms along the Atlantic coast line.

 

[Luanne]

That is NOT all so flat ... Miami's city scape and skyline are very different from Daytona Beach's and Tampa's and Key West;s, etc and etc.

Plus, the Atlantic Ocean has sand dunes and sea grasses -- no oil drilling platforms along the Atlantic coast line.

I will admit I haven't spent a lot of time in Florida. But I have been on beaches on both coasts. And to me, they all looked the same. Also there are not drilling platforms along the entire western coast. In fact I really don't remember seeing any all the way from San Diego up into Washington.

I guess it's a good thing everyone doesn't like the same thing. There are already too many visitors to California.

 

[Jim Bryan]

Cold water!

 

[taffy19]

I will admit I haven't spent a lot of time in Florida. But I have been on beaches on both coasts. And to me, they all looked the same. Also there are not drilling platforms along the entire western coast. In fact I really don't remember seeing any all the way from San Diego up into Washington.

I guess it's a good thing everyone doesn't like the same thing. There are already too many visitors to California.

Luanne, we do have them in Southern California and I assume that they are drilling too. They make noise right off the Long Beach Shoreline Marina.

Here is a blog of a person who visited a lot or all of them. We see 3 platforms even from our little timeshare in Laguna Beach on a clear day and pass them on our way from Los Alamitos Bay to Catalina Island.

There are 7 In Orange County alone. I believe that there are more than 20 in Southern California according to a Google search.

They are eyesores to me just like the windmills on Maui today but they have their purpose, I guess, without going into politics.

 

[RX8]

So no one has mentioned Florida is perfect for watching sunrises, Cali, not so much!

Yeah but you have to get up so darn early! In California you get to watch the sunset while eating dinner at a nice restaurant (gulf coast doesn't count).

We also like our beaches shaken (earthquakes) not stirred (tornados).

 

[BocaBum99]

FL has hurricanes, CA doesn't.

Ca has earthquakes, FL doesn't.

 

[kane]

California has hurricanes, just not nearly as many or severe. Usually they are indirect hits that produce heavy rains rather than severe damage. They can still put a damper on a vacation in an area that usually receives little rainfall.

California has had 61 named storms impact the state to some degree since record keeping began in 1939. Florida has had 490.

As a resident of Orange County, CA, I can firmly state that hurricanes are not a concern here. I've lived here since the early 1960's. I rarely go to the beach here because 1) its overcrowded on weekends and parking is a pain, and 2) the water is too cold for me to enjoy it, usually no more than 68° in the summer. In our winter, you can expect the surf to be in the mid-50's. And, yes, most surfers wear wet suits 12 months a year here.

My wife and I just got back from a week on St. Pete Beach, FL (Sept 7-14) and we loved the Gulf water and beach. The beach is 150 yards wide and the sand was white like sugar. The Gulf water was a very comfortable 85°. We swam every day for a couple of hours. We even spent a few evenings in the water until the sun went down.

If you're a surfer, you'll like Calif beaches. Other than that, Florida beaches are where its at!

 

[kane]

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[talkamotta]

Growing up in southern California and spending much time at the beaches there, I beg to differ. Of course I was much younger, and tougher, then. I'd swim (no wetsuit) and love it. No one I knew even owned a wetsuit back then.

Growing up in Utah.. We only went to California. Swam in the ocean all day long without a wet suit. Surfing was wonderful. In fact in those days, didn't have much of a bathing suit either. Never got cold. As I remember, THAT IS WHERE THE BOYS WERE AT.. But my dad and "the look" was always near by.

Now that Im much older. We go to Florida every year. Gulf beaches are my favorite. They are warmer and calmer. My surfing days are over. I think either its my fat content or all the titanium in my body.... I can float forever without anything.

Or we can go to Hawaii. You can either surf, float forever, hike or be on a beach and never leave the parking lot. Every place has its advantages. ISNT IT NICE TO HAVE CHOICES?

 

[Bee]

Several years ago I went snow skiing and to the beach in California on the same day, just because I could.

 

[kwindham]

While I have only been to a few Cali beaches, I have been to many in FL. I much prefer FL beaches. That Cali water is cold!!! Plus, I just like the look of FL beaches better.

 

[talkamotta]

Several years ago I went snow skiing and to the beach in California on the same day, just because I could.

Those are the days that will make you love where you live. Ive gone skiing and then for a bike ride and only wore levis and a short sleeve shirt all day.