How do east and west coach beaches compare?
General beach thread I guess too, worldwide

east and west of which country retard?

>>2781483 (OP)
>retard
I bet he is american.

east sunrise is better
west sunset is better
but you could be somewhere east with a west facing beach like a caribbean island

east coast is pretty seasonal, west coast is much more of a way of life i guess.

beaches are kinda overrated

>>2781483 (OP)
West coast is the best coast. By that I mean the west coast of Florida and the west coast of Michigan, depending on the season.

Get fucked coasties, Middle America wins again.

>>2781486
California, Florida

>>2781565
They’re extremely different. Enormous stretches of the California coast offer what I consider a much more beautiful natural landscape—you can find long wild coastline with mountains in the background, practically undeveloped and sparsely populated. And I personally find the dry Western climate a lot more comfortable than the humid Southeast. But only a relatively small portion of California beach country is consistently warm enough for long enough to use the beaches for much stereotypical beach-vacation stuff, and even at its warmest, the Pacific Ocean is going to be colder than the Atlantic off the Florida coast. Anywhere north of maybe San Luis Obispo, the water’s too cold to swim in without a wetsuit for most of the year. Good for water sports, surfing, fishing, and on warm days, hanging out in the sun; but the flat, mostly more crowded, more recreation-development-saturated, and to me at least, much uglier Florida coast is the obvious choice if a big part of your beach goal is actually going swimming. Florida’s more resorty/touristy, more tropical. Nearly all of the CA coast is more mixed-use and outdoorsy, even the most stereotypically warm and beachy stretches down south.

>>2781559
The Carolinas are superior to Florida in terms of the Atlantic beach experience.
The FL Gulf Coast is sublime

>>2781483 (OP)
East coast beaches are deposition beds so they have finer sand and calmer waves, plus the upwards current from the gulf stream typically makes the beaches warmer.

On the other side, west coast beaches are near transform fault lines and convergent boundaries so they have more active waves which are better for surfing and cause more erosion which results in coarser sand. In addition the California current draws water from Alaska down the coast so the beaches on average tend to be colder.

>>2781483 (OP)
New Jersey during the summer is better than Florida and California Beaches

>>2781483 (OP)
The West Coast is along the Strait of Malacca, so there really aren't any beaches. Langkawi is a popular tourist island. The East Coast is on the South China Sea, but many coastal towns are located near rivers which foul the sea up with garbage and sediment. Tioman Island is far enough offshore that you can enjoy some clear water, but the beach in Mersing was fucking awful. I've heard that Terengganu has the best beaches on the East Coast, hoping to make my way up there in a couple weeks.

Cape Cod, for that old New England feel.

The redneck riviera on the Gulf of America is the white sand paradise for the MAGA man.

Hawaii > Gulf of America > Atlantic > Pacific >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Great Lakes

>>2781534
Please be bait

>>2784233
Murky, polluted Gulf of America versus the lovely clear cool waters of the Great Lakes (plus all the beautiful little lakes in the region). Scraggly ass swamp woods versus stately oak and hemlock forests of the north. There's no contest.

>>2784292
Water too cold and arguably the worst sand in the country. The Great Lakes are cope for people who have to get on an airplane or drive 12 hours to go to a real beach.

>>2781483 (OP)
Texas beaches are the most safe without sacrificing scenery. Anything safer and the beach probably isn't that great.

>>2785423
I heard Galveston sucks.

>>2784092
+1 for Miramar Beach Florida on the gulf side. It's white, the food is good, the water is clear, the sand is like a fine white powder.

I'd also recommend the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach California. It's one of the last white republican bastions in California. Great bars, HUGE waves, bikeable and walkable, close to the theme parks.

>>2784292
Gorgeous storm

Kauai > Maui > Oahu > Big Island

>>2783982
Too cold, has sharks, has liberals, has richie richs, has pokey sand and dog poop and sharp shells

>>2781559
Lake Michigan is freezing and unfit for swimming

>>2781483 (OP)
Carolina + Florida Beaches are WAAAAAY better the West Coast. Water is much warmer. Last time I was in Malibu and couldn't go in because the water was too cold. What the fuck is that? Also in another Cali beach got reprimanded by the nanny state for vaping 100 yards away from the water. Cali beaches are pretty, but totally overrated. East coast beaches are much more fun.

>>2789792
They're great in July and August.

>>2790185
Florida beaches are objectively the best in the world. I grew up in florida and can never get excited by a beach aywhere else.

West coast is more beautiful and better for surfing and hiking. East coast is better for actually swimming. Just depends what you want out of a beach.
>>2784092
Honestly yes, underrated. Unfortunately everyone is obese and there is no public transport. But physically the beaches are top tier. I had a hard time stomaching having to look at obese whales the entire time though. My god you people are fat.

>>2789792
>>2790186
which is why I said "depending on the season"

>>2789770
I would have found Kauai to be a big disappointment if I hadn't paid for a helicopter tour. Maui and Big Island are way better. Haven't done Oahu yet.

>>2790186
Nope, it's bad even then.

>>2783982
Coastal New England is sooooo pretentious though. It's like cartoon-levels of snobbery and passive aggression, and the things they hold deer are all bizarrely cornie.
Did I mention the food sucks? There's fried seafood. Everything else they do a sub-par job with at high prices.
They have fine dining that looks as bland and old timey as it gets. When you'd see fine dining made fun of in TV shows or something in the 90's, the dishes they depicted is pretty much what the expensive food unironically is in coastal New England. It's all catered for 70 year olds.

West coast beaches are chilly, rocky, and perpetually overcast.

Even in mid July, beaches at the very southern tip of California are 65 and cloudy.

If you're looking for a classic beach experience you will be disappointed. If you bring your gf she will be cold and complain the entire time.

>>2793389
Guy looks like Lawrence Welk's biggest fan

>>2791909
Beach wise? No way man. Kauai has the best beaches easily.