Is the water warm yet?

Live water temperatures and monthly typicals for 201 US swim beaches — read straight from the pier stations and buoys.

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Warmest right now

The warmest beach water in America right now All the beaches we track, ranked by whose water is warmest at this minute. Live readings from NOAA stations and buoys.

How to read the numbers

Brisk, refreshing, perfect and bath-warm say how the water feels going in, not whether it is safe to go in.

A month counts as swimmable when its typical water temperature is 70° or warmer.

Warm water says nothing about surf, rip currents, or bacteria — check local lifeguard flags and advisories.