Where the sea is warmest in February

1,362 of 4,050 mapped beaches average 20 °C or more this month. Every figure is a measurement, not an estimate.

#	Beach	Country	Feb °C	Warmest month
1	Eighty Mile Beach	Australia	30.4	Mar 30.8 °C
2	Cable Beach	Australia	30.1	Mar 30.4 °C
3	Mindil Beach	Australia	29.9	Dec 30.8 °C
4	Lameroo Beach	Australia	29.9	Dec 30.8 °C
5	Padang Beach	Indonesia	29.6	May 30.1 °C
6	Air Manis beach	Indonesia	29.6	May 30.1 °C
7	Pantai Carolina	Indonesia	29.6	May 30.1 °C
8	Nirwana Beach	Indonesia	29.6	May 30.1 °C
9	Settlers Beach	Australia	29.6	Mar 29.9 °C
10	Colonia Beach	Costa Rica	29.5	Mar 29.8 °C
11	Dominical	Costa Rica	29.4	Mar 29.8 °C
12	Madale Beach	Indonesia	29.4	Apr 30.1 °C
13	Batu Ferringhi	Malaysia	29.3	Jun 30.5 °C
14	Champagne Beach	Vanuatu	29.3	Feb 29.3 °C
15	Ela Beach	Papua New Guinea	29.3	Jan 29.3 °C
16	Valu Beach	Timor-Leste	29.3	Dec 30.1 °C
17	Sungai Suci Beach	Indonesia	29.3	May 30 °C
18	Playa Espadilla Sur	Costa Rica	29.3	Mar 29.7 °C
19	Ifaty Beach	Madagascar	29.3	Feb 29.3 °C
20	Pantai Wayob	Indonesia	29.2	Apr 29.6 °C
21	Anakao Beach	Madagascar	29.2	Feb 29.2 °C
22	Kurrimine Beach National Park	Australia	29.1	Feb 29.1 °C
23	Aganoa Beach	Samoa	29.1	Apr 29.4 °C
24	Plages de Moya	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
25	Angsana Beach	Indonesia	29.1	Nov 29.9 °C
26	Sakouli	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
27	Ujung Pandaran Beach	Indonesia	29.1	Apr 29.9 °C
28	Tahiti plage	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
29	Pagatan Beach	Indonesia	29.1	Apr 29.9 °C
30	Plage du Préfet	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
31	Pantai Indah Modisi	Indonesia	29.1	Apr 29.6 °C
32	Four Mile Beach	Australia	29.1	Feb 29.1 °C
33	Wongaling Beach	Australia	29.1	Feb 29.1 °C
34	Mtsanga Saziley	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
35	Plage de Sohoa	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
36	Plage de Soulou	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
37	Trevani Beach	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
38	Modisi Beach	Indonesia	29.1	Apr 29.6 °C
39	Musicale Plage	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
40	Plage de Nyambadao	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
41	Hamouro Beach	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
42	Moudou Beach	France	29.1	Mar 29.5 °C
43	Playa Las Lajas	Panama	29.1	Apr 29.4 °C
44	Pantai Akkarena	Indonesia	29	Apr 29.7 °C
45	Batakan Beach	Indonesia	29	Apr 29.8 °C
46	Zalala Beach	Mozambique	29	Feb 29 °C
47	Pak Meng beach	Thailand	28.9	May 30.4 °C
48	Medewi	Indonesia	28.9	Apr 29.1 °C
49	Amban Beach	Indonesia	28.9	Oct 29.7 °C
50	Cenang Beach	Malaysia	28.9	May 30.4 °C
51	Praia Banana	São Tomé and Príncipe	28.9	Mar 29.3 °C
52	Pantai Tengah	Malaysia	28.9	May 30.4 °C
53	Khlong Khong Beach	Thailand	28.9	May 30.3 °C
54	Ba Kantiang Beach	Thailand	28.9	May 30.3 °C
55	Klong Dao Beach	Thailand	28.9	May 30.3 °C
56	Khlong Nin Beach	Thailand	28.9	May 30.3 °C
57	Phra Ae Beach	Thailand	28.9	May 30.3 °C
58	Relax Bay Beach	Thailand	28.9	May 30.3 °C
59	Dellprice	Indonesia	28.9	Oct 29.7 °C
60	Pasir Putih Manokwari	Indonesia	28.9	Oct 29.7 °C
61	Aipiri	Indonesia	28.9	Oct 29.7 °C
62	Bakaro	Indonesia	28.9	Oct 29.7 °C
63	Wimbe Beach	Mozambique	28.9	Mar 29.2 °C
64	Railay Beach	Thailand	28.8	May 30.3 °C
65	Pandawa Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
66	Pantai Kuta	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
67	Padang Padang Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
68	Morib Beach	Malaysia	28.8	May 30.3 °C
69	Pantai Glagah Indah	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 29 °C
70	Ibeno Beach	Nigeria	28.8	Apr 29.3 °C
71	Tambor	Costa Rica	28.8	Apr 29.4 °C
72	Praia Inhame	São Tomé and Príncipe	28.8	Mar 29.1 °C
73	Port Harcourt Tourist Beach	Nigeria	28.8	Mar 29.3 °C
74	Pantai Goa Cina	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
75	Chocas Mar	Mozambique	28.8	Mar 29.2 °C
76	Praia Pesqueira	São Tomé and Príncipe	28.8	Mar 29.1 °C
77	Pantai Seminyak	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
78	Pantai Clungup	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
79	Bentar Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Nov 29.9 °C
80	Category:Kemala Beach	Indonesia	28.8	May 29.5 °C
81	Pantai Sipelot	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
82	Tanjung Rhu	Malaysia	28.8	May 30.5 °C
83	Duta Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Nov 29.9 °C
84	Black Sand Beach	Malaysia	28.8	May 30.5 °C
85	Wedi Ireng Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
86	Melasti Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
87	Noppharat Thara Beach	Thailand	28.8	May 30.3 °C
88	Tambor Beach	Costa Rica	28.8	Apr 29.4 °C
89	Pantai Suluban	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
90	Santa Teresa Beach	Costa Rica	28.8	Apr 29.4 °C
91	Bingin Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
92	Green Bowl Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
93	Nyang Nyang Beach	Indonesia	28.8	Mar 28.9 °C
94	Sanur Beach	Indonesia	28.7	Mar 28.8 °C
95	Patong	Thailand	28.7	May 29.9 °C
96	Lovina Beach	Indonesia	28.7	Apr 29.5 °C
97	Alappuzha Beach	India	28.7	Apr 30 °C
98	Anse Lazio	Seychelles	28.7	Apr 29.9 °C
99	Parangtritis Beach	Indonesia	28.7	Mar 28.9 °C
100	Karon Beach	Thailand	28.7	May 29.9 °C

Questions

Where is the sea warmest in February?

Eighty Mile Beach, Australia, at 30.4 °C, the highest February mean among the 4,050 beaches this atlas measures.

How many beaches are warm enough to swim in February?

1,362 of 4,050 reach 20 °C or more as a monthly mean. Twenty degrees is the line used throughout this atlas, and it is stated rather than implied because a swimming season is an opinion dressed as a number unless the threshold is on the page.

Where do these numbers come from?

NOAA's OISST v2.1 monthly long-term mean for 1991 to 2020, on a 0.25° global grid, sampled at each beach's own coordinates. It is a satellite and buoy record, in the public domain, and nothing on this page is estimated or written by hand.