If you jumped in the ocean at Atlantic City, N.J., and started swimming in a straight line, where in the world do you think you would end up? The answer, surprisingly, is South America, according to a new map project by cartographer Andy Woodruff.

Atlantic Ocean

FUN FACT: When you look out into the Atlantic Ocean due East from the SkyWheel, the next land you would come to is near Casablanca, Morocco 🇲🇦!

Looking at the entire oceans, however, the Pacific Ocean is by far the warmest overall ocean because it has about four times the intense sun-heated surface area in the tropics compared with the Atlantic Ocean.

Arctic Ocean

the Red Sea

It is produced by equatorial trade winds that blow from east to west, piling up warm surface water in the west Pacific, and also pushing surface water away from the equator itself. This makes way for colder waters to well up from the depths, creating the cold tongue.

8 American beaches that are warm NOW

• AMELIA ISLAND, FL. Average highs of 65/71 in February/March.
• AVERY ISLAND, LA. Average highs of 65/72 in February/March.
• CALADESI ISLAND, FL. Average highs of 73/77 in February/March.
• CATALINA ISLAND, CA.
• DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, SC.
• MOLOKAI, HI.
• SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX.
• TYBEE ISLAND, GA.

Cancun

Kauai island

The ideal temperature for swimming at sea is 84 degrees 66°F to 70°F (19°C to 22°C): You swim on the west coast. To bear this temperature, you should be unconscious. No lagoons proposes these low temperatures, besides the coolest lagoons are around 75°F, below, there is no more color under water.

Fort Lauderdale, Miami, the Keys, Marco Island and Naples will have the warmest water during the winter. During the summer months, the Gulf of Mexico will be five or more degrees warmer than the Atlantic Ocean.

Southern California Coast The warmest ocean water of the year in California lies off Newport Beach and Santa Catalina Island in August when temperatures average 70 degrees F (21 °C).

The world’s largest geographic feature, the Pacific Ocean covers more than 166 million square kilometers (more than 64 million square miles)—about one-third of the earth’s surface.

La Jolla Cove Beach

The warmest temperatures happen at Avila Beach, Long Beach and Laguna Beach where the days get up to at least 67 degrees F (19 °C) on average in December and January. Warm days in winter also occur at Imperial Beach, San Diego, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Morro Bay where temperatures typically reach the mid-60s each day.

Cowell Beach

But if you can get away during the months of December, January or February, you just might find that this is the best time to visit the coast. You may not be able to swim in the ocean (though you just might), but you’ll be rocking short sleeves instead of a parka.

As long as you’re safe you can swim as you like. Pas. The average ocean temp is under 60 degrees that time of year. Sure you can take a quick dip, and no one will care, but you won’t have much fun.

The report said Sacramento, Stockton, Redding, Fresno and Bakersfield are some of the hottest cities, with Bakersfield being the warmest in California.

Death Valley