An Orange County beachgoer’s Reddit post saying the water felt unusually warm drew hundreds of comments. Users cited El Niño as a possible factor, while others mentioned Pacific storms and climate change; the article cites no ocean-temperature measurements.
The article says El Niño can shift winds and ocean currents, affecting sea-surface temperatures along the West Coast. One commenter called it “off the charts” and claimed the ocean was warmer than in recorded history, but the article provides no data to support that claim.
