I hear ya on how warm the water is...Us Floridians are just used to it. On the other hand if the water gets below 80 degrees its too cold for us. When I was in Cali when I was a kid we didn't go to the beach so I couldn't compare them.
P.s. maybe there were some kids next to you that peed in the water.
Come to VA and you can come see great shows AND the ocean all at the same time! Great photo of your cat, btw. Let me and the rest of the SG community in VA know if you ever get back this way.