Best Sunbathing Beaches in California   Sunbathing Beaches along the California Coast should include lots of sand, sunshine and swimming for a wonderful vacation. The sunniest beaches and best weather on the California Coast naturally occurs in the Southern California Beaches beginning with San Diego County. While every beach city in California hopes to claim the title of best sunbathing beach, the North State (Redwood Coast) beaches really do not claim to be sunbathing beaches. From Sonoma Coast north to the Oregon border, the beach communities pride themselves on offering the finest beachcombing opportunities, but not sunbathing.   What you'll find at the southern beaches on the Pacific Ocean are usually medium to pale tan-colored sand, some coves, some cliffs, lots of waves and the warmest year-round temperatures on California's coast. Excluding the very hot Palm Desert region where you can bake and sunbathe throughout all seasons with no beach available, the best sunbathing to be had is in locations such as Silver Strand, Imperial Beach, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Onofre, San Clemente, Dana Point's Doheny, Laguna Beach, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Sunset Beach, Seal Beach, Long Beach, Torrance Beach, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, Playa del Rey, Malibu, Dockweiler Beach, Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria and as the temps drop a bit, the hidden coves of Pismo Beach and Avila Beach as well as Santa Cruz and Capitola.   California's sunbathing beach with the cutest girls:  Newport Beach. While Del Mar in San Diego is known by many to be the home of the trophy babes, Newport Beach was selected as "The OC" beach for a reason--plastic surgery. Not every beautiful girl is the product of a laboratory, though some do get a little help. Newport Beach on a sunny afternoon around the 4th of July really is the icing on the cake for those hoping to catch a glimpse of beauty and the beach.   California's healthiest sunbathing beach: Laguna Beach. Laguna Beach was proud to confirm in 2008 what they already knew, that the National Resources Defense Council selected Laguna as one of the five top rank beach destinations in 2008.   In Southern California summer water temperatures seldom peak above 70 degrees and winter temperatures usually do not drop below 57 degrees. Air temperatures at the Southern California beaches and beach cities are around 76 daytime and 68 nights during the summer months of July through October.  Winter temperatures are around 69 degrees during the day and 56 at night (these numbers are averages and don't reflect the rare but occasional extremes of over 100 degrees or below freezing.)   The beach scene is a mix of ages, sizes and backgrounds but teens and students are the most noticeable in the summer time when they have time on their hands to go socialize and enjoy the lifestyle Southern California has gained a reputation for—California cool. The beaches gain that reputation as folks from Nevada and Arizona escape the heat. You'll also find people from around the globe visiting the great California sunbathing beaches. While most the public beaches require clothing be worn, you'll often see girls untie their bikini bra sashes to remove the tan lines from the back. There are some clothing optional (nude beaches) that are mostly unofficial neighborhood places.