I spent most of my summers growing up hanging out at beach... I didn't have a surf board but there were girls... and swimming in the ocean seemed like more fun than sitting on board waiting for a wave.
However there is something about going for a walk in the woods when it is snowing.
For that matter most of my vacations back when I was single were taken in the fall, I could say I loved the cool cloudy weather but I loved the off season rates just as much.
And then there is Hawaii...