BIPOLAR BATHING: Certain summers seem inclined to dole out drastic ocean temperature swings. We’re seemingly immersed in just such a schizophrenic water stint. We’ve already had a series of highly noticeable sea temp plummets; August will likely issue more, possibly into September.

Most coastalites know hard south winds can lower water temps at the drop of a gust — piledriving beachline 70-degree water temps into the numbafying 50-degree range.