▁East ▁Coast ▁Railway , ▁which ▁linked ▁the ▁coast al ▁sea ▁resort s ▁developing ▁at ▁St . ▁August ine , ▁F L ▁and ▁Miami ▁Beach , ▁F L , ▁to ▁winter ▁travel ers ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Railway . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁sur f ing ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁Australia ; ▁it ▁spread ▁to ▁southern ▁California ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁cheap ▁and ▁afford able ▁air ▁travel ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁a ▁truly ▁global ▁tour ism ▁market ▁which ▁benef ited ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁Australia , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁the ▁coast al ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Today ▁ ▁Be aches ▁can ▁be ▁popular ▁on ▁warm ▁sun ny ▁days . ▁In ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁era , ▁many ▁popular ▁beach ▁resort s ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁bath ing ▁machines ▁because ▁even ▁the ▁all - cover ing ▁beach we ar ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁was ▁considered ▁im mod est . ▁This ▁social ▁standard ▁still ▁prev ails ▁in ▁many ▁Muslim ▁countries . ▁At ▁the ▁other ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁spectrum ▁are ▁top free ▁be aches ▁and ▁n ude ▁be aches ▁where ▁cl othing ▁is ▁optional ▁or ▁not ▁allowed . ▁In ▁most ▁countries ▁social ▁norm s ▁are ▁significantly ▁different ▁on ▁a ▁beach ▁in ▁hot ▁weather , ▁compared ▁to ▁adjacent ▁areas ▁where ▁similar ▁behavior ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁toler ated ▁and ▁might ▁even ▁be