Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: She went to the beach and swam in the water because it was such a sunny day and the _ was hot.

Choice 1: She went to the beach and swam in the water because it was such a sunny day and the beach was hot.
Choice 2: She went to the beach and swam in the water because it was such a sunny day and the water was hot.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
2.