In fact, prior to this interview with Time Out, Daniel Craig has previously said that a sand shelf got in his way in the water, which is the only reason he traipsed out rather than swimming through as the script proposed.
James Bond may have the muscles and the chiseled good looks to pull off James Bond, but deep inside he feels totally and utterly uncool.
Whatever the exact reason for the walk on the beach, the end result was that it turned Daniel Craig into a sex symbol.
And even when he managed to look super cool in a swimsuit during a beach-oriented scene, it was all inadvertent.