Sea & Land Breezes

A sea breeze is a localised wind that blows from a large body of water towards a landmass; it develops due to the different heat capacities of water and dry land. Because land heats up much faster than water under solar radiation, a sea breeze is a common occurrence along coasts after sunrise. By contrast, as the land cools more quickly than water after sunset, the sea breeze dissipates and the wind direction reverses, flowing as a land breeze from the land towards the sea.