When your family is spending a day at the beach, you may notice this too. This wind is known as the "sea breeze", which occurs in response to differences in temperature between the water and land. Sea-breezes occur on warm sunny days when the land temperature is heated to a level much warmer than the water. Remember land heats quicker than water.

On an average day the ocean temperature will remain nearly constant and the land temperature will fluctuate. So with the land much warmer, the air begins to rise, allowing the relatively cooler air above the water to flow inward toward the shore. This breeze makes an otherwise unbearable day at the beach much more pleasant and enjoyable!

Matt Ferguson

ABC 13 Meteorologist