What causes a breeze coming from the ocean?

A breeze coming from the ocean is caused by heat and cooler air moving around.

Imagine you're wearing a warm blanket on a sunny day, your body feels cozy, but when you take it off, you feel cool. That’s what happens with the land and the ocean. The land heats up faster than the ocean during the day. As the land gets hot, the air above it also warms up and rises.

Now think of the ocean, it's like a big, calm friend who doesn’t get hot as fast. The cooler air from the ocean moves in to replace the warm air that rose from the land. That moving air is what we feel as a breeze coming from the ocean.

The ocean air feels cool because water holds on to its heat longer than land does. So even when it's hot outside, the ocean stays relatively cool, like how your favorite drink stays cold in the fridge, even when everything else is warm.

This swapping of hot and cool air is a simple but amazing dance between the land and the sea, making the breeze feel just right!