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Sea Breezes Sea Breezes are caused by land heating up faster than the ocean. When the land heats, the warm air rises and due to the High Pressure above the land, it rushes to the Lower Pressure over water. Then, it cools and drops to the surface of the water, and because of the pressure on the surface, the air is pushed towards the surface of the land and repeats the cycle. This causes a cool breeze from the ocean

Land Breezes Land Breezes are caused by land cooling faster than the ocean. As the warmer air over the ocean rises, it is pushed over to the land because of a High. Then as it cools over the land, it sinks and the pressure on the surface of the land pushes it back to the ocean. This causes a warm breeze from the land. Image from Creative Commons