The winds blowing alternatively during day and night from the sea and the land near the coasts are known as ‘Sea Breeze’ and ‘Land Breeze’ respectively. These are the best developed local winds near the coastal regions. They affect only a narrow strip of land along the coast. During the day time, the land gets heated more quickly than the adjacent sea. So the air is heated and raised upwards to produce a low pressure region.
The pressure at sea is comparatively high. The warm air of the land being light rises up allowing the air from sea to enter in. Such incoming air from the sea is called‘Sea breeze’. The sea breezes continue during the day time. At night the land looses its temperature quickly due to rapid radiation and a high pressure is developed. As the seawater is still retaining temperature the air is lighter and rises upward
