offshore winds
Blowing toward ocean
Offshore winds blow from the land toward the sea.
Surfers prize offshore winds because they hold up wave faces, creating cleaner, more rideable conditions: The offshore winds made for perfect barrels this morning.
The term contrasts with onshore winds, which blow from sea toward land and tend to flatten waves.
- land breezeWind blowing seaward from shore
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- beach erosionShore loss from water
- fishing zonesDesignated waters for catching
- kelp forestsDense underwater seaweed ecosystems
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- windsbreeze, gust, gusts, gale, squall
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