Red Tide Produces Gorgeous, Glowing Waves Off The California Coast

[mfcorey1]

A red tide is providing the California coastline with some brilliant bioluminescence at night.

Photographers on Tuesday and Wednesday shared gorgeous photos on Twitter of glowing waves that were captured on San Diego beaches.

According to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a department at the University of California, San Diego, the red tide is due to a vast number of dinoflagellates — a type of marine plankton that floats on or near the ocean’s surface. At night dinoflagellates can cause a neon blue color to beam from the water with waves or movement.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/red-tide-producing-gorgeous-glowing-waves-in-california_us_5af5dc0fe4b00d7e4c1a6486

[BigmanPigman]

1. I wanted to go see it but I can't drive at night...

I couldn't find a ride either. Damn!