<P> A sea breeze or onshore breeze is any wind that blows from a large body of water toward or onto a landmass; it develops due to differences in air pressure created by the differing heat capacities of water and dry land . As such, sea breezes are more localised than prevailing winds . Because land absorbs solar radiation far more quickly than water, a sea breeze is a common occurrence along coasts after sunrise . By contrast, a land breeze or offshore breeze is the reverse effect: dry land also cools more quickly than water and, after sunset, a sea breeze dissipates and the wind instead flows from the land towards the sea . Sea breezes and land breezes are both important factors in coastal regions' prevailing winds . The term offshore wind may refer to any wind over open water . </P> <P> Wind farms are often situated near a coast to take advantage of the normal daily fluctuations of wind speed resulting from sea or land breezes . While many onshore wind farms and offshore wind farms do not rely on these winds, a nearshore wind farm is a type of offshore wind farm located on shallow coastal waters to take advantage of both sea and land breezes . (For practical reasons, other offshore wind farms are situated further out to sea and rely on prevailing winds rather than sea breezes .) </P>

What is the flow of cooler air from the land towards the sea called