Sea breeze
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A sea breeze or onshore breeze is a wind that blows in the afternoon from a large body of water toward or onto a landmass. By contrast, a land breeze or offshore breeze is a wind that blows in the nig
Sea breeze moving across the water (towards the viewer) in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
A sailing skiff during an afternoon sea breeze in the Sydney Harbour
Southerly buster
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A southerly buster is the colloquial name of an abrupt southerly wind change in the southern regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, which approaches from the southeast, mainly on a hot da
Sea breeze
…and southern coasts sometimes lead to storms. In the southeast Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, an intense sea breeze called the southerly buster causes an abrupt, squally southerly wind change, with gusts in excess of 40 knots (75 km/h; 45 mph), in coastal cities such as Sydney in New South…
Arrival of a southerly buster in Sydney, over the Royal National Park.
Navy League sea cadets at Schnapper Island with signal staff behind.
For a southerly buster to occur, a cold front approaching the southeast of Australia should lie between two high pressure systems; one in the Tasman Sea and the other in the Great Australian Bight.