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No clue... noticed it today for the first time.... Never seen it before and I live right on the beach in Miami.
Usually the horizon is a nice and even line, and now it is choppy. Easiest explanation would be the waves far out in the ocean, but they are way too big, and stay the same even when I use my binoculars.
It has to be some visual illusion.
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CoachThe wavy appearance of the ocean horizon is due to the bending of light as it passes through air layers with different temperatures and densities near the surface. This phenomenon, called atmospheric refraction, causes the light to curve slightly, creating the illusion of a wobbly horizon.
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