Is the ocean blue or green?

[tuffr2]

Interesting yesterday I was at the ocean and it looked green. I was at the ocean a few days earlier and it looked blue. Do see the same two colors or am I losing it?

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[Hudson Force]

No, you're not "losing it". The apparent color of the ocean changes with the amount of sunlight on the surface; the angle of incidence of this light, the reflection of the color of the sky; the clouds; the depth of the water allowing the bottom substrate to have an effect; the clarity of the water; the type and amount of plankton in the water and more.

Certainly, the color of the ocean changes as much as the color of the sky.

[StuM]

Isn't the sea what Algy calls it: a grey sweet mother? The snotgreen sea.

[zeehag]

snot green , cobalt blue, frothy seafoam, brown, teal--all colors, depending on depth, stuff growing in it and sky ... is a neverending magic.
stone cold grey in storms.....

[TooCoys]

Here in Galveston its more like chocolate milk.

[SSgtPitt]

In Corpus Christi it's a beautiful clear shade of diluted mud. Visibility is fantastic at about 1".

[Cavalier]

Originally Posted by TooCoys

Here in Galveston its more like chocolate milk.

that's not chocolate!

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[KJB]

The SF Bay is most definitely green.

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by KJB

The SF Bay is most definitely green.

And it is most definitely NOT the ocean...

Jim

[KJB]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

And it is most definitely NOT the ocean...

Jim

I suppose someone got up on the wrong side of the berth today!? Here's an idea - tell that to the whales and sharks and other oceanic creatures here...I am certain you are way smarter than they are!

But seriously, I understand that the Bay isn't THE ocean. However it is mostly saltwater and it has a very intricate and complex relationship with the Pacific...seeing as how, you know, they're connected.

I didn't understand this was that literal of a thread. Happy sailing!

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[varkpilot]

Originally Posted by TooCoys

Here in Galveston its more like chocolate milk.

LOL! Amen to that!!! Unfortunately, that describes most of the Texas coast. Been my experience that you've got to get about 20 miles into the Gulf before you see clear, blue water.

[seasick]

On the Oregon coast and many others the sea turns from green to blue about fifty to sixty miles offshore.

[SVTwilight]

YES! This morning it was blue in Vineyard sound and now 10 miles offshore from Newport Rhode Island it is green!

And a delicious autumn sailing day!

[tuffr2]

Oh...don't forget black at night. That makes it extra scary.

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[ramblinrod]

Doesn't the colour depend on depth and chartplotter contour settings? ;-)