Winter Ocean Glare in San Diego

San Diego Winter Problem #6: Ocean Glare

Winter Glare in San Diego

Winters here in San Diego are much more brutal than the rest of the world thinks. While they have their issues, certainly, we also have our own striff right here at the beach.  One notable example is that the angle of the sun in the winter, greatly increases the glare on the ocean. It is blinding. 

Also, sometimes the glare is coupled with some high clouds that reflect the sun back at you from above as well. The San Diego winter double whammy. It is so bad that we sometimes have to close the window shades. 



The photo does NOT do it justice. I am still seeing spots. That giant white line at the horizon is not some sort of photo download error. That's actually what the horizon looks like. Imagine the sun, instead of being a little dot in the sky, was a giant stripe all the way across your line of sight. Exactly. Not good. Blinding. 

Be safe out there!