Eli5: Why is the sea calm in the mornings?

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So I’ve noticed that any time I’ve gone to the beach relatively early in the morning the sea is really calm. Practically no waves and really still. Is there any reason for this?

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Yeah during night it’s colder and the sea and the land will have a similar temperature.

When there is only a small temperature difference there will be less wind, and without wind there are no waves.

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