Beautiful ‘glowing water’ is an ‘awe-inspiring natural wonder’ — here you can see it

This is not a watered down phenomenon.

Bright, neon blue ocean currents are seen off the coast of California in a stunning display of bioluminescence.

Nature’s beautiful act of microalgae brightening the water so vividly at night that it appears computer-generated was spotted by a photographer in Los Angeles who has been chasing the electric-looking waves for years.

“This was by far… the brightest bioluminescence I have ever seen now,” aquatic adventurer Patrick Coyne made an Instagram video of his boat racing through the light water after sunset last week.

Just two days earlier, Coyne initially thought it was the best it could be, but his more recent experiences at the Marina Del Rey “took it to another level.”

“Even the smallest movements lit up like I’d never seen before and it was all along the coast.”

What makes the thrill of catching bioluminescent waters even more exciting is that their visibility has historically been difficult to predict, as has their duration.

In San Diego, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography – that one posted a video of dolphins streaming through the breathtaking stripes – reports that “Previous events have lasted from a week to a month or longer.”

They arise from what experts call a red tide of bundles of a single-celled marine plankton called dinoflagellate.

They are also known for causing a lot of ebb-like stenchreports the Los Angeles Times.

“Each cell contains a small amount of sunscreen that gives it color,” the institution said. “On sunny days, the organisms swim to the surface, where they concentrate, resulting in more intense coloration.”

The most visible time to see the red tide, although you lose the nighttime afterglow, is between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., as they swim upward for more light and create a surface layer, according to Scripps biological oceanographer Peter Franks.

Visit California also indicates this bioluminescence is most popular during spring and summer, “especially during years with a combination of good rainfall and warm weather.”

Even if reaching the Golden State is out of reach, don’t worry. Bioluminescence occurs all over the world and has been spotted as close as the summer destinations of Manasquan and Long Beach Island in New Jersey.

Elsewhere, the Caribbean nation of Jamacia, Japan, Taiwan and Puerto Rico are other hotspots for the shine of a lifetime, according to thetravel.com.

And people are willing to travel this distance to catch these waves.

Speaking to Fox Newsa Vrbo representative said the prospect of witnessing bioluminescence is also driving people to travel to areas of Florida, such as Vero Beach, to admire one of the planet’s most “awesome natural wonders.”