Bioluminescent Waves is a natural phenomenon that causes the waves to glow neon blue. It's caused by an algae blooms called the "Red Tide." You can currently see it along some of the Southern California beaches from as far north as Santa Barbara, Malibu, Venice Beach all the way down to San Diego and Mexico.The ocean can glow and glitter like the stars in the sky thanks to a natural chemical process known as bioluminescence, which allows living things to produce light in their body. ... The bioluminescent sea will glow when it's disturbed by a wave breaking or a splash in the water at nightWhile the bioluminescent color almost resembles toxic sludge, we're thrilled to say this is a totally natural happening — according to Coronado Times, the glowing blue color is actually given off by a type marine plankton called dinoflagellates, which are currently in the midst of a major large algae bloom called "red tide"