Talking of coffee......

[eno]

..... the cappuccino coast.

Unusual cyclonic conditions have whipped up the ocean off New South Wales, Australia.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gal ... 70,00.html

[Hagar]

That doesn't look natural. Pollution methinks.

[Fozzer]

A ship has lost a consignment of "Bubble-Bath" overboard?... ...!

F.... 8-)...!

I agree with Hagar. It looks very much like the scum seen on top of the water at a Sewage Treatment Plant... ...!

[MWISimmer]

That used to happen, albeit on a much smaller scale, on the Norfolk coast when I was a kid in the late 70s.
Common perception was that it was sewage and we weren't allowed in the sea when it happened. It doesn't happen at all now... Thank goodness.  

[C]

That doesn't look natural. Pollution methinks.

Oh well, lets hope the poor chap in the picture doesn't get in a stink...

[Chris_F]

Amazing.  I'd think it's incredibly dangerous as you could easily drown in that.  Certainly you couldn't swim in an ocean covered in that stuff and keep your head in breathable air.

[Xyn_Air]

Scientists explain that the foam is created by impurities in the ocean, such as salts, chemicals, dead plants, decomposed fish and excretions from seaweed.

Found here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=478041&in_page_id=1811