<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A night of wild weather has turned a popular Adelaide beach into a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/surfers-report-feeling-infected-as-yellow-foam-washes-up-on-popular-beach/40aec73e-ec1d-4d43-9bcc-7861228d6736" rel="" target="" title="sea of foam."><span>sea of foam.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Henley Beach, located west of Adelaide's CBD, resembles a washing machine today in a watery phenomenon that is yet to be confirmed as part of the coastline's ongoing algal bloom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>High tide at 6am today dragged the bubbly foam past the shoreline, bringing it up to the sidewalk and across the carpark.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/porepunkah-victoria-police-shooting-live-updates-latest-news-headlines-august-27/5ee3d7e6-9199-4943-b773-97824e918a23" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police search rural Victoria for alleged cop killer</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The scene confused some locals on their early morning walks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Oh, it's just incredible. I've never seen anything like it," one told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's coming right up over the edge of the walkway, and it's just really foamy."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/beach-foam-washes-up-henley-beach-adelaide/8951089b-7fc7-40c8-9cdf-7c708b306479" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The state Department of Environment and Water said it is unclear if the foam is algal bloom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to Ocean Watch Australia, most sea foam is not harmful or toxic and can be an indication of a "productive ocean ecosystem".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/surfers-report-feeling-infected-as-yellow-foam-washes-up-on-popular-beach/40aec73e-ec1d-4d43-9bcc-7861228d6736" rel="" target="_blank" title="large algal bloom"><span>large algal bloom</span></a><span> decaying near the shore can be toxic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"During blooms popping sea foam bubbles are one way that algal toxins become airborne," Ocean Watch notes on its website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-australia-google-meta-facebook-government/ea7bbf82-2eee-40f5-9ae5-60f124c12d59" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australia put on notice by Donald Trump's latest tech tariff threat</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/defence-minister-richard-marles-meets-us-counterparts/debe3438-a8f6-4be9-b114-a809fd4b4e45" target="_blank"><strong><span>Defence Minister Richard Marles holds crucial talks with top Trump officials</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The resulting aerosol can irritate the eyes of beach goers and poses a health risk for those with asthma or other respiratory conditions."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Similar scenes were captured at Moana Beach further along the coastline in Adelaide earlier this year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>South Australia's harmful algal bloom continues to devastate the coastline after it first erupted in March.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Christies Beach, Port Noarlunga, and Carrickalinga are the most recent locations to be impacted by the bloom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The federal government recently committed millions of dollars into a "game-changing" testing laboratory to curb the bloom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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