Footage shows a waterspout swirling off the coast of Camarines Norte, the Philippines.

Jigs Rey, who lives near the area, said the large funnel shape appeared after heavy thunder, lasting for three minutes on October 19.

He said: ''The clouds were grim and accompanied by a tornado, it was scary to look at but it was good and also disappeared immediately.''

Waterspouts are intense columns of swirling tornado clouds that form over a body of water.

They are most commonly found in subtropical areas and disappear shortly after they come into contact with land.

Scientists believe they are formed when pockets of warm air near the water surface rise suddenly.

Cooler air is then sucked into the low-pressure air, which picks up water and rises towards the clouds in a rotating motion.